A Safer Rubber Ducky Future
Both houses of Congress last week agreed on compromise legislation to ban certain toxic chemicals known as phthalates from products intended for use by children.
COMMENTARY: Planning a Perfect Park
Before Feb. 16, 2005, Irvine, Calif. was just the first city to curbside recycle. And the first city in the world to ban CFC"s. But with a donated 1,347 acres of open land through the sale of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Irvine will now have the first great national park of the 21st century.
Is It Safe To Reuse Tupperware Over & Over Again?
Is it bad for my health or the planet to reuse Tupperware over and over?
Congestion Toll Pricing: Does It Work To Decrease Traffic?
How does congestion toll pricing, used in some cities around the world, cut down on vehicle traffic and promote green-friendly public transit?
Semana del 03/08/2008
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué está pasando en la industria musical con todos los CDs y estuches plásticos para CDs que generan indudablemente mucha basura plástica?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuáles son los problemas medioambientales principales que nuestro futuro presidente, ya sea Obama o McCain, tendrá que enfrentar?
The Meat of the Matter
The meat industry is an environmental monster, responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than worldwide transportation, gobbling up 26 percent of the Earth’s land for grazing and releasing countless toxins—from nitrogen to antibiotics—into our water supplies.
Are The Midwest’s Prairies Really Endangered?
Is it true that the prairie grasslands of the Midwest are North America’s most endangered ecosystem?
What Issues Will Our Next President—Obama or McCain—Confront?
Dear EarthTalk: What are the major environmental issues that our next president, be it Obama or McCain, will have to confront? —Melinda Barnes, via e-mail Global warming is unquestionably the most pressing environmental issue facing whoever ends up in the White House in January 2009. Not only does climate change impact—and in most cases exacerbate—other […]
Fixing the Animal Farms
An interview with Robert Martin, executive director of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production.
Think Before You Eat
Most Americans consume 200 pounds of meat a year without considering the environmental or health impacts.