Paddling Home to Myself
I sat floating 40 feet from shore, heart pounding out of my chest, my dog happily eating the snack of canned cat food I had used to entice him into the canoe, wondering why...
EarthTalk® February 2014
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that children are sicker today than they were a generation ago and that pesticides have played a major role?
-- Maria Jenkins, Clewiston, FL
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY with certainty...
EarthTalk® January 2014
Dear EarthTalk: I understand the Navy is doing sonar testing and training in the oceans and that their activities will likely kill hundreds if not thousands of whales and other marine mammals. What can...
A Path to Balance, Health and Healing
Connecting to health by connecting with nature
HOW MUCH EXPOSURE to nature do you get on a daily basis? If you are depressed, in pain, or suffering in any way, connecting with nature can help....
The Lesson of Unconditional Love
An excerpt adapted from Driving with Cats: Ours for a Short Time
MANY OF US WHO ENJOY amazing relationships with our companion animals also appreciate them for the incredible teachers they are. I'm no different....
Native healer to share wisdom in Rochester
HEALER LINI WILKINS will present "Messages of Plants and Animals" from 6:45-9 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, at Wind over Fire Healing Arts Center in Rochester, MN. She is a student of all that the...
EarthTalk® | December 2013
Dear EarthTalk,
Can you discuss pollutants in car interior materials, and also pollution inside cars originating from gasoline and diesel exhausts outside the car? -- Mervyn Kline, Philadelphia, PA
The interior of your car may seem...
Walks with Horses
Connecting Spirits, Transforming and Empowering through the Wisdom of Horses in the Labyrinth
PEOPLE ARE RECONNECTING to what has been lost. Going back to nature, our roots. Rediscovering the old ways and ancient traditions, but...
Earth Talk® | November 2013
Dear EarthTalk: What's the skinny on essential oils? I love them, but a friend told me they are no good for the environment. -- Mary M., via e-mail
Essential oils are more popular than ever...
EarthTalk® | October 2013
Dear EarthTalk:
What is the new documentary film A Fierce Green Fire about and what does the title refer to? -- Gloria Howard, Washington, D.C.
A Fierce Green Fire is a new film documenting the rise...
EarthTalk® | September 2013
Dear EarthTalk: Some green groups are promoting the simple notion of sharing as a way to green communities and combat waste. Can you explain? -- Becky Lipscomb, Centereach, NY
The convergence of environmental awareness and...
Activism on the Run
Changing the planet though the focus of attention
ARE YOU CONCERNED about the world these days? Planet-wide, humanity is on a destructive path in many ways: environmentally, economically, politically, health-wise, to name a few. There...
Wags and Worship: Dogma with a Twist…and a Wag!
WHAT DO YOU get when you cross a spiritually minded, animal-loving couple from the Twin Cities with a West Coast concept?
Sage Lewis, owner of Dancing Porcupine, and her partner, singer/songwriter James Schattauer, are the...
EarthTalk® | August 2013
Dear EarthTalk: What is the gist of President Obama's new plan to tackle global warming and how does the green community feel about what the White House is proposing? -- Bill Kemp, Seattle, WA
IN...
How do you catch a butterfly? A lesson in stillness.
IT IS OFTEN said that life is made up of many moments -- and that to live within the stillness of the moment without expectations brings the greatest joy.
Butterfly encounters remind me of such...
Forget the baggage: Lessons from a wise Kitty
I HAVE A cat that is now around 19 years old. She was a rescue in a very literal sense. I found her in the center lane of a three-lane highway dodging traffic. I...
EarthTalk®
Dear EarthTalk: How far along are we at developing algae-based and other higher yield sources of biofuels? — Jason McCabe, Tullahoma, TN
A few years ago biofuels were all the rage. Environmental advocates to...
