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 »

Portland Passes on Fluoridated Water

Portland is the largest city in the United States without fluoride in its water supply Read More »

Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners

Dear EarthTalk: I saw an article on sugar’s effects on the environment. Has anyone compared different sweeteners (artificial or… Read More »

Home Breathable Home

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…

Off-Roading Sought in Panther Habitat

E ’s Green Home Picks: Box, Clean and Sit

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…

The Great Lakes Stress Test

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…

Using Grocery Delivery Services May Cut CO2 Emissions

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…

A Greener Blue Lagoon

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…

If You Can’t Beat Them, Try to Silence Them with Lawyers

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…

Where Have All the Oysters Gone?

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…

Toxic Debris Delivers Triple Whammy

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…

Food Is the New Tobacco

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…