EarthTalk - Why are environmental advocates down on the Forest Stewardship Council
Dear EarthTalk:
Why are environmental advocates down on the Forest Stewardship Council, given its mission to eliminate unsustainable forestry?
M.P., Raleigh, NC
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EarthTalk – What is Material Ecology?
Designer and architect Neri Oxman coined the tern Material Ecology. What does it describe?
100 degrees in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave follows a disturbing pattern
The Arctic heat wave that sent Siberian temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on the first day of summer put an exclamation point on an astonishing transformation of the Arctic environment that's been underway for about 30 years.
EarthTalk – Are there overlaps in the Black Lives Matter and Environmental Justice movements?
Environmental injustice - defined as the unfair siting of pollution and other environmental ills in proximity to certain groups based on race or income status - is on a list of 12 issues Black Lives Matter (BLM) considers pressing right now.
Supreme Court to review Keystone Pipeline ruling
The Trump administration is asking the United States Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge's decision and allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to continue.
EarthTalk – Is eating advacados bad for the environment?
What is the environmental impact of eating advacados?
EarthTalk – How is the battle to slow deforestation going?
Dear EarthTalk:
How are we doing in the battle to stop or slow deforestation, especially in the tropics where forests store so much of the world's biodiversity?
M. Lark, Neptune, IA
Tiny plankton drive processes in the ocean that capture twice as much carbon as scientists thought
Microscopic ocean phytoplankton feed a "biological pump" that carries carbon from the surface to deep waters. Scientists have found that this process stores much more carbon than previously thought.
EarthTalk – Which building materials are greenest
Dear EarthTalk:
I am adding a deck onto my house this summer and wonder which decking materials (wood or otherwise) are the greenest?
Bill A., San Francisco, CA
EarthTalk – Can lower carbon emissions during the pandemic continue?
Carbon emissions are down by 17 percent since the start of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Can the improvement last?