Cement Plants Endanger Environment & Human Health
Cement is an essential building block for modern society, but it doesn’t come without lots of environmental and health baggage.
EarthTalk Q&A
Embodied Carbon = 10% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions!
Buildings account for 39 percent of annual global carbon emissions — a quarter of these emissions are the result of embodied carbon.
Sage Grouse: Icon of the American West’s Conservation Debate
The effects of climate change & habitat destruction have caused greater sage grouse populations to decline by 80 percent since 1965…
Toilet Paper Choices: Which Is The Greenest?
The toilet paper you choose may just say a lot about your commitment to saving the planet…
Throwing Soup At Mona Lisa For The Climate Cause?
Why is defacing the Mona Lisa and other works of art some kind of climate or environmental protest?
Trump V2: An Environmental Nightmare?
Donald Trump promises to make the lives of environmentalists & their supporters hell if he wins his bid for a second term in the White House.
Where’s the Biofuel?
Biomass and biofuels, once thought to be the future of renewable energy, have faced various macroeconomic headwinds along the way.
Vulnerability to Climate Change Varies By U.S. Region
The effects of climate change could be drastically different in one part of the U.S. from another depending on a variety of factors.
Wild Turkeys On The Ropes?
Wild turkey population numbers are declining across the U.S. in recent years and researchers haven’t figured out how to turn the tide.
Spent Wind Turbine Waste
Spent wind turbine blades are piling up in the West Texas desert as well as elsewhere around the U.S. and around the world.