Short answer: A lot
What are effects of energy used from social networking sites and web surfing?
Oct. 8, 2011 Leave a Comment
Is tweating a green activity?
Improving light bulb energy efficiency
Sept. 5, 2011 1 Comment
Even conservatives are against unnecessarily inefficient lighting
How do we reduce energy use — globally
May 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
Scaling back would go a long way
Will there really be 1 million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015?
Feb. 12, 2011 1 Comment
Obama’s prediction analyzed
EarthTalk: Volcanic energy? Plant extinction?
Sept. 4, 2010 1 Comment
Can we harness the power of the volcano?
Another oil rig explodes off Gulf coast, no evidence of oil sheen
Sept. 2, 2010 4 Comments
Another oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
Energy savings makes ‘cents’ for Mass. residents
May 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
Governor’s energy efficiency plan in action in Lynn
EarthTalk: Sunspots? Oil shale?
June 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
EarthTalk answers: What really has the biggest impact on climate change? And is oil shale a potential source of energy?
EarthTalk: Gorillas? Solar power?
June 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
Our weekly environmental column focuses on the population of gorillas and the spread of solar power.
EarthTalk: Mattresses? Birth Control?
June 8, 2009 2 Comments
EarthTalk discusses two bedroom topics.
Earth Talk: Hybrids? Uranium?
June 1, 2009 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: With plug-in hybrid and electric cars due to hit the roads sometime soon, will there be places to plug them in besides at home? And if so, how much will it cost to re-charge? – Nicole Koslowsky, Pompano Beach, FL Gasoline-electric hybrids, like the Toyota Prius, are all the rage due to their [...]
EarthTalk: Sonar? Microwaves?
May 27, 2009 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that military sonar exercises actually kill marine wildlife?‚ ‚ – John Slocum, Newport, RI‚ Unfortunately for many whales, dolphins and other marine life, the use of underwater sonar (short for sound navigation and ranging) can lead to injury and even death. Sonar systems-first developed by the U.S. Navy to detect enemy submarines-generate [...]
Greening baseball
May 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
Across most of Major League Baseball (MLB), teams are turning greener than the outfield grass, reports the June 2009 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine (now posted at www.emagazine.com/view/?4664). They’re reducing energy consumption, extending recycling efforts, and taking the first steps into renewable energy. So far, four parks, including Fenway Park in Boston, the [...]
2/6: Nukes
Feb. 6, 2009 Leave a Comment
Obama abruptly changes his tone in his selling of the stimulus. Watch him lay the smack down. Obama seeks biggest nuclear weapons cut with Russia in a generation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking to slash the nuclear stockpiles of the United States and Russia by as much as 80 [...]
Gov. Patrick challenges businesses on emissions
Nov. 22, 2008 Leave a Comment
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has issued a challenge to businesses: reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent over the next three years.‚ And a prominent group of Massachusetts businesses said they will accept his challenge. The Governor’s Clean Energy Challenge, developed by the New England Clean Energy Council and the Massachusetts High Technology Council [...]