No, it’s not a new Special Forces group in the U.S. military…but it does sometimes occur under the cover of darkness. Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy, “seed grenades” were made as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. First made from condoms filled [...]
There is a big movement afoot to “legalize” the line drying of your laundry. Shamefully, it is actually illegal in many places around the U.S. to hang your clothes out to dry. Some people complain that it lowers their property value or it makes them feel as though they live in a ghetto because [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Are there any conservation efforts focused on animal species endemic to islands likely to be submerged by rising sea levels?
Islands are indeed likely to be the areas hardest hit by our warming climate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a group of leading climate scientists from around the world convened by [...]
Seeing as how I am from Boston, I like to keep up with the local news there by reading the Boston Globe online. However, I must have missed this story because A. it was written in 2007 and B. I found out about it just the other day from a friend of mine. Seems [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve read that human breast milk contains toxins from pollution and other causes. How serious is this and what affect will it have on my baby?
Researchers have found that those of us living in developed countries – men, women and children alike – carry around quite a toxic burden in our [...]
