Canteloupe Scare Leads to New Protections
After a listeria outbreak leads to illness and death, a new effort is launched to investigate and detect food-borne illnesses.
Semana del 2/10/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Sé que los osos polares están perdiendo cobertura de hielo debido al cambio del clima, pero en qué otras maneras está el calentamiento climático afectando la fauna alrededor del globo?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Las compañías de transportes de carga como FedEx, UPS y todo esos camiones semitráilers en las carreteras probablemente engendran mucha contaminación y calentamiento climático. ¿Se está haciendo algo para solucionar esto?
Heavy Metals in Tattoo Ink
Dear EarthTalk: I’m interested in getting a new tattoo, but recently found out that red tattoo ink contains mercury. Is this true of other tattoo inks as well? Are there any eco-friendly alternatives?
Banks and Mountaintop Removal
Dear EarthTalk: I understand that mountaintop removal as a way of coal mining is incredibly destructive. Didn’t a report come out recently that named major banks that were funding this activity?
The Charlie Brown of Alternative Energy?
Why Geothermal Deserves More Support Among alternative energy, wind and solar get all the media attention, all the glamour. Yet both suffer from intermittency, from the problem that their power sources wax and wane. Solar disappears at night and weakens when clouds interrupt, while wind has its own unpredictable schedule. By contrast, geothermal draws on […]
Lowering Tuna Standards
Canned tuna has a mercury problem and its “dolphin safe” restrictions are under attack.
Moving the Planet Forward
On Sept. 24, thousands gathered in cities around the world to demand clean energy solutions.
Global Warming Effects on Wildlife
Dear EarthTalk: I know that polar bears are losing ice cover due to climate change, but what are other ways that global warming affects wildlife around the globe?
Semana del 25/9/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Algunos de mis amigos han estado hablando de un libro llamado “Plan B” que propone un esquema para rescatar el ambiente y terminar con la pobreza alrededor del mundo. ¿Se trata de un plan práctico o es sólo una quimera?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la “contaminación genética” en lo que respecta a la bioingeniería de animales, peces y plantas, y que sucede si se cruzan con sus primos salvajes?
Pollution From Freight Transport
Dear EarthTalk: Freight companies like FedEx, UPS and all those 18 wheelers on the highways probably generate a lot of pollution and global warming. Is anything being done to address this?