<B><U>Dear EarthTalk:</U> Now that the school year is starting, how can I pack lunches for my kids that are less wasteful of packaging?</B>
Dear EarthTalk: Is there a connection between Mad Cow Disease and Alzheimer"s?
For those with chemical sensitivities, the home is sometimes anything but a refuge. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as formaldehyde can “off-gas” from carpets, wallpaper and paints, irritating lungs and promoting headaches and itchy eyes.
Climate change accelerates the spread of disease primarily because warmer global temperatures enlarge the geographic range in which disease-carrying animals, insects and microorganisms—as well as the germs and viruses they carry—can survive.
Is it true that nothing really “biodegrades” in a landfill?
Would removing dams in the Pacific Northwest allow the wild salmon that used to thrive there return to their former abundance?
Fortunately for the world’s dwindling forests, a growing number of financial institutions, utilities and universities are implementing paperless billing options that not only save paper, but time and money, too.
Pollution levels are not the same at all beaches, so local conditions dictate whether or not it is safe to swim in the ocean near you. Local officials are required by federal law to monitor coastal pollution levels and post warnings as needed.
ir quality decreases during times of hot temperatures because the heat and sunlight essentially cook the air along with all the chemical compounds lingering within it. This chemical soup combines with the naturally occurring nitrogen oxide in the air, creating
The statistics are staggering. In the world’s poorest countries, over 30,000 children under the age of five die each day from preventable causes related to conditions of extreme poverty. Rock Star Bono and others tried to call attention
An ongoing drought has threatened groundwater supplies across India, and many villagers in rural areas are blaming Coca-Cola for aggravating the problem. Coke operates 52 water-intensive bottling plants in India. In the southern Indian village of Plachimada in Kerala
