Green Thanksgiving: Eat Less Meat, Buy in Bulk
Just because you don’t have to buy & wrap gifts doesn’t mean Thanksgiving is green, but there are lots of ways to make it more that way…
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Saving The World One Bionic Leaf At A Time
The “bionic leaf” is a small man-made solar collector that takes sunlight and water and turns it into any of a variety of usable fuels or fertilizers.
Green Colleges Encourage Sustainability On Campus & Beyond
Green colleges are encouraging sustainability with waste reduction & recycling programs, renewable energy installations and shared vehicles & bikes…
Volkswagen Emissions Scandal: The Environmental Impact
Volkswagen is ponying up $18.2 billion to deal with its emissions cheating scandal, but environmentalists wonder if all the money in the world will be able to repair the wound to consumer confidence…
What environmental factors are contributing to the autism epidemic?
Dear EarthTalk: What is the latest thinking on the environmental causes (if any) of autism? I hear so much conflicting information I don’t know what to believe. —Bill Stribling, Austin, TX In the 1980s, about one in 2,000 American kids was diagnosed with autism. […]
Risking Our Very Existence
In case you missed it, here is a video of a fascinating talk by Martin Rees followed by a panel discussion with other Harvard experts on the environmental downsides of our society’s rapidly advancing technological development. Rees and the other panelists discuss risks ranging from artificial intelligence to climate change as part of Harvard University Center for […]