Antarctica’s Melting and its Impact on Coastlines
While only small section of the Antarctic continent is melting quickly, the result could be somewhere between four and ten feet in global sea level rise over the next 200-1000 years.
EarthTalk Q&A
Keeping Polluters out of our Neighborhoods
NRDC offers tips and suggestions on how to track and defend against new and existing polluters in local regions across the United States. Staying informed by attending public meetings, getting organized with likeminded neighbors, and finding experts to support your case are all important aspects of keeping polluters at bay.
Ethanol’s Unrealized Promise
Apparently U.S. ethanol producers have a long way to go before the biofuel they produce is actually carbon neutral, and environmentalists warn that we might be better off moving away from it completely.
America’s Great Outdoors Initiative
Dear EarthTalk: What is the Obama administration’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative and what does it hope to accomplish?
Saving Our Soils and Climate with Biochar
Biochar is a naturally occurring, fine-grained, highly porous form of charcoal derived from the process of baking biomass—and it’s been associated with fertile soils for some two thousand years.
Safer and More Effective Sunscreens
Environmental Working Group found 2 out of three common sunscreens either ineffective or even worse potentially bad for your health. Find out how to navigate the choppy waters of choosing the right sunscreen as this summer blazes away…
Meatless Meat
I recently became vegetarian for ethical reasons, but am missing meat. Are there any tasty veggie options out there that can satisfy my desire for beef?
A Nuclear Power Resurgence?
I thought Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown would have sealed nuclear power’s fate, but I keep hearing otherwise. Can you enlighten?
Global Warming and Our Health
Dear EarthTalk: How is it that global warming could cause an increase in health problems and disease epidemics? Do we have any evidence that it is already happening?
Are Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars Still A Viable Green Option?
Cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells and emitting only water have long been part of environmentalists’ vision for a greener transportation future. But now that electric and hybrid vehicles have caught on so big, what are the prospects for fuel cell cars moving forward?