Growing Climate Skepticism Among Generation X
Fewer than one in five Americans between the ages of 32 and 52 say they are concerned or alarmed about climate change.
Too Risky to Run
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommends that California’s San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant keep its reactors closed.
Semana del 29/7/12
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Se ha inventado alguna alternativa al aire acondicionado para mantener cuartos frescos que sea apreciablemente más barata y/o que utilice mucho menos energía que el aire acondicionado tradicional?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Me horrorizó ver la neblina de contaminación que vi en una visita reciente al Parque Nacional Acadia en Maine, y me dijo un guardabosques que esto se debía a causa de chimeneas y tubos de escape a cientos de millas de distancia. ¿Se está haciendo algo para limpiar el aire en Acadia y otras áreas naturales donde la gente va a respirar aire fresco y disfrutar de vistas espectaculares?
Commercial Whaling Continues
Dear EarthTalk: Commercial whaling was banned around the world years ago, but some nations continue to hunt whales. Why is this and what’s being done about it?
Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes
Dear EarthTalk: I couldn’t believe my ears: “genetically engineered mosquitoes?” Why on Earth would they be created? And I understand there are plans to release them into the wild?
Protecting Exotic Birds
A new Humane Society video about exotic birds features Rio’s Jesse Eisenberg. Jesse Eisenberg, Oscar-nominated for his role as Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, has teamed up with the Humane Society in order to protect exotic bird species. Eisenberg played the voice of the bird Blu in the animated film Rio, which dealt with […]
The Urban Ideal
How Cities Hold the Key to a Sustainable FutureEdward Glaeser is an economist with a true love for urban living and a deep concern for the environment. His new book, Triumph of the City (Penguin Press), is stuffed with anecdotes, examples, unexpected outcomes and elegant solutions to conundrums of city living in locations ranging from […]
Capitalizing on the Drought
Monsanto and Dow Chemical are using the current Midwest drought to push drought-resistant genetically modified crops to market.
Born Contaminated
A new study reveals widespread exposure to phthalates and a stain-resistant chemical in amniotic fluid.
Semana del 22/7/12
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Hemos estado oyendo por años cómo la producción de carne de vaca es mala para el ambiente y mala para nuestra salud. ¿Cómo se comparan en este sentido el pescado, la lechería y las proteínas vegetales en función de su impacto sobre el ambiente y la salud?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Por qué fueron apagados todo el día algunos sitios web de ambientalistas el 4 de junio pasado? ¿Fue eso una protesta de algún tipo, o fueron pirateados?