Does it make more people recycle?
Looking at the safety of carpets made from recycled PET plastic
July 16, 2011 2 Comments
Recycled plastic bottles OK to walk on?
EarthTalk: Weed killer? Plastic bags?
July 10, 2010 1 Comment
Plastic wrap can’t usually be recycled
EarthTalk: Weeds? Plastic bags?
April 16, 2010 1 Comment
EarthTalk looks at weed killers and bag bans
EarthTalk: Melting ice caps? Recycled ski boots?
Feb. 16, 2010 Leave a Comment
Tips on how your ski equipment can help the environment and charity
10 things that taste like our childhood
Nov. 16, 2009 1 Comment
Generation Y: Prepare for a trip down memory lane
EarthTalk: Volcanoes? Plastic #5?
Jan. 26, 2009 2 Comments
Dear EarthTalk: Could it really be true that a single large volcanic eruption launches more‚ greenhouse gases into the atmosphere than the amount generated by all‚ of humanity over history? – Steve Schlemmer, London, England This argument that human-caused carbon emissions are merely a drop in the bucket compared to greenhouse gases generated by volcanoes has been [...]
EarthTalk: Plastic lids? Solar panels?
Aug. 25, 2008 2 Comments
Dear EarthTalk: Everyone knows we should recycle metal, glass and plastic cans and bottles, but what about all the lids, tops and caps? I see people recycling plastic bottles, for example, with their caps on, but I’ve always been told to thrown them out. Is that wrong? – Stefanie Gandolfi, Oakland, CA Many municipal recycling [...]
EarthTalk: Toll roads? Tupperware?
Aug. 4, 2008 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: How does congestion toll pricing, used in some cities around the world, cut down on vehicle traffic and promote green-friendly public transit? — Bill Higley, via e-mail Despite increasing green awareness and steadily rising gasoline prices, Americans and other denizens of the developed world-not to mention millions of new Chinese and Indian drivers [...]
EarthTalk: Bottled water plastic? Purses?
March 17, 2008 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: I know there’s a big debate now as to why we need bottled water at all, but is anyone addressing the incredible waste of plastic bottles by this industry? — Bert B., Dubuque, Iowa The plastic waste spawned by the recent astronomical growth in the bottled water business is significant. Environmentalists especially decry [...]
EarthTalk: Clean coal? Food packaging waste?
Feb. 18, 2008 1 Comment
Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, coal that is used to fuel power plants and other industrial activity is a key culprit in pollution and climate change. So what is “clean coal” and is it really? — Matthew Oliver, Minneapolis, MN The term “clean coal” describes various processes that remove pollutants from coal, our cheapest, [...]
EarthTalk: Plastic bottles? Allergies?
Oct. 29, 2007 3 Comments
Dear EarthTalk: Are the rumors true that refilling and reusing some types of plastic bottles can cause health problems? – Regina Fujan, Lincoln, NE Most types of plastic bottles are safe to reuse at least a few times if properly washed with hot soapy water. But recent revelations about chemicals in Lexan (plastic #7) bottles [...]