It’s us that I am worried about.
It’s true, most of the living things on the planet are going to take a mean beating if things continue to warm up as every credible scientist on earth seems to believe, but the planet itself will be perfectly fine…it will still be here long after we are gone. [...]
Earlier this month, I received this email from reader Gene Steele: “I would like to submit an article regarding the need for the older generations to step up and teach the youth about the damaged earth that we created for them with disposable plastics and plastic bags and the efforts of many senior citizens to [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I am very concerned about the amount of chlorine in my tap water. I called my water company and they said it is safe just let the tap run for awhile to rid the smell of the chlorine. But that just gets rid of the smell, perhaps, not the chlorine?
Thousands of [...]
Just wanted to wish you guys happy holidays and thank you so much for reading The Good Human this past year (and possibly longer). It’s all of you who make writing this site worthwhile, and I hope I provide as much value to you as you do to me each day. Best wishes for a [...]
So, perusing the web this morning I came across GotMercury.org , a website that has a calculator to see just how much mercury is in the fish you eat. Lovely!
You enter in your weight, the seafood type, and the amount of seafood you will eat during a week and hit “calculate”….and wait for the [...]
Yep, you read that right. I play with my boats in the toilet. Well, I don’t (at least not in the last couple years), but some kids on television do. I was watching something on my DVR the other night and a real cute ad came on with kids whispering things to each other. [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What is the current status of whales? How effective is the International Whaling Commission and which countries are involved in illegal whaling?
Some larger whale species have been recovering since the dark days before the whaling industry was regulated, but the majority of cetaceans—that is, the distinct order of marine mammals consisting of [...]
