A project of the nonprofit consumer group Co-Op America, the Printing Alternatives Promoting Environmental Responsibility (PAPER) Project educates magazine publishers about the benefits of recycled papers and helps them make the switch from less green paper choices.
It’s hard to believe but light pollution may actually be a risk factor for breast cancer.
Dear EarthTalk: Are my kids breathing in dangerous exhaust fumes by riding the school bus?
Dear EarthTalk: What is "light pollution?" Is it really a factor in breast cancer?
Environmental justice is the fastest growing sector of the non-profit environmental movement, with more & more issues viewed through the haves/have-nots lens.
Dear EarthTalk: I know of issues associated with the Earth’s ozone layer, but what is "ground level ozone" and why is that a problem?
Dear EarthTalk: Are there organizations that specifically address the environmental challenges faced by poor and minority communities?
Scotchgard was created by accident in a 3M laboratory a half-century ago after an experimental chemical formula spilled onto a technician’s sneaker. Remarkably, it kept the spot clean despite the rest of the canvas fabric collecting dirt over time.
A large array of local governments, nonprofit organizations and ad hoc citizen groups has risen to the challenge, making the United States the world’s nexus for river restoration work.
When a handful of concerned undergrads at the University of North Carolina advertised in the Greenpeace newsletter in 1988 for other student environmentalists to connect with, they weren’t sure what kind of response to expect.
Thanks to forward-thinking action by the European Union (EU), people around the world are beginning to recognize that wasteful packaging puts unnecessary stress on the environment. In 1994 the EU issued a “Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste,”
Most researchers agree that even small changes in temperature are enough to send hundreds if not thousands of already struggling species into extinction unless we can stem the tide of global warming.
