• Earthtalk Q&A: Update on Genetically Engineered Products

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Few topics are as divisive as genetic engineering. Plants and animals that have had their genomes artificially altered now dominate the world of agriculture. The vast majority of U.S.-grown corn and soybeans are genetically engineered. In grocery stores, over 60 percent of processed...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: Mascotas y Coronavirus

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Dado que Covid-19 probablemente se originó en murciélagos, no sorprende que el temido virus pueda pasar entre animales y humanos. Pero cuando un tigre malayo de cuatro años en el zoológico del Bronx dio positivo recientemente por Coronavirus (y seis de sus compañeros...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: Pets & Coronavirus

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Given that Covid-19 probably originated in bats means that it’s no surprise that the dreaded virus can pass between animals and humans. But when a four-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for Coronavirus recently (and six of his peers showed...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: ENERGY-EFFICIENT Internet USAGE?

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss; Translated by Arturo Hilario EarthTalk Aunque nuestra actividad en línea no utiliza papel, todavía consume mucha energía. Los centros de datos representan gran parte de este uso de energía. Estos edificios del tamaño de un almacén contienen matrices o “granjas” de servidores, que son...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: ENERGY-EFFICIENT Internet USAGE?

    Dear EarthTalk: Internet data centers are fast becoming the largest power hogs in the world. What’s being done in this industry to make Internet usage more energy-efficient? — M. T., Reno, NV Though our online activity uses no paper, it still consumes quite a lot of energy. Data centers...
  • Grupos critican la reversión de los estándares de emisión automovilistas de la administración Trump

    LOS ÁNGELES – Los grupos que promueven la salud pública y el aire limpio y que abogan por los consumidores se comprometen a luchar contra el nuevo retroceso de las normas de emisión de vehículos de la administración Trump. La nueva regla finalizó el martes. Dave Cooke, analista senior...
  • Groups Slam Trump Administration’s Rollback of Auto Emission Standards

    LOS ANGELES — Groups that promote public health and clean air and that advocate for consumers all are vowing to fight the Trump administration’s new rollback of vehicle-emission standards. The new rule was finalized on Tuesday. Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists, slammed the administration for...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: Lado positivo ambiental del coronavirus

    EarthTalk Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss El coronavirus ha matado a miles de personas y ha enfermado a cientos de miles (si no millones) en todo el mundo. También ha causado histeria colectiva y los funcionarios de salud pública se están preparando para lo peor. La situación es principalmente...
  • Earthtalk Q&A: Environmental bright side of coronavirus

    EarthTalk Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss Coronavirus has killed thousands of people and sickened hundreds of thousands (if not millions) more around the world. It has also caused mass hysteria and public health officials are bracing for the worst. The situation is mostly bad news, but the “silver lining”...
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