Plastic in the Ocean: Too Late to Fix?
Dutch inventor Boyan Slat hopes his marine plastic collector will help solve the growing problem of too much plastic in the ocean.
EarthTalk Q&A
How Can I Reduce My Carbon Footprint?
Global warming AKA climate change is not going away unless we fight against it with all of our resources. The first step is measuring your carbon footprint.
Hygiene Hypothesis Says Mess Is Best
According to the “Hygiene Hypothesis,” less exposure to bacteria & viruses during childhood could explain the rise in allergic diseases in recent decades.
Lending A Hand To Access Public Land
Access Land and other groups want the government to make campground availability data freely available to help more Americans access public land.
Monarch Butterfly Flutters on the Edge of Extinction
Environmentalists won a lawsuit forcing the federal government to decide by 2019 whether or not to list the once abundant Monarch butterfly as endangered.
Applying The Lessons of Ozone Depletion to … Fight Global Warming
The nations of the world were able to come together to phase out ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons, so why can’t we do the same to fight global warming?
What’s Old Is New As Sustainable Ranching Comes of Age
Sustainable ranching involves techniques like pasture rotation, range composting and other ways to reuse nature’s resources for the health of the land.
Seasteading Concept Gets “Off the Ground”
A new breed of homesteaders are looking to the sea (“seasteading”) to create new communities focusing on human and environmental health.
Greener Gear
Greener Gear: A new set of sustainability guidelines from leading outdoor gear retailer REI will force upwards of 1,000 brands to go greener.
Do Animals Like Music?
Do animals like music? Maybe, maybe not, depending on how much it is tailored to the particular species of animal in question.