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.
Gage Skidmore Rick Santorum Tries to Paint Environmentalists as Radicals, Forgetting that Many Catholics–Including the Pope–Support Taking Action on Climate ChangeGOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum is perhaps the best example of how far the right wing has fled from scientific reality. At a campaign event in Columbus, Ohio, Santorum attempted to portray President Obama’s rejection […]
Dear EarthTalk: Can you fill me in on what the “Just Label It” campaign is and what it is trying to accomplish?
Will the Upswing in Freak Weather Events Finally Convince Us to Take Action on Reducing Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído el término “desierto submarino” recientemente. ¿A qué se refiere?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Estoy en el mercado para un nuevo par de esquís. ¿Hay ahora esquís hechos con materiales y procesos que sean más suaves con al ambiente?
Dear EarthTalk: Cuba just began drilling for oil not far from U.S. shores and hopes to become a major exporter. What ramifications does this have for the environment?
A proposed tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to Texas has become a major hot-button issue but not for the right reasons…
Even two degrees of warming could set in motion changes that could wreak havoc on ecosystems and civilizations around the world…
