Sorry, there was a YouTube error. When the season turns to spring, flowers begin to bloom, trees turngreen, and the sun shines longer. But if you’re like almost one-third ofadults in the U.S., you might be experiencing watery eyes, a ticklythroat, and a runny nose. With spring comes pollen, which makesbreathing air more difficult.But it’s […]
The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual
Sorry, there was a YouTube error. By April M. Short White tarp tents lined one side of Allston Way in Berkeley, California, on a sunny week in early April 2023, beneath which a cluster of people sat on ornate pillows, sipping from ceramic cups at the tea ceremony booth. Others filtered to and fro, sometimes […]
Our Food System Is the Bullseye for Solving the World’s Climate Challenges
The impact of agriculture on climate change is significant. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the agriculture sector is responsible for 10 percent of the total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions,
Is Earth Close to “The Great Dying”? By Thom Hartmann
You may remember the 2004 disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow, in which large parts of Europe and the American East Coast suddenly freeze up?
The Eco Collapse We Were Warned About Has Begun
Sorry, there was a YouTube error. By José Seoane In 2023, different climatic anomalies have been recorded that set new historical records in the tragic progression of climate change at the global level. Thus, in June, the surface temperature in the North Atlantic reached the maximum increase of 1.3 degrees Celsius with respect to preindustrial […]
The Impact of Plastic on Human Health
Sorry, there was a YouTube error. Author: Robin Scher In 2019, the European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks published a statement that identified 14 emerging health and environmental issues. Right near the top of that list was plastic waste. The committee emphasized the “urgent” need “for a better assessment of hazard and risk” […]
Is it OK for the environment to use an electric bug zapper to keep the mosquitoes at bay
With summer comes, many of us seek solutions to combat the nuisance and potential health risks of mosquitoes.
Nanoplastics Are Entering Our Bodies by Erica Cirino
Sorry, there was a YouTube error. The air is plasticized, and we are no better protected from it outdoors than indoors. Minuscule plastic fibers, fragments, foam, and films are shed from plastic stuff and are perpetually floating into and free-falling down on us from the atmosphere. Rain flushes micro- and nanoplastics out of the sky […]
The Struggle for Environmental Justice in Africa
The framework of our civilization is premised on the destruction of the planet.
Medicine Residue Is Everywhere in Our Rivers and Lakes—and Fish Are Behaving Strangely
Sorry, there was a YouTube error. By Daniel Ross For all the well-documented sources of environmental pollution—think chemical manufacturers, energy plants, mining operations, and agricultural processes—there’s another major source of contamination that continues to get short shrift by those charged with protecting the nation’s waterways and the public’s health: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products.“Across the […]