Are Wildflower Blooms Coming Earlier?
It’s hard to pin specific year-to-year weather-variations on global warming, but wildflowers do seem to be blooming earlier.
Semana del 25/7/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Oí que algunas granjas de viento utilizan hidrocarburos para impulsar sus generadores cuando no hace viento. ¿No derrota eso completamente su propósito de energía renovable? ¿Por qué no se deja que la energía eólica se ocupe de eso? También, he oído que los sonidos de baja frecuencia engendrados por estas turbinas pueden dañar a personas y animales. ¿Es esto verdad?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Mi vecino me aconsejó poner cloro en mis desaguaderos cada semana para mantenerlos limpios y destapados. ¿Presenta esto algún peligro?
Breathing Problems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fallen far behind in one of its most important responsibilities: to protect the American public from toxic air pollutants.
The Ever-Shrinking Energy Bill
In the hope of getting some form of energy legislation passed before the Senate recess in August, a scaled-back energy bill is being pushed by Senate Democrats and the White House.
Onward with GE’s Eco-Innovations
Last week, General Electric announced their $200 million Ecomagination Challenge: Powering the Grid.
Why Do Wind Farms Need Fossil Fuels?
I heard that some wind farms use fossil fuels to power their generators when the wind won’t. Doesn’t that defeat their whole renewable energy purpose?
Semana del 18/7/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: En mi césped tengo más de 100 árboles de mango, cítricos, y aguacate. Cuando utilizo Scott’s Bonus S Weed and Feed, ¿estoy inyectando venenos en mi propia fruta? ¿Se infectará la fruta con el matamalezas?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Dónde recicla usted material plástico como bolsas de bocadillo, envolturas Saran y envolturas plásticas de tienda de abarrotes? ¿Pueden botarse con otros plásticos en el cajón de reciclaje? Es difícil encontrar información acerca de esto.
Is It Safe To Pour Bleach Down The Drain Weekly?
Is it safe for the environment to keep my pipes clear by pouring bleach down the drain once a week as my neighbor instructs me?
The Carp Are Closing In
Great Lakes officials are calling for government intervention as Asian Carp have been found in the Wabash River which leads to Lake Erie. Another live carp was found in the Chicago area waterway system in late June—just outside Lake Michigan. The spawning population of invasive, voracious fish could drastically affect the natural habitat of the Great Lakes and prove disastrous for local fishing industries.
Jaws Revisited
Most people are afraid to share the water with sharks. But not the scuba divers who make a point of seeking them out. Instead, they call the sharks they encounter "graceful," "compelling," even "beautiful."