Researchers say that they have cloned deceased cattle in order to reproduce meat with superior qualities. Scientists pick and choose the qualities in cattle that consumers prefer and clone them in an attempt to create a bigger, better meat supply. These "resurrection" practices are highly controversial in both Europe and the U.S.
The short answer is maybe. Critics of the health care industry postulate that our society’s quickness to test for disease may in fact be causing more of it, especially in the case of medical scans. To wit, the radiation dose from a typical CT scan (short for computed tomography and commonly known as a “cat scan”) is 600 times more powerful than the average chest x-ray.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Está tratando realmente la industria láctea de parar a los fabricantes de leche de soja de llamar sus productos "leche"? Deben sentirse muy amenazados por la preponderancia de leches de soja disponible ahora en supermercados.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Muchas personas se oponen a la represas porque cambian el flujo de ríos y afectan las pautas migratorias de peces y otra especies, pero, ¿ no son ellos también una gran fuente de energía renovable?
Gas drilling companies such as Halliburton say the gas drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is safe, but opponents contend it pollutes groundwater with dangerous substances.
Hydroelectric dams are among the cleanest sources of electrical power in the world, but they also take a heavy environmental toll by destroying landscapes and nearby ecosystems and preventing salmon and other fish from swimming upstream
Dear EarthTalk: Is the dairy industry really trying to stop soy milk makers from calling their products "milk?" They must feel very threatened by the preponderance of soy milks now available in supermarkets.
Dear EarthTalk: Many people oppose dams because they change the flow of rivers and affect the migrating patterns of fish and other species, but aren’t they also a great renewable energy source?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Siempre pensé que el algodón era ecológicamente sano, pero oí recientemente que no era así. ¿Cuál es el problema con el algodón? ¿Y dónde puedo encontrar ropa orgánica de algodón?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué cosas sencillas podría hacer para "ecologizar" la oficina en que trabajo?
As a freshman in college, you forget to complain. The sheer newness of it all (the people, the textbooks, the dorm) tends to suffocate most into a subconscious oblivion. Looking back on those fragile semesters, freshman year proved to be more of an extended summer camp—albeit one with a lot of extra bookwork. Turning a green leaf was on my To-Do List right under "Make Friends," "Get a Brilliant GPA" and "Figure Out Where My Next Class Is."
On Wednesday, August 11, the United Nations General Assembly declared water and clean sanitation a basic human right.
A new study shows that global warming is an extinction threat for 60% of threatened species. But there’s been little in the way of a recovery plan from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
