The March Against Monsanto
Monsanto’s Roundup Ready formulation has resulted in an 11% increase of toxic pesticides on U.S. corn, soy and cotton fields… Read More »
Monsanto’s Roundup Ready formulation has resulted in an 11% increase of toxic pesticides on U.S. corn, soy and cotton fields… Read More »
Portland is the largest city in the United States without fluoride in its water supply Read More »
Dear EarthTalk: I saw an article on sugar’s effects on the environment. Has anyone compared different sweeteners (artificial or… Read More »
In order to manage the allergy symptoms that lead to asthma attacks, it’s critical to control the indoor environment. Common indoor triggers include dust mites on pillows, blankets and stuffed…
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BOX IT
The Etsy shop Looney Bin Trading Co. (which has a retail store in Buford, Georgia) sells hope chests ($325), boxes ($59) and rolling crates ($79) made from reclaimed wood that will bring a…
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The Great Lakes, consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, are under threat. Now, a new mapping tool allows researchers to see just how deep the problem runs
These freshwater…
Continue Reading »Engineers at the University of Washington have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the…
Continue Reading »As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I’ve ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in…
Continue Reading »A phony logging industry “eco-certification” entity funded by Weyerhaeuser, Plum Creek, International Paper, Sierra Pacific and other U.S. logging companies attempted last week to bully…
Continue Reading »Seafood lovers hooked on $1 oyster nights may soon have to find a new source of comfort for the work-week blues.
Thanks to an increase of carbon in both the atmosphere and our water bodies (which…
Continue Reading »While plastic refuse on land is a familiar eyesore as litter and a burden on landfills, in the marine environment it can be lethal to sea creatures by way of ingestion or entanglement. Now, a new…
Continue Reading »Recently Michael Moss in a New York Times Magazine cover story—“The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”—examined how food companies have known for decades that salt, sugar and fat are…
Continue Reading »A TED Talk About Reinventing Community Through Fruit and Vegetable Gardens