Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Sé que los osos polares están perdiendo cobertura de hielo debido al cambio del clima, pero en qué otras maneras está el calentamiento climático afectando la fauna alrededor del globo?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Las compañías de transportes de carga como FedEx, UPS y todo esos camiones semitráilers en las carreteras probablemente engendran mucha contaminación y calentamiento climático. ¿Se está haciendo algo para solucionar esto?
Why Geothermal Deserves More Support Among alternative energy, wind and solar get all the media attention, all the glamour. Yet both suffer from intermittency, from the problem that their power sources wax and wane. Solar disappears at night and weakens when clouds interrupt, while wind has its own unpredictable schedule. By contrast, geothermal draws on […]
Canned tuna has a mercury problem and its “dolphin safe” restrictions are under attack.
On Sept. 24, thousands gathered in cities around the world to demand clean energy solutions.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Algunos de mis amigos han estado hablando de un libro llamado “Plan B” que propone un esquema para rescatar el ambiente y terminar con la pobreza alrededor del mundo. ¿Se trata de un plan práctico o es sólo una quimera?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es la “contaminación genética” en lo que respecta a la bioingeniería de animales, peces y plantas, y que sucede si se cruzan con sus primos salvajes?
Environmental activist and author Bill McKibben goes head-to-head with Robert Bryce of the Manhattan Project on PBS’ NewsHour over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline expansion that would carry 800,000 barrels of tar sands oil a day from Canada to Texas. TransCanada’s $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline, which is proposed to go through Montana, South Dakota, […]
Monitor electricity usage to maximize savings with this energy conservation app.Between air conditioning in the summer, heating in the winter, and the proliferating use of electronics—now smart phones, laptops, and flat screen TVs as much as refrigerators and microwaves—the average family’s electrical use is not only increasing, it’s getting more complicated. But Zerogate’s MeterRead app […]
New U.S Department of Energy efficiency standards will cut the energy use of most new refrigerators by 25%.
The EPA issues an air quality permit for Shell, bringing the oil giant one step closer to offshore drilling in Alaska in 2012.
When It Comes to Global Warming, Not All Meats Are Created EqualA plant-based diet beats a traditional meat-based one hands down when it comes to trimming one’s contribution to greenhouse gases, but not everyone is willing to plunge head-long into a life of tofu dogs and bean burgers. No doubt there are even self-proclaimed vegetarians […]
