Dear EarthTalk: Are all the commercial messages kids are bombarded with today having any noticeable negative effects? And if so what can a concerned parent like me do to limit my own kids’ exposure to so much advertising and marketing?
A new report suggests dire consequences by 2050 if we don’t take immediate action to combat climate change.
Low acorns this past fall means less rodents for predators and more Lyme Disease for people.
Will Right-to-Dry Laws Convince People to Bring Back Clotheslines?During the Leave-It-to Beaver era of the late 1950s, most homes certainly had a clothesline and probably no one thought much about whether it offended their neighbors. It’s a safe assumption that June Cleaver, the perfect homemaker, would have taken issue with anyone even hinting her clothesline […]
A new study by Columbia University is calling attention to what has been deemed “the other carbon dioxide problem”–ocean acidification.Global warming has long been making headlines, but a new study by Columbia University is calling attention to what has been deemed “the other carbon dioxide problem”–ocean acidification. The phenomenon of ocean acidification occurs when too […]
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Podrían explicarme de qué se trata esta campaña “Just Label It” (“Sencillamente Póngale Etiqueta”) y qué trata de lograr?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Cuba empezó recientemente a explorar por petróleo bastante cerca de las costas de EEUU y espera llegar a ser un exportador mayor. ¿Qué ramificaciones tiene esto para el ambiente?
Dear EarthTalk: American farmers are an aging population. Is anyone doing anything to make sure younger people are taking up this profession in large enough numbers to keep at least some of our food production domestic?
Dear EarthTalk: I can’t seem to find any natural bug repellents that really work so I end up using the harsh, chemical varieties. Are there any really effective bug repellants that aren’t chemically based, or other strategies we can use to keep bugs at bay? — Melissa Armantine, New Paltz, NY While the industry standard […]
A major study finds a range of hormone-altering, asthma-triggering chemicals in everyday products, including “green” ones.
Another Colorado town decides that poisoning prairie dogs is the only way the social creatures can be managed.
