Do-It-Yourself Natural Products
A friend of mine with a beautiful, glowing complexion recently confessed that she uses a high-grade olive oil as a daily moisturizer. The other day, a woman who has given facials in spas for...
How to Start an Environmental Club in School
Dear EarthTalk: I'm thinking about starting an environmental club in my middle school. Can you give me some ideas about how to start? Can you connect me with other school clubs? - Rosemary, Andover...
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 environment may not have been one of candidate Barack Obama's...
And This Is Why I Believe in Faeries
In this beautiful area in Tennessee, walking through the woods, I spotted my first-ever yellow violet. I was no stranger to being in the woods, and had spent much of my childhood roaming them...
Healing Dogs with Three Heart Balancing™
What unique beings dogs are to us! We owe all animals a debt of gratitude for enriching our lives and offering us opportunities to be more loving, more gracious, and more creative as humans.
Dogs,...
EarthTalk® | October 2020
Dear EarthTalk: If we lived in underground buildings (and cities), would it be better for the environment overall? — Marty M., Hoboken, NJ
It’s certainly true that moving more of our infrastructure, let alone work...
EarthTalk® | August 2019
Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way we could harness the light from bioluminescent organisms for everyday lighting and other practical purposes? -- M. Wilson, Framingham, MA
Bioluminescence -- defined by Merriam-Webster as "the emission of...
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 Protection Agency (EPA), Americans would breathe dirtier air, drink more...
EarthTalk® | June 2018
Dear EarthTalk: Is there proof that fracking for oil and natural gas can by itself cause earthquakes? -- James Mitchell, Hauppauge, NY
Geologists used to believe that "fracking" -- or hydraulic fracturing, the process of...
Earth Talk | April 2019
Dear EarthTalk: What is a low-carbon diet and is it good for losing weight or is it only about saving the planet? -- Jane Monroe, Scranton, PA
Not to be confused with a "low-carb" diet,...
Lessons of Joy and Light from Dogs in the Afterlife
"I'm here to bring you blessings and light. I was a light in your life when I was alive. Let me continue to be a light on your path through life now that I...
The Healing Sounds of Nature
A friend of mine says this time of year is when her ears are happiest because she wakes to the sound of birds singing. She also enjoys the soft patter of rain hitting her...
Why Nature is Essential for our Soul
Whether a short walk among trees casting their soft shadows, or more extended treks requiring evolved survival skills, nature nourishes us within so many aspects of our Being. Sitting quietly in nature brings a...
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....
Autumn, a natural pause
Something is about to be born, enter stage left, pop into view. Perhaps it's summer, about to leave the northern hemisphere and slide down the globe past the equator to those "down under" and...
Cats Assisting Us with Our Soul Experience: The Value of Felines to the Soul
While I was making my oatmeal for breakfast, I heard Sophia, my 8-year-old, orange-and-white tabby cat, make a high-pitch whine from the upstairs bathroom. At the same location, I found Sylvester, my 9-year-old, black-and-white...
