Who Let the Dogs (and Cats) Out?
People are creating spaces on their property for local wildlife but leaving birds, rabbits and other creatures at the mercy of the family pet.
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An Off-Setting Adventure: Cruising the Galapagos with a Carbon-Neutral Conscience
Carbon-neutral cruises by companies like Ecoventura offer a personal, planet-friendly view of the Galapagos Islands.
This Place on Earth
This Place on Earth: From Connecticut to California, land trusts are growing, keeping precious resources out of developers" hands, and profiting land owners.
Cheeseless and Loving It
With so many alternative products, it’s easier—and healthier—than ever to go vegan.
Biodiesel Goes Bankrupt
Country music star Willie Nelson is singing the biodiesel blues. Though interest in the alternative fuel is steadily increasing, the road to making biofuels profitable doesn’t come without some bumps.
Paper or Plastic
Several cities have instituted, or are considering plastic bag bans—but paper bags contribute heavily to air pollution and energy consumption, too.
Sunshine Activism
Under Governor Charlie Crist, Florida takes a lead on countering climate change.
COOL Food
Seafood retailers in the U.S. must, by law, affix country-of-origin labels on their products. But congressional Republicans (and the Bush Administration) have held off mandatory labeling of meat products for five years.
Beyond the Bottles
A 2007 report by Food and Water Watch, "Take Back the Tap," suggests that the laudable goal of reducing bottled water consumption to save our waterways is simply not enough.
Semana de 21/10/07
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Me he enterado acerca de la mortandad en los arrecifes de coral debido al calentamiento global. He leído también que las barreras coralinas mismas almacenan bióxido de carbono (CO2), uno de los gases principales de calentamiento global. ¿Sin embargo, si los arrecifes coralinos desaparecen, no es eso un palo doble que aumenta el CO2 en la atmósfera?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Fuera de comprar un nuevo híbrido u otro coche "verde", ¿hay maneras de hacer que mi vehículo actual sea menos ecológicamente dañino? Compré mi coche recientemente y no estoy exactamente lista a jubilarlo.