EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Are oil companies actually taking steps to cut emissions overall or are their claims mostly just “greenwashing”? – J.B.S., Waukesha, WI
Category: EarthTalk
Should Tribes Take Back The National Parks?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with efforts by Native Americans to take back the national parks? —C. Woodend, Brea, CA Prior to white settlement, as many as 15 million Indigenous people inhabited what would come to be called the contiguous United States; by the 1890s only about…
There’s poison in the very bread we eat
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why are food manufacturers adding potentially carcinogenic potassium bromate to the flour of many of the packaged baked goods we consume? What are the risks and how can we minimize them? — Annie C., Poulsbo, WA
The problem in the poop
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Does all the pet waste American dogs and cats leave behind outside have an effect (positively or negatively) on the environment? — Mary C., Seattle, WA
Why the U.S. is lagging behind Europe and China
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why is the U.S. lagging behind Europe and China on the production and sales of electric cars? — James V., Miami, FL The U.S. lags as a distant third among electric vehicle (EV) sales and production. According toBloomberg, China claims a whopping 46 percent…
Environmental Racism
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What do outdated federal housing mandates from the 1930s have to do with environmental justice today? — William. O., New York, NY Racist policies from the 20th century have left minority communities disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution and global warming, researchers find. Through studies…
Ocean front property may be closer than you think.
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are the most recent projections about sea level rise around the world as a result of climate change? And is there any hope of turning back the tide if we rein in emissions as planned under the current iteration of the Paris agreement?…
This is your head on climate change
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Could climate change really be making my allergies worse? –– L. Pulaski, New Bern, NC Pollen may be an unfortunate contributor to poor health in the first place, but there are signs that this nuisance will become worse. Warm weather contributes to an uptick…
Here’s how the invasion of Ukraine affects YOU
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What kind of environmental toll is Russia’s war on Ukraine taking? — James P., Philadelphia, PA Russia’s war on Ukraine is one of the worst humanitarian crises facing Europe since World War II. As Russian military forces continue their violent, murderous…
Livestock power: good for the planet?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is encouraging dairy farmers and cattle ranchers to capture methane gas from their livestock’s manure good or bad for the planet? — Phil Onorato, Pittsburgh, PA Methane capture, the process of using the decomposition of livestock byproducts like cow and hog manure…