Drowning in Sand
Desertification, a Worldwide Phenomenon that Consumes Arable Land, Threatens the World Food Supply.
What’s the Buzz?
Wild Honeybees, Nature’s Pollinators, Are in Trouble, Victims of Manmade Pollution and Tiny, Destructive Mites.
Kathleen Alana McGinty
Interview with Kathleen Alana McGinty, chairperson of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and President Clinton’s senior advisor on environment and natural resources issues.
Environmental Etiquette
Why It’s Cool to Eat Bugs, Buy Local Produce and Use Glass Containers.
How can I convince my co-workers to switch from Styrofoam cups to reusable mugs?
The best you can do is give “em the facts: Styrofoam, Dow Chemical’s trade name for its blown foam polystyrene product, gained widespread popularity in the 1970s as an inexpensive and effective insulating material for disposable cups and containers.
Where do I find sources of Earth-friendly building supplies and materials?
Where do I find sources of Earth-friendly building supplies and materials?
Restoring Iraq’s Eden
Anyone who watched the 2003 television coverage of coalition troops hurtling across barren desert wastelands through raging dust storms saw the legendary marshes of Iraq—at least what was left of them. The dry, cracked, seemingly endless stretches of desert that the tanks and jeeps rolled across are the consequences of a severe human-engineered disaster. And […]
Dirty Dealing on Clean Air
Despite the fact that most Americans think the environment has gotten dramatically better in their lifetimes, the air in 31 states fails to meet federal health standards for smog. I’m breathing some of that bad air myself, since my county is one of the failures.
What are the special environmental threats to Native Americans
What are the special environmental threats to Native Americans
Dear EarthTalk: What is “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity” and what causes it?
People suffering from otherwise unexplainable medical problems such as headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and even chest pains may have everyday chemicals to blame. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a medical condition whereby such symptoms