Is compostable plastic too good to be true?
Energy Droughts Hinder Renewables Transition
What are energy droughts and how can we get around them?
What are energy droughts and how can we get around them?
Solar Roadways: Still Just a Fantasy?
Are solar roadways still a “thing”? Why don’t we have them everywhere now helping us keep our EVs charged up and rolling?
Are solar roadways still a “thing”? Why don’t we have them everywhere now helping us keep our EVs charged up and rolling?
Old-Growth Forest Inventory Shows Promising Results
One categorization system that Wilderness Society scientists have proposed is to base a tree’s maturity on its “biomass”—the amount of collected carbon stored in the tree.
One categorization system that Wilderness Society scientists have proposed is to base a tree’s maturity on its “biomass”—the amount of collected carbon stored in the tree.
Snow Drought Adds Insult to Injury for Ecosystems
Dear EarthTalk: Is there really a “snow drought” in parts of the U.S. and how does this negatively affect ecosystems?
Dear EarthTalk: Is there really a “snow drought” in parts of the U.S. and how does this negatively affect ecosystems?
Enhanced Geothermal Power: The Clean Green Way of the Future?
Why are ecologists so bullish on “enhanced geothermal” power plants, and how do they differ from regular geothermal?
Why are ecologists so bullish on “enhanced geothermal” power plants, and how do they differ from regular geothermal?
Solar Shingles Come Of Age
My roof needs replacing and I’m also thinking about getting solar panels. Do solar shingles make sense or are they still too newfangled to trust?
My roof needs replacing and I’m also thinking about getting solar panels. Do solar shingles make sense or are they still too newfangled to trust?
New Year’s Resolutions: Think Green This Year
Dear EarthTalk: What are some New Year’s Resolutions I can make to help the environment?
Dear EarthTalk: What are some New Year’s Resolutions I can make to help the environment?
What Are the Health Impacts of Food Dyes in Drinks?
What’s the deal with food dyes in sodas and other drinks?
What’s the deal with food dyes in sodas and other drinks?
War and the Environment
What sort of environmental toll are the major military conflicts going on around the world now taking?
What sort of environmental toll are the major military conflicts going on around the world now taking?
Native Plants: The Heroes of Firescaping
What is firescaping and what’s the connection with native plants?
What is firescaping and what’s the connection with native plants?
Making This Year The Greenest Holiday Season Ever
What can I do to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem this year?
What can I do to be part of the solution instead of part of the problem this year?
30 Years Later, How Is the Northern Spotted Owl Faring?
How is the Northern Spotted Owl—the once endangered poster bird for old growth forest conservation in the Pacific Northwest—doing these days?
How is the Northern Spotted Owl—the once endangered poster bird for old growth forest conservation in the Pacific Northwest—doing these days?
Softbotics Provide New Lens on Biological Evolution
What are softbotics and how can this emerging field help us better understand animal evolution and achieve our conservation goals?
What are softbotics and how can this emerging field help us better understand animal evolution and achieve our conservation goals?
Can We Mitigate the Public Health Impacts of Climate Change?
What are the major public health impacts of climate change and what’s being done on the public health side to mitigate these risks?
What are the major public health impacts of climate change and what’s being done on the public health side to mitigate these risks?
Giant Sequoias: How to Save the Last of the Biggest Trees
What is the status of California’s giant sequoias trees and what’s being done to save them from extinction?
What is the status of California’s giant sequoias trees and what’s being done to save them from extinction?