EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How are reptiles faring these days in the face of climate change and other environmental threats? — L.M. Smith, Boston, MA
Category: Environmental protection
How green is your fuel?
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
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EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What do outdated federal housing mandates from the 1930s have to do with environmental justice today?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…
The dirty power behind clean vehicles
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why is lithium mining so bad for the environment? — Jane B., Atlanta, GA Lithium is called “white gold” for good reason: the metal’s value has been growing exponentially over the last several years, in large part because it is an essential component of…
Creating friendlier skies
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: You hear a lot about electric cars and trucks these days, but has there been any carbon-saving innovation lately in trains and even planes? — Michael C., Summit, NJ Many environmentalists consider travel an environmental “sin” given the carbon emissions generated by the cars,…
Green sails in the sunset
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Since when did cargo ships start using wind power (again)? Does this save us from a lot of carbon emissions? — Bill H. Elizabeth, NJ To many, sailboats invoke either the 18th century “Age of Sail” or preppy regattas. But some environmentalists and engineers…