California

Naomi Thiers is author of Only The Raw Hands Are Heaven, She Was a Cathedral and In Yolo County.

Interview: Ash Kalra & Stefan Kalb On Saving Food and Forests

Alex Wise agriculture, Ash Kalra, California, farm, farms, food, grocery, legislation, podcast, waste

Ash Kalra discusses how saving tropical forests from afar is one way we can reduce our carbon footprint and improve our diet and quality of life.

Podcast

Interview: Mark Hertsgaard Assesses SF Global Climate Action Summit

Alex Wise activists, California, climate, environmental, global, Global Climate Summit, interview, Jerry Brown, Mark Hertsgaard, nation, podcast, reporter, San Francisco, summit

Environmental reporter Mark Hertsgaard talks about what was discussed and what got accomplished at the recent Global Climate Summit in San Francisco.

EarthTalk

Shower or Bath: Which Is Better for the Environment?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer bath, California, Colorado, EPA, flow, gallons per minute, GPM, head, low, low-flow, New York, shower, shower head, shower or bath, timer, tub, waste, wasted, water, WaterSense

Showers typically use less water than baths, but only if the bather doesn’t linger under the spray for too long and if he has a newer model — that is, more efficient — shower head.

Sustainable Cities

Sustainable Solutions to Silicon Valley’s Housing Bubble

Megan Wild buildings, California, density, disuse, home, housing, land, landfill, median, Palo Alto, price, rehab, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, space, vacant

Building on landfills? Rehabbing Old Buildings? Planning for Greater Density? These are among the sustainable solutions some planners would like to see put in place to solve the housing crisis in Northern California…

EarthTalk

Cleaner Indoor Air Quality Can Help You Sleep Better

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer AFM, air, apartment, California, carcinogenic, carcinogens, chair, Chemical, chemicals, couch, Coway, filter, filtration, fire, flame, furniture, house, household, houseplant, houseplants, indoor, indoor air quality, inside, low, low-VOC, mattress, off-gas, offgas, office, paint, plant, plants, quality, retardant, Safecoat, VOC, volatile organic compounds

Good indoor air quality is key to a good night’s sleep and overall healthy living, so do what you can reduce off-gassing furniture and paint and get your HVAC vents cleaned…

Under Water

Water Conservation at Home and in the Community

Avery Phillips Aquifer, California, Central Valley, conservation, Flint, John Muir, Michigan, NASA, water

Water conservation is something we all need to think about in our everyday lives if we want to save some drinking water for the future…

EarthTalk

Rooftop Solar: Now’s the Time to Get Started

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer alternative, Arizona, California, Database, Department of Energy, DoE, DSIRE, energy, Energy Sage, Hawaii, incentives, Massachusetts, NABCEP, New Jersey, power, renewable, Residential Consumer Guide to Solar Power, solar, SolarCity, State, sun, Sunnova, SunPower, SunRun, Vivint

There’s never been a better time to go solar, given how much prices have come down while efficiency in converting sunlight to electricity has risen…

Warming World

Alexa Kleysteuber Talks California’s Global Leadership Role on Climate

Ethan Goffman Alexa, Alexa Kleysteuber, California, climate, environmental protection, EPA, Kleysteuber, podcast

Alexa Kleysteuber of the California Environmental Protection Agency discusses how and why her state is taking a global leadership role on the climate issue.

Eco Style

Interview: Lisa Fimiani of The G2 Gallery

Roddy Scheer art, Art Wolfe, artist, artists, artwork, California, conservation, Dan Gottlieb, G2 Gallery, photographer, photographers, photography, Susan Gottlieb, Venice

Lisa Fimiani, the director of the G2 Gallery in Venice, California, discusses using nature and wildlife photography to raise awareness about environmental issues and help non-profits…

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