You are the only one who can make a difference. Sure, there are lots of “you” out there, but each person individually is responsible for making the changes necessary to clean up our planet. Our government isn’t going to do it for you, as evidenced by Obama’s lack of followup on campaign promises about the [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that environmental factors could be playing a role in the increasing number of prostate cancer cases in the U.S. and elsewhere?
Prostate cancer is a growing problem for men in the U.S. as well as in other developed nations around the world. Some 40,000 American men lose their battle with [...]
Today is Buy Nothing Day. Are you participating? Think of it as an adventure, as therapy – a week of pieing and pranks, of talking back at your profs and speaking truth to power. Some of us will put up posters in our schools and neighborhoods and just break our daily routines for a [...]
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours today. Now get off the computer
Um… uh oh? The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said today that levels of greenhouse gasses in our atmosphere are at their highest level since pre-industrial times. These are the gasses that cause climate change and have increased 27.5% from 1990 to 2009 — that’s a huge jump. Saying that it could take 100 years [...]
In this Funny or Die video, two advertising geniuses come to help the Chevron executives plot to trick you into thinking they are going green when they are doing the exact opposite.
Anatomy of a Greenwash from Paul Scheer
Last week I attended opening day of the Los Angeles Auto Show with a buddy of mine. We go each and every year to the show, and this year I figured I would snap a few photos of some standout hybrids and electric vehicles coming to market soon. While almost every car manufacturer had some [...]
