EarthTalk® –What’s up with all the debate lately as to the flow allowed in new showerheads? — Bill G., New York, NY From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine The shower is a place of rejuvenation and relaxation for many of us, but it is also a big water hog, accounting for roughly…
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EarthTalk® – The Wolf Isn’t Always a Villain
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is the recent lifting of quota restrictions on wolf hunting in Montana north of Yellowstone National Park a threat to the reintroduced wolf population there? — J. W., Bend, OR When the last gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park was gunned down in 1926,…
EarthTalk® – Who’s making the biggest mess?
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Do wealthy people generate more pollution and/or carbon emissions than the less fortunate? — George P., Greenwich, CT In a word, yes. The richest 10 percent of humanity was responsible for 52 percent of global emissions between 1990 and 2015, according to a 2020…
EarthTalk® – Wind Farms & Wildlife
Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone figured out how to build wind farms that don’t negatively impact birds, bats and other wildlife? Does building them off-shore help? — Mary B, Hyannis, MA As the U.S. tackles the issues of climate change, the Biden administration is investing in wind power as a key strategy for sustainably meeting the…
EarthTalk® – Is Amazon.com an environmental hero or villain?
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is Amazon.com an environmental hero or villain? — J. West, Orange, CA Not surprisingly, Amazon.com’s environmental performance is a mixed bag. One charge often levied by critics is that Amazon’s low pricing and expedited shipping encourages customers to spend more on more unnecessary stuff,…
EarthTalk® – About That Ozone Thing
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Has anyone calculated the positive health and/or economic impacts of international efforts to protect the stratospheric ozone layer beginning in the late 1980s? — C. Marin, St. Louis, MO 1987’s Montreal Protocol, a landmark international agreement calling on the nations of the world…
EarthTalk® – Dishwasher or Hand-Washing?
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: My husband thinks it’s better for the planet to hand-wash dishes in the sink, but it seems to me using the dishwasher is more eco-friendly. Can you settle this debate for us? — Chris B., Bowie, MD Hands-down, the dishwasher is the way to…
EarthTalk® – Conservation Dogs
From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are conservation dogs? — Jon Gretcham, Portland, OR Simply put, conservation dogs are canines specially trained in sniffing out evidence of specific wildlife species that scientists are seeking to learn more about for one reason or another. Most commonly these dogs are used…