Melinda Tuhus I took the train from New Haven, Connecticut, to New York City on October 5, for the big rally called Occupy Wall Street (OWS) that’s supported by labor unions across the city. On a picture-perfect fall day, thousands gathered in Foley Square near City Hall. While OWS organizers and union leaders exhorted the […]
Increased jellyfish numbers threaten the Mediterranean coast and other tourist hotspots.
Many companies claim to support a cure for breast cancer while pushing unhealthy, and even cancer-causing, products.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Comprendo que la remoción de cumbres como método de la minería del carbón es increíblemente destructivo. ¿No salió un reporte recientemente que nombró bancos prominentes que financiaban esta actividad?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Estoy interesado en conseguir un nuevo tatuaje, pero recientemente me enteré que la tinta roja de tatuaje contiene mercurio. ¿Es eso aplicable a otras tintas de tatuaje? ¿Hay alguna alternativa ecológicamente pura?
Dear EarthTalk: What is the environmental impact of so many people now using sites like Facebook and spending so much time online?
Dear EarthTalk: I want to use cleaning products that are healthier for the environment, but I worry that baking soda and the like won’t really get my tub and toilet germ-free. Should I continue using bleach products in the bathroom?
Adam Corlin transformed a Santa Monica property into a conceptual billboard supporting ocean protection efforts with the help of graffiti artists Risk and Retna. For three months this summer, massive blue and black tarps draped over Adam Corlin’s Santa Monica property in what seemed to be a gigantic construction project. When Corlin bought the neglected […]
patagonia Last fall, I received a Lidia Parka from Patagonia for review. Free stuff is awesome. Things that I’d never pay for (Cajun-spiced goji berries, washable maxipads with smiley faces) are 100% more appealing when gratis. For every dozen or so strange eco-freebie that a magazine or blog is sent in hopes of a favorable […]
Environmentalist, activist and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai leaves a legacy behind.
