Earth Talk

STANDING UP: Many low income or minority groups have learned to raise their voices and stand up against the discriminatory...

When Teflon is exposed to high heat it can release its constituent chemical, PFOA, as a gas. There are no...

NEW ORDER: By throwing the planet's climate out of whack, global warming is likely to cause more extreme weather events...

Biomass can be a part of the effort to cut back on fossil fuels, but only if it is harvested...

UNSEEN THREAT: Poor indoor air quality is an often overlooked health issue. Recent research has shown that the air inside...

HEALTH ISSUES: Pets ingest pollutants and pesticide residues and breathe in an array of indoor air contaminants just like children...

AT WORK: Some 90 percent of U.S. buildings have dark-colored roofs which, when exposed to full sun can increase in...

DOWN STREAM: Rivers may well be hard hit by climate change, given the likelihood of increased droughts, floods and the...

IN THE AIR: A recent study by the University of Southern California found that at least eight percent of the...

ON THE MOVE: A large public transportation network, in concert with other sustainability efforts, could reduce our carbon footprint by...