Tag: environment
EarthTalk® | April 2018
Dear EarthTalk: Now Trump is going to allow the importing of elephant "trophies" after all! Where do things stand overall now in the fight...
EarthTalk® | March 2018
Dear EarthTalk: Can you settle this age-old question for me once and for all: Is it greener to take showers or baths? And how...
EarthTalk® | February 2018
Dear EarthTalk: I always assumed the train was the greenest form of mass transit, but a friend told me I would be better off...
EarthTalk® January 2018
Dear EarthTalk: It's obvious that our cars are getting greener every year, but what about 18 wheelers? -- Pauline McRae, Sebastian, FL
We all rely...
EarthTalk® | December 2017
Dear EarthTalk: How can we keep our kids safe from environmental hazards all around us in our everyday lives? -- Jennifer Nichols, Wareham, MA
Children...
EarthTalk® November 2017
Dear EarthTalk: Even though I know a vegetarian diet is better for the environment, I love cheeseburgers and a good steak every now and...
EarthTalk® October 2017
Dear EarthTalk: Was Hurricane Harvey caused by global warming? -- Tom Dell, Bern, NC
The short answer is no. No single hurricane or weather event...
Earth Talk® | September 2017
Dear EarthTalk: What exactly is Al Gore's Climate Reality Project and how does it work to train activists?
-- Kelly G., Washington, D.C.
The Climate Reality...
EarthTalk® | August 2017
Dear EarthTalk: Is the federal government's decision to take Yellowstone's grizzlies off of the endangered species list good news or bad news for the...
Earth Talk® | July 2017
Old cell phones can leak all kinds of hazardous elements into soils around landfills and potentially contaminate nearby groundwater supplies. Credit: SteveStLouis, FlickrCC.
Dear EarthTalk:...
EarthTalk® | June 2017
Avengers star Mark Ruffalo is one of a handful of Hollywood A-listers committed to the fight against climate change. Credit: Gage Skidmore, FlickrCC.
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EarthTalk® | May 2017
Activist Winona LaDuke recently set up her tipi at one of the Dakota Access Pipeline protest camps and has been outspoken about the need...
EarthTalk® | April 2017
Dear EarthTalk: I would like to know what good the EPA has done for the environment? -- Mary W., via e-mail
Without the U.S. Environmental...
EarthTalk® | March 2017
Dear EarthTalk: Is alternative energy still the next big thing for American venture capitalists? -- Jeffrey Moss, Fairfield, CT
A decade ago, in the wake...
EarthTalk® February 2017
Dear EarthTalk: Now that his second term is winding down, what will President Barack Obama's environmental legacy look like? -- Mary Danson, Littleton, NH
The...
EarthTalk® January 2017
Dear EarthTalk: What kinds of changes to federal environmental policies can we expect to see from Donald Trump when he assumes the presidency? --...
EarthTalk® | December 2016
Dear EarthTalk: How has wildlife been affected around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Russia three decades ago? -- Walter Scinto, Hartford,...