Is law the solution?
Are natural gas’s eco-benefits overstated?
Feb. 27, 2011 1 Comment
Extraction and distribution make gas almost as bad as coal
26 years after the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India
Feb. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
Are chemical plants any safer today?
The EPA’s first 40 years
Feb. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
Rating the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EarthTalk: Energy efficiency tax incentives for 2011? Health effects of pollution?
Jan. 22, 2011 1 Comment
EarthTalk: Fishery depletion? Green professional sports?
Jan. 15, 2011 Leave a Comment
Can football stadiums be greener?
EarthTalk: China’s carbon emissions? Amphibians on the decline?
Dec. 10, 2010 1 Comment
What is China doing to the environment?
EarthTalk: Organic beer? Environmental degradation?
Dec. 6, 2010 1 Comment
Where’s the “green” beer?
Actor Mark Ruffalo on terror watch list
Dec. 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Actor Mark Ruffalo, 43, has been placed on a terror watch list by U.S. officials after supporting a new documentary about natural gas drilling. “The Kids Are All Right” star spoke out about the dangers to the national water supplies when arranging showings for “GasLand,” which was opposed by the natural gas industry, this year. [...]
EarthTalk: Green electronics? Trayless Tuesdays at school?
Nov. 29, 2010 2 Comments
Can you get a green cellphone?
EarthTalk: Hydroponics? Does pollution affect IQ?
Oct. 23, 2010 1 Comment
Is growing hydroponically good for the environment?
Humans absolved of blame in limbless frogs mystery
July 14, 2009 2 Comments
Hungry insects and burrowing parasites actually cause frog abnormalities.
EarthTalk: Carbon footprint? Immigration?
Sept. 15, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: How can I measure-and then improve-my overall “carbon footprint?” What are the major areas of one’s daily life that one measures? — Andy Fusco, Passaic, NJ With global warming dominating so many headlines today, it’s no surprise that many of us are looking to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse [...]
EarthTalk: Green computing? Air travel?
April 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: My old computer finally bit the dust and I am in the market for a replacement. Are there any particularly “green” computers for sale these days? — Brian Smith, Nashua, NH Thanks in part to pressure from non-profits like Greenpeace International-which has published quarterly versions of its landmark “Guide to Greener Electronics” since [...]
Green, gas-saving secrets of summer vacation driving
April 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
(ARA) – Millions of Americans will hit the roads during the warm weather months. Whether they’re in the car on business or vacation, many drivers will likely share two major concerns: how they can reduce the impact their motoring has on the environment and on their wallets. “Gas consumption – and prices – historically rise [...]
EarthTalk: Litter? Cell phones and cancer?
Jan. 21, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: What is the impact of all the littering that individuals do, largely from their cars and on highways? What can I do to help clean it up? How can we strengthen laws to prevent it? — Won’t litter in Norwalk, CT Environmentalists consider litter a nasty side effect of our convenience-oriented disposable culture. [...]
As Global Warming advances, we’re “Losing Winter”
Jan. 7, 2008 4 Comments
Janisse Ray, an outdoor recreation enthusiast in Danville, Vermont, got so frustrated when the West River hadn’t frozen by last January that she donned a wet suit and floated downstream in an inner tube, holding aloft a sign that said "Where’s winter?" Where indeed? The January/February 2008 issue of E — The Environmental Magazine (now [...]
EarthTalk: Air not-so-fresheners? Truck pollution?
Oct. 8, 2007 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that some ingredients in common air fresheners can cause health problems? — Mike Jaworski, Seattle, WA Air fresheners are a $1.72 billion industry in the United States. An estimated 75 percent of homes use them regularly. According to a September 2007 report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), [...]
