Burning Man, the annual arts and music festival held in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, has garnered global attention for its avant-garde art, radical self-expression, and the temporary city it builds each year,
What can I do this fall to ensure my garden looks its best next spring?
Preparing your garden in the fall is an important step to ensure it’s in ideal condition for the next spring. Depending on the size and scope of your garden, you might have a lot to do…
Are carbon offsets an effective way to reduce greenhouse gases, or just corporate greenwashing
Offsetting is the act of counterbalancing harmful emissions one might be responsible for by funding a project that removes the same amount of emissions from the atmosphere
Is it true that spam email takes a huge toll on the environment?
Every day, upwards of 14.5 billion spam emails are sent globally. They may seem harmless on the surface, but the storage, sorting and transmission of unnecessary spam emails consume copious amounts of energy, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions.
Is there any way to stem the tide of fiberglass pollution from aging and discarded boats fouling marine ecosystems?
The fiberglass in these watercrafts has a rippling wave of destruction on our marine friends, damaging aquatic organisms’ organs and leaching toxic chemicals into public soils and seas, affecting life even on land.
How are amphibians doing in the U.S. and around the world these days?
Amphibians, such as frogs, toads, salamanders and newts, live on both land and in water. Having emerged over 300 million years ago, today there are over 7,000 known species.
Are there greener types of grills or grilling methods that are more planet-friendly?
We certainly do love to grill. Whether it’s hot dogs, burgers, steaks, salmon or shish-kebab, chances are you and/or your neighbors have grilled it up recently.
Is the widely publicized failure of Yellow Trucking an opportunity to reduce its carbon footprint?
While no one likes to see companies fail and people lose their livelihoods, some environmental advocates do see the recent collapse of Yellow Trucking as a way to force the industry down a greener path.
Is America’s electrician shortage hurting our ability to get away from fossil fuels?
A shift away from fossil fuels is necessary if we are to mitigate climate change, but a serious electrician shortage in the U.S. is proving to be one of the biggest barriers to reaching this goal.
Our forebears decimated the wild bison herds of the 1800s. Are those remaining today endangered?
Just 150 years ago, 30 million American bison inhabited the Great Plains. However, the species almost went extinct after white frontiersmen moved westward in the 1800s, bringing cattle that spread diseases to bison and altering terrain to build towns, farms and pastures.
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