Dear EarthTalk: Can pollution affect my child’s IQ?
A spate of recent studies suggests that pollution can indeed affect the intelligence of children of all ages (even those still in utero). The primary culprit is smog – ground level pollution comprised of vehicle and smokestack emissions that can form a dense haze on and near busy [...]
In the next few weeks, I should be getting started on some raised bed planters for my backyard, and planting some low drought-tolerant ground cover out front. If you have any advice, please be sure to share it with me! On to the Reads…
Over the years there have been many futuristic inventions or gadgets [...]
I keep a plastic bucket in my shower. No, it’s not used to give sponge baths, but rather to collect a few gallons of the cold water that comes out when I turn on the hot water to take a shower. In the house that I just moved in to, I am very lucky to [...]
Not really. And while I could end the article right there I won’t, because too many people have bought in to the idea that CFL light bulbs are going to kill us all. So, I wanted to clear up a few things for those who still think that CFL bulbs are bad and instead [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve noticed that wildflower blooms in the mountains have been coming earlier and earlier in recent years. Is this a sign of global warming? And what does this mean for the long term survival of these hardy yet rare plants?
As always, it’s hard to pin specific year-to-year weather-variations and related phenomena – including [...]
Well, I am safe and sound in California and still unpacking the last of my belongings. The move went smoothly, and I am thrilled with the little house that I rented. Now, it’s back to business time! Hope you guys have a great weekend…
Nicholas Whitaker decided to help his girlfriend, Jes Schultz move her [...]
Throughout each year, I get offers from companies to try out their products – and I have been offered some crazy stuff over the 4+ years I have been running this site. Most of them I turn down without even responding to the company because they are so NOT green or eco-friendly. But when [...]
