Dear EarthTalk: The world added its seven-billionth person in 2011, but the news came and went quickly while Charlie Sheen news kept on and on. But isn’t population growth the “elephant in the room” that needs serious attention? Can you outline the major impacts of unchecked population growth and what if anything is being done to try to arrest it?
Dear EarthTalk: In recent years the hotel industry began to green up operations, but has it yet gone beyond leaving out little cards to encourage you to re-use your towels and linens?
An app to help you rid your life of junk mail and catalogs. If you want to stop receiving undesired paper catalogs and mailings, this iPhone app is for you. MailStop Mobile lets you use your iPhone to submit photos of the unwanted items (using the camera to capture the label with your name and […]
Gage Skidmore Romney’s Vice Presidential Pick Favors Increased Drilling and the Dismantling of Environmental ProtectionsAs Josh McDaniel’s recent article in E highlighted, the 2012 presidential election poses a major threat to decades of progress the environmental movement has made. Not only were last spring’s Republican primaries spattered with calls to roll back environmental regulation, including […]
A 465-foot vessel has been banned from fishing in Australian waters due to concerns about its impact on the ecosystem.
Fracking rose to prominence thanks to decades of government subsidies and tax breaks.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído acerca de un esfuerzo de salvar lo que se llama “BioGems’ (Gemas Ecológicas, biogemas). ¿Qué son las BioGems y qué se está haciendo acerca de ellas?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la campaña “Tijeras Verdes”, que entiendo puede ayudar el ambiente y cuenta con el apoyo de tanto liberales como conservadores?
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve always suspected that perfumes and colognes must not be too healthy simply because of the way the smell of most of them bothers me. Am I correct? Is there information available on this issue?
Is there a clear connection between extreme weather and climate change? And if so what are we doing to be prepared?
Melinda Tuhus No One Expected Flooding in the Adirondacks and Vermont; But with Climate Change, It Could Be a New RealityCan you imagine a major road repair being done in two weeks? More like two years, in many folks’ experience. But that’s just what happened after Tropical Storm Irene flooded and wrecked the highway in […]
