What Is “Biomass Energy” & Where In The World Is It Used?
Dear EarthTalk: What is “biomass energy,” and where in the world is it used?
EarthTalk Q&A: Expert Answers to Top Environmental Questions
Do airplanes contribute significantly to air pollution?
Do airplanes contribute significantly to air pollution?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Food Irradiation
What is "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity" and what causes it? —Sara Morris, Houston, TX People suffering from otherwise unexplainable medical problems such as headaches, fatigue, shortness of breath, and even chest pains may have everyday chemicals to blame. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) is a medical condition whereby such symptoms can be attributed to the combined exposure […]
Wildlife Corridors: Can They Stave Off Extinctions?
Wildlife corridors are crucial as they increase the total amount of habitat available for species while counteracting the fragmentation from human activity.
Lungs of the City: Urban Trees Help Filter Out Air Pollution
Urban trees function as the lungs of the city, filtering out air pollution and carbon dioxide while also countering the urban heat island effect with shade.
Love Chocolate But Hate Rainforest Destruction?
While I love chocolate, I’ve heard that cocoa bean agriculture is environmentally destructive and exploits workers in tropical rainforests around the world. Is this true?
How Can I Attract Wildlife To My Backyard?
Any ideas for how to make my backyard more attractive to wildlife? I would like to be part of the solution to our wildlife extinction problem…
Why are recent wildfires in the American West bigger, harder to control
Indeed, the first few years of the 21st century have played host to wildfires of unprecedented proportions throughout the American West, killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands more, while causing billions of dollars in property damage.
What is “shareholder activism” on behalf of environmental protection?
When the international environmental advocacy group Greenpeace made a decision in 2001 to invest in Shell Oil, it caused gasps in the environmental community, which wondered why the group, known for its daring tactics against polluters
What exactly are “fuel cells” and what can they power that will end or reduce our dependence
First developed as a power source for NASA’s Apollo missions, fuel cells convert hydrogen and oxygen into usable electricity, with heat and water as byproducts.