Articles > June 2010
June 2010
Socialism and Sustainability: People and Nature Before Profits
Editor's note: The following is excerpted from a longer speech.
Volcanoes and Global Warming
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is there any link between increased volcanic activity—such as the recent eruptions in Iceland, Alaska and elsewhere—and global warming? -- Ellen McAndrew, via e-mail It’s impossible to pin isolated natural phenomena—like an individual volcanic eruption—on global warming, but some researchers insist that there is a correlation between the two in some instances.
Cell Phone Radiation
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: OK, so are cell phones emitting dangerous radiation or not? If so, which phones are safer that others and what do we do to minimize exposure? -- Luke Alderman, Santa Fe, NM The jury is still out as to whether or not the radiation emitted by cell phones can cause negative health effects for callers.
Capitalism is Responsible for Environmental Deterioration
Capitalism cannot regulate and much less solve the current world crisis, in particular the ecological situation because to do so, it would require limiting riches and that option is unacceptable for a system whose objective is only money.
Saving Cuba's Forests
Over 500 years ago, 95 percent of the Cuban archipelago surface was covered by an exuberant forest.
Will BP's Oil Spill Cause Most Environmental Damage Ever?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the BP oil leak is much more of an environmental threat than previous spills from tankers, and if so why? -- Nathan Gore, Pawtucket, RI No one knows for sure how the ongoing oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico will affect the deep sea ecosystem, but scientists are not optimistic.
