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Can We Deflect Asteroids?

Roddy Scheer acid rain, asteroid, comet, deflect, deflect asteroids, greenhouse, impact winter, mudflow, NASA, ozone depletion, tsunami, warming

What can we do to save our environment and save our species in the case of an asteroid strike on Planet Earth? Can we deflect asteroids at this point?

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Carbon Pawprints: How Our Dogs & Cats Contribute to Global Warming

Georgina Guiney animal, animals, Buttons, carbon dioxide, carcinogen, cat, cats, CO2, compostable, dog, dogs, doo, emissions, Fido, Fluffy, gas, greenhouse, International Agency for Research on Cancer, kitten, litter, mine, mining, non-point, nonpoint, pet, pets, pollutant, poop, puppy, rights, silica, source, strip, stripmining, vegetarian, vegetarianism, waste, Worldwatch Institute

Unfortunately, our beloved dogs and cats do produce shockingly high amounts of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming…

Going Green

Iceland: Wonderscape of Ice and Fire

Ethan Goffman geothermal, greenhouse, Iceland, tomatoes

Iceland is an island of drop-dead gorgeous snow-capped mountains, waterfalls, and geysers. It’s also the first county in the world to generate all of its electricity from clean, renewable sources. In June, EarthTalk’s Ethan Goffman took part in a Montgomery College sustainability trip to Iceland that explored that country’s geothermal and hydro power sources, but […]

Eating Right

Interview: Knutur Rafn Armann

Ethan Goffman agriculture, crops, food, glaciers, global warming, greenhouse, tomatoes

Knutur Rafn Armann, Managing Director and owner of the Fridheimer Greenhouse, which provides 18 percent of the local tomatoes in Iceland. EarthTalk: Hi, I’ve just been eating your tomato soup, which is the most delicious I’ve ever had, and I just want to ask you, because one doesn’t think of tomatoes and Iceland together. So why tomatoes […]