Mercury From Power Plants
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that only a handful of outdated coal-burning power plants generate a sizable amount of the mercury pollution generated in the United States? If so, is anything being done to clean these sites up or shut them down?
Where It Comes From, Where It Goes
Energy for Electricity Is Not the Same as for TransportationAt a recent party, a young man claimed that we needed wind power to avoid fighting a war in the Middle East. This is mistaken. Wind power generates electricity, while the Mideast is a source of oil used to drive cars. They’re not the same thing. […]
Altered Foods, Altered Bodies
A first-of-its-kind study discovers that pesticides associated with genetically modified foods persist in our bloodstreams.
Germany Backs Away from Nuclear
In response to the nuclear disaster in Japan, Germany will go nuclear-free by 2022.
Semana del 29/5/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es el petróleo de “arenas bituminosas’ y en qué consiste la controversia sobre la posible construcción de un oleoducto para este de Canadá a Estados Unidos?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cómo les está yendo a delfines salvajes en alta mar? Informes recientes de muertes de delfín en el Golfo de México pueden ser debidos al derrame de petróleo de BP el año pasado, pero me imagino que hay muchas amenazas a los delfines de la contaminación, la pesca excesiva y otras causas.
Flooding Along the Mississippi
Dear EarthTalk: What will be the effect of all the flooding along the Mississippi River for organic farmers, given all the pollutants in the water? When they recover, can they still certify their products as organic?
The Safe Cosmetics Act
Dear EarthTalk: Can you explain the 2010 Safe Cosmetics Act? What does it purport to do and has it been signed into law?
Tar Sands Oil
Dear EarthTalk: What is “tar sands oil” and what is the controversy over possibly building a pipeline for it from Canada into the United States?
Really Charged Up
The electric car might get here faster if it weren’t for some of the stumbling blocks In the eyes of the America consumer, one of the worst sins is inconvenience. The electric car, for instance, might zoom to the market faster if manufacturers could just settle some of the issues that just sound like a […]