Essential Fly-Fishing Gear for Beginners

Fly fishing is a unique angling method that allows people to spend time with nature, get some exercise, and relax. Due to its physical and mental benefits, it’s no surprise that more and more people get hooked on the sport each year. If you want to give fly fishing a try, this guide to essential fly-fishing gear for beginners will help you get started.

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Cap and Trade Is Supposed to Solve Climate Change, but Oil and Gas Company Emissions Are Up

Countries have called California’s cap-and-trade program the answer to climate change. But it is just as vulnerable to lobbying as any other legislation. The result: The state’s biggest oil and gas companies have actually polluted more since it started.

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EarthTalk – How are supermarkets doing in reducing single-use plastic?

Dear EarthTalk:

How are American supermarket chains doing in regard to cutting back on single-use plastics?

B. Weston, Jacksonville, FL

Not very well, if you ask Greenpeace. The activist group compares 20 U.S. grocery chains by their commitments and actions to reduce single-use plastics in its recently released “Shopping for Plastic 2019” report. Each and every chain—even those you would think are leading the charge on reducing plastic—gets a failing score.

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