Shell Steps Closer to Arctic Drilling
The EPA issues an air quality permit for Shell, bringing the oil giant one step closer to offshore drilling in Alaska in 2012.
The Best Meat to Eat?
When It Comes to Global Warming, Not All Meats Are Created EqualA plant-based diet beats a traditional meat-based one hands down when it comes to trimming one’s contribution to greenhouse gases, but not everyone is willing to plunge head-long into a life of tofu dogs and bean burgers. No doubt there are even self-proclaimed vegetarians […]
Genetic Pollution
Genetic pollution is the release into the environment of genetically-modified genes, risking they might breed with wild species & spread uncontrollably.
Semana del 18/9/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Se eutaniza tantos gatos y perros estos días como se hacía en los años 70 y 80 cuando la cría indiscriminada condujo a una explosión en la población de mascotas?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Los productos farmacéuticos estuvieron otra vez en las noticias recientemente, cómo contaminan el agua y causan un montón de problemas de salud porque nos deshacemos de ellos tanto sin usarlos como usados al eliminar los desechos del cuerpo. ¿Qué se puede hacer?
Plan B
Dear EarthTalk: Some friends of mine were talking about a book called “Plan B” that proposes a plan for rescuing the environment and ending poverty around the world. Is it a realistic plan or just some utopian pipe dream?
Al Gore Returns
Al Gore launches a worldwide climate awareness campaign that connects the dots to extreme weather events.
Google’s Energy Obsession
Google has mammoth energy needs but offsets more than its share.
Standing Up to Tar Sands
Melinda Tuhus I Was One of More Than 1,000 People Arrested to Prevent the Expansion of the Keystone XL Pipeline It began raining in Lafayette Park just as 243 of us crossed Pennsylvania Avenue to sit in front of the White House fence and risk arrest. We were urging President Obama to veto the proposed […]
Pet Overpopulation
Dear EarthTalk: Are as many cats and dogs being euthanized these days as back in the 1970s and 1980s when indiscriminate breeding led to explosions in pet populations?