EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I thought that putting ethanol in our gas tanks was going help fight climate change, but lately I’ve heard reports to the contrary. Can you enlighten? –– Bill B., Hershey, PA Ethanol and similar “biofuels” made from corn and other crops seem like a […]
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What would you consider to be the key areas we need to improve to make our food safer for our health and easier on our environment?
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What would you consider to be the key areas we need to improve to make our food safer for our health and easier on our environment? — Billy A., Oakland, CA Although we have come a long way in recent years with regard […]
What is the Obama administration’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative and what does it hope to accomplish?
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the Obama administration’s America’s Great Outdoors initiative and what does it hope to accomplish? — Doug St. James, New York, NY President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum in April 2010 establishing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to promote and support innovative community-level efforts […]