Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Tienen todos los avisos comerciales que bombardean a los niños hoy efectos notablemente negativos? ¿Y si ése es el caso qué puede hacer un padre como yo para limitar la exposición de mis niños a tanta publicidad y mercadeo?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Entiendo que la minería fue prohibida recientemente en el Gran Cañón y alrededores. ¿Por qué es ésta una victoria importante para el ambiente?
I understand that there are a number of bills before Congress right now that seek to turn over public lands to destructive commercial and recreational activity. What can be done to stop this assault on the land that belongs to all the people?
Last Tuesday, the Obama Administration introduced the first-ever limits on heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution from new coal-burning power plants. Current coal plants are estimated to produce anywhere from 1,800 to 2,250 pounds of CO2 for each megawatt hour of electricity. Under the new regulation, coal plants built after 2013 will be required to emit […]
In a practice known as flaring, more companies, especially in western states, are realizing that it is cheaper to get rid of natural gas that move it to market.
Dear EarthTalk: I read somewhere that our various systems for collecting, distributing and treating water are very energy intensive and, as such, contribute significantly to global warming. How does that happen and what can we do to correct such problems?
Jessica Patton Pellegrino Blended or Juiced, It’s a Great Time of Year to Drink Your GreensRecently, after watching Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, my husband announced he was doing a juice cleanse. Now, this is a guy whose favorite “juice” is Hawaiian Punch. He regards vegetables as delivery systems for mayonnaise. He quit smoking six […]
Well water in Dimock, Pennsylvania, is contaminated with harmful levels of methane and toxic chemicals from fracking.
Should an environmental review be required before the USDA can finance properties with drilling leases?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Los granjeros norteamericanos son una población entrada en años. ¿Se está haciendo algo para asegurarse que personas más jóvenes sigan esta profesión en número suficiente como para mantener por lo menos algo de nuestra producción doméstica de alimentos?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Parece que no puedo encontrar repelentes naturales de insectos que trabajen realmente, de modo que termino utilizando variedades químicas. ¿Existen repelentes de insectos realmente efectivos que no estén basados en sustancias químicas, u otras estrategias que podamos utilizar para controlar los bichos?
Dear EarthTalk: I understand that mining was just banned in the Grand Canyon and environs. Why is that an important victory for the environment?
