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July 2010
Global Warming and Wild Flowers
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I've noticed that wildflower blooms in the mountains have been coming earlier and earlier in recent years.
How to Buy Organic and Save a Buck
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What are the most important foods to buy organic? -- Rachel Klepping, Bronxville, NY Given the usual higher prices of organic versus conventionally-grown foods, it can be a challenge to get the biggest bang for our buck while eating healthy and avoiding the ingestion of synthetic chemicals along with our nutrients.
Wind Power Without Wind?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I heard that some wind farms use fossil fuels to power their generators when the wind won’t.
Slouching Toward Bethlehem?
Its hard not to fall prey to apocalyptic thinking as one comprehends the combination of the recent unemployment reports, the Gulf Oil catastrophe, the blog wars between economists debating whether the future will bring a “slow recovery” (synonym for “no recovery that working families will be able to see or feel”) or “a double dip recession” (synonym for a pit whose trough cannot yet be discerned).
Pro Athletes Say No More "Drill, Baby, Drill"
What do a NASCAR driver, NFL stars, Olympic athletes and pro hockey players have in common with you? They care about the ongoing BP oil spill and the Gulf Coast communities that are hurting as a result.
Recycling Plastic Wrap
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Where do you recycle plastic stuff like sandwich bags, Saran wrap and plastic grocery store wrappers? Can they just go in with other plastics in the recycling bin? There never seems to be any information available about this.
From the Big Screen to Real Life: A Review Essay on Environmentalism in Popular Culture
Environmentalism in Popular Culture: Gender, Race, Sexuality, and the Politics of the Natural by Noël Sturgeon Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2009 Despite being widely, but unjustifiably panned by critics, M. Knight Shyamalan's The Last Airbender (a remake of the Nickelodeon cartoon series) managed a solid second place in this past weekend's box office sales behind the latest Twilight flick and ahead of Toy Story 3. In what promises to be the first of three films, the story follows the adventures of three young people seeking to restore balance to the earth from the ravages of a renegade nation of militarists and exploiters.
Democracy Charter
Editor's note: The following is available online here.
BP Trouble Started Way Back
Remember what President Obama was doing before the April 20 explosion on board the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and before the June 23 resignation of General Stanley McCrystal? He was busy selling a kinder-gentler United States to the rest of the world.
Building a Green Economy
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What does it mean when one uses the phrase, “building a green economy?” I’ve heard it repeated a few times lately and would like to have a better understanding of the concept.
