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 [...]
Know what your parents could really use this year for a holiday gift? Help stemming the flow of junk mail and credit card offers that stuff up their mailbox day after day! There are a lot of people out there who just toss this stuff every day, not knowing that there are steps that they [...]
Eco-culture stepped into the corporate playing field as soon as business started realizing the money saving and PR benefits of going green. Since then a whole new mindset has been adopted in corporate culture. In a business culture war where brand identity and employee loyalty are key to survival and growth, businesses are now realizing [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Can you enlighten on the environmental impact of the fashion industry? As I understand it, the industry overall is no friend to the environment. According to the non-profit Earth Pledge, today some 8,000 synthetic chemicals are used throughout the world to turn raw materials into textiles. Domestically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports [...]
Guest post from Dan Abrams, the Boston & New Media Coordinator for the Leadership Campaign and a student at Northeastern University in Boston. You can see what The Leadership Campaign is up to and learn how to get involved at: www.theleadershipcampaign.org and our blog at: www.theleadershipcampaign.wordpress.com Today’s college students are shockingly very busy. Â We have [...]
Whoo-hoo! The first town-wide ban of bottled water is in a tiny little town called Bundanoon, Australia. With only about 2,000 residents it will only have a small impact locally, but it could have big repercussions around the rest of the world. Cities like San Francisco and NY have passed ordinances banning their governments from [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Do you have current facts and figures about how much rainforest is being destroyed each day around the world, and for what purpose(s)? Pinning down exact numbers is nearly impossible, but most experts agree that we are losing upwards of 80,000 acres of tropical rainforest daily, and significantly degrading another 80,000 acres every [...]
