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Aren’t the forest fires actually beneficial to the environment?

September 21, 2020 By EarthTalk

Aren’t the forest fires actually beneficial to the environment?

I am sickened by all the death, destruction and misery resulting from the West Coast wildfires, but aren’t these blazes actually beneficial to the environment?

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: EarthTalk, Forest fires

Can waste left over from mining operations be used to absorb carbon dioxide?

September 21, 2020 By EarthTalk

Can waste left over from mining operations be used to absorb carbon dioxide?

Yes, mining wastes (“tailings”) could indeed be part of the solution to our climate woes. And here is how.

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: Carbon Dioxide, EarthTalk, mining operations

Is it true that being around a waterfall makes you feel good?

August 7, 2020 By EarthTalk

Nooksack Falls, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, US

The notion of waterfalls making you happy is often viewed as an “old wives’ tale,” but there may be some truth to it given the so-called “negative ions” pervasive in such environments.

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: waterfall

Is DEET natural and safe and which formulations and concentrations are advised?

August 1, 2020 By EarthTalk

mosquito DEET

Many of us are concerned about the safety of DEET for our health and the environment. According to the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG), exposure …

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: DEET, EarthTalk, Mosquito

The battle to stop or slow deforestation, especially where forests store so much of the world’s biodiversity

July 26, 2020 By EarthTalk

While deforestation is an issue everywhere, it is particularly problematic in the tropics where the majority of the world’s biodiversity lives. Another leading conservation group.

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: deforestation, EarthTalk

Are avocados bad for the environment, increase carbon footprint?

July 26, 2020 By EarthTalk

Are avocados bad for the environment, increase carbon footprint?

Avocado’s environmental impacts come from the “energy, water, fertilizer and pesticides required to grow them, the resources used for packaging materials and more.

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: Avocados, carbon footprint

Environmental Justice: A Black Lives Matter Priority

July 26, 2020 By EarthTalk

• Environmental Justice: A Black Lives Matter Priority

ctivists blame governments as well as corporations for discriminating against racial minorities in deciding where to put pollution sources.

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, EarthTalk, Environmental Justice

Material Ecology? Building The Future With Nature

July 26, 2020 By EarthTalk

• Material Ecology? Building The Future With Nature

Harnessing biological impulses to grow and build in the pursuit of developing structures out of natural elements alongside man-made designs and parts is the mission.

Filed Under: Environment Tagged With: EarthTalk, Material Ecology

Environmental advocates down on Forest Stewardship Council, given its mission to eliminate unsustainable forestry

July 26, 2020 By EarthTalk

Environmental advocates down on Forest Stewardship Council, given its mission to eliminate unsustainable forestry

FSC maintains that its producers sign on in good faith, and that any wood entering its certification system, whether audited or not, shouldn’t be “illegally harvested.’

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: Environmental advocates, Forest Stewardship Council

The Trump admin is using the COVID-19 crisis to roll back environmental health standards

July 26, 2020 By EarthTalk

The Trump admin is using the COVID-19 crisis to roll back environmental health standards

Environmental advocates and others who care about clean air and water certainly seem to think the Trump administration has been taking advantage of the distractions of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Filed Under: Environment, Evergreen Tagged With: COVID-19, health standards, rollback, Trump Admin

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