EarthTalk Q&A

Could New Water Purification Tech Solve Global Water Woes?

New technologies in water purification could help solve the world’s shortage of fresh drinking water…

Drones are becoming an increasingly common and important tool in the arsenal of conservationists and environmentalists of all stripes.

Environmentalists are embracing everything from kelp farming to societal CO2 reduction strategies to turn the tide on ocean acidification.

Hyper efficient iron-air batteries could potentially revolutionize all kinds of technologies and their development.

Rising temperatures and changes in weather patterns are causing drier conditions, and contribute to megadroughts accordingly.

In what is called “waste colonialism” the U.S. exports large amounts of trash and recycling overseas, particularly plastic waste.

Renters are at greater risk from climate change than homeowners because they don’t have the agency to make fixes or adapt and move.

The Varroa mite might be the main cause of honeybee dieoffs recently but other human-caused environmental factors are also at play…

Climate change isn’t just a future threat—it’s already reshaping the U.S. real estate market in ways many didn’t expect.

Growing some foods in the lab is one way to reduce our agricultural impact in the face of growing human populations & limited land.