What are the most important foods to buy organic?
EWG’s “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides” makes it easy for consumer’s to know which foods they should definitely buy organic.
EarthTalk Q&A
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.
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?
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?
How To Recycle Baggies, Plastic Wrap?
The reason you don’t hear much about recycling these types of plastic films is that most municipalities don’t take back items intended to wrap food.
Weed Killer Woes
Within my lawn I have over 100 citrus, mango and avocado trees. When I use Scott’s Bonus S Weed and Feed, am I feeding my new fruit any poison? Will the weed killer be taken up by the fruit?
What does it mean when one uses the phrase
In a recent speech to Congress, President Barack Obama said: “To truly transform our economy, protect our security, and save our planet from the ravages of climate change, we need to ultimately make clean, renewable energy the profitable kind of energy.” Pictured: A wind farm takes shape in Langdon, North Dakota.
I always thought eating fish was healthy, but now I’m concerned about mercury in tuna and other fish.
You should be concerned about contaminants in certain fish, including some kinds of tuna. The non-profit Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) recommends minimizing consumption of albacore (white) tuna, a large fish that accumulates moderate amounts of mercury in its fatty tissue.
I am a bartender in Sacramento and I would love to be able to use some sort of locally made
The rerouting of South Florida”s fragile water table to irrigate thirsty sugar plantations contributed to the decimation of the Everglades, one of the nation”s most unique and diverse ecosystems. Pictured: A Florida sugar cane and coconut vendor prepares some raw sugar cane.
I heard about a supposed dangerous chemical called
Triclosan is a synthetic chemical compound added to many personal and household care products to inhibit illness by preventing bacterial infection. It works by breaking down the biochemical pathways that bacteria use to keep their cell walls intact, and as such kills potentially harmful germs if used in strong enough formulations.