Drilling on Campus
Colleges and universities are looking to raise revenue by allowing oil and gas companies to drill on school property.
California’s Proposition 37 (labeling GM Foods) Defeated…For Now
Dear EarthTalk: What was Proposition 37 in California that concerns the labeling of genetically modified foods and that was just voted down in that state?
Semana del 25/11/12
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuáles son los nuevos estándares de nutrición para almuerzos escolares que hacen a algunos estudiantes boicotear sus cafeterías y desechar la comida?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Un amigo mío me dijo que nuestro gobierno mata miles de animales salvajes como osos y lobos todos los años en nombre de proteger el ganado. ¿Cómo puede ser que el gobierno, que se supone debería estar evitando la desaparición de muchos animales en peligro de extinción los esté matando?
Clean Energy Victory Bonds
Dear EarthTalk: What are “Clean Energy Victory Bonds?”
Oy Shea!
One day I realized that nearly every beauty care product I owned was touting the magic properties of a singular ingredient: shea butter.
Mixed Response to BP Fines
Environmental groups want to see BP pay more for the devastation wrought by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
California Starts Capping and Trading
All 23.1 million pollution credits were sold last week in California’s first highly successful pollution credit auction.
Semana del 18/11/12
Querido DiálogoEcológico:¿Es verdad que cortar y quemar árboles agrega más contaminación de calentamiento climático a la atmósfera que todos los coches y camiones en el mundo entero?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es el estándar “Bluesign” para textiles? ¿Y qué fabricante bien conocido—si hay alguno— lo abraza?
The USDA’s "Predator Control" Program
Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine told me that our government kills thousands of wild animals like bears and wolves every year in the name of protecting livestock. How can the government, which is supposed to protect dwindling numbers of animals, instead be killing them?
New Nutrition Standards for School Lunches
Dear EarthTalk: What are the new nutrition standards for school lunches that have some students boycotting their cafeterias and discarding the food?