Reducing Atmospheric CO2
Dear EarthTalk: I read that CO2 in our atmosphere is now more than 300 parts per million. Doesn’t this mean that we’re too late to avoid the worst impacts of climate change?
Nighttime Light Pollution
Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone calculated the energy wasted at night by unnecessary lighting in and around buildings? What can we do to reduce our light footprint?
Semana del 5/8/12
Querido DiálogoEcológico: La pesca comercial de ballenas fue prohibida alrededor del mundo hace años, pero algunas naciones continúan cazando ballenas. ¿Por qué sucede esto y qué se hace al respecto?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Yo no podía creerlo: ¿”Mosquitos genéticamente creados”? ¿Por qué demonios serían creados? ¿Y entiendo que hay planes de soltarlos en zonas vírgenes?
Protecting Biodiversity in the U.S.
Dear EarthTalk: Do environmentalists think the Endangered Species Act has been a success or failure with regard to protecting biodiversity in the U.S.?
Mt. St. Helens Struggles for National Park Status
Dear EarthTalk: What ever happened to the idea of turning Mt. St. Helens into a national park?
Navy Sued for Sonar Blasting Near Marine Mammals
High-Pitched Sounds like a Torpedo to the BrainImagine that you’re at a heavy metal rock concert, except the band is playing in your living room and there’s no escape from the deafening noise. After all, it’s your home. Where are you going to go? Fortunately, it’s not often that rock bands take over our lives, […]
Facebook Steps Up Its Green Game
Wth a pledge to source a quarter of its electricity from renewable energy by 2015, Facebook shows it’s ready to get serious.
Closing in on Chemical Reform
The Safe Chemicals Act makes it out of committee. Will it go any farther?
Project Noah
Logging the world’s organisms, one user-submitted photo at a time. Noah stands for “networked organisms and habitats,” and the goal of the Project Noah app is to log all of the world’s organisms, one user at a time. Either from your phone or the web, you can submit photos of species, try to identify them […]
Greening How You Get to the Festival
lollapalooza2011.com Most Music Festivals Feature Green Vendors and Recycling Competitions–but What About Fan Transportation? All three of the summer’s biggest festival draws—Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Coachella—have some variation on the theme “Green Street.” Most sell food from local and/or organic providers. All have some sort of competition involving recycling. And all festivals are concerned about their […]