Earthtalk
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Non-human rights
Dear EarthTalk: What are so-called non-human rights? Non-human rights is a term coined by animal welfare activist and lawyer Steven Wise, who has campaigned for three decades to achieve actual legal rights for members of species other than our own. His organization, the Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP), is working “to change the common law status […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Climate Change Refuge
Dear EarthTalk: Where will be the best places to live if global warming gets the best of us? If temperatures around the globe continue to rise in the face of human-induced climate change as climatologists expect, some of the world’s most populous areas could become uninhabitable. Rising sea levels will flood out coastal areas, while […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Great green wall of china
Dear EarthTalk: What is the Great Green Wall of China? Unlike the Great Wall of China, a 5,000-mile fortification dating back to the 7th century BC that separates northern China from the Mongolian steppe, the Great Green Wall of China—otherwise known as the Three-North Shelter Forest Program—is the biggest tree planting project on the planet. […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Earth Day
Dear EarthTalk: How can I find Earth Day events near me or are there other ways to show my support for the green movement on Earth Day? April 22, 2015 is the 45th annual celebration of the first Earth Day in 1970, when 20 million Americans took to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Climate Change
Dear EarthTalk: What is the best way to measure how close we are to the dreaded “point of no return” with climate change? In other words, when do we think we will have gone too far? While we may not yet have reached the “point of no return”—when no amount of cutbacks on greenhouse gas […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Carbon Emissions
Dear EarthTalk: What are the prospects for reaching an international agreement to rein in carbon emissions significantly at the upcoming Paris climate talks at the end of the 2015? All eyes will be on Paris this coming December when climate delegates from around the world gather there for the 21st annual session of the Conference […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Energy East Pipeline
Dear EarthTalk: The proposed KeystoneXL oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. seems to get all the headlines, but shouldn’t we also be worried about the Energy East pipeline? The Energy East Pipeline is a $12 billion project proposed by TransCanada Corp. that will combine existing, converted natural gas pipelines with new pipeline construction to […]
Earthtalk: Our Environment – Ocean fertilization
Dear EarthTalk: How do environmentalists feel about the concept of ocean fertilization as a form of carbon sequestration? Ocean fertilization is a technique whereby swaths of ocean are “seeded” with iron to promote the growth of phytoplankton (microscopic plants that form the base of the marine food chain), and is one of several promising geo-engineering […]
Earthtalk: Our Environment – Cell Phone Recycling
Dear EarthTalk: The collective impact of all the iPhones and other devices we buy, use and then discard must be mind-boggling at this point. Has anyone quantified this and what can we do to start reducing waste from such items? With a record four million pre-orders for Apple’s best-selling iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, […]
EarthTalk: Our Environment – Global Divestment Day
Earthtalk appears every weekend Dear EarthTalk: What is Global Divestment Day and how does it relate to protecting the environment? With crucial international climate negotiations coming up in Paris in the Fall of 2015, the first ever Global Divestment Day took place on February 13-14, with activists and everyday people across six continents and 48 […]
