How far along are we on efforts to support large numbers of people on the moon or other planets if our population gets too big or we ruin the environment here on Earth? Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk As the human population swells and global warming compounds other...

Javier Sierra Sierra Club Dice el refrán que el sol es la frazada de los pobres. Gracias a la tecnología, también es la calefacción, el aire acondicionado, la luz y el resplandor que ilumina un porvenir de energía limpia. La industria solar es el rubro de mayor crecimiento en...

No se reportan casos de infección local Norma De la Vega University of California Agricultura y Recursos Naturales El mosquito Aedes aegypti, el principal transmisor de zika, ya se encuentra en doce condados de California, pero a la fecha no se han reportado casos de infección local de zika....

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer EarthTalk Traditionally, conservation biologists have relied on field observation and sample and statistical analysis to help them understand the dynamics behind species loss, but today genetics is taking on an increasingly important role in helping quantify the biodiversity around us and even save some...

Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss / EarthTalk After enduring years of criticism from animal rights activists, Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, announced in March 2015 that it would phase out the use of endangered Asian elephants in its circus performances within three years....

Suzanne Potter / California News Service MONTEREY, Calif. – On Monday, a coalition of conservation groups sent more than 105,000 signatures to the National Marine Fisheries Service asking the agency to speed up a plan to expand habitat protections for killer whales. The Southern Resident orca spend their summers in...

Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss / EarthTalk In a May 2016 interview with Reuters, presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump dropped a bombshell on environmentalists: If elected, he would try to renegotiate the landmark Paris COP21 climate accord agreed to by 177 nations (including the U.S.) in December 2015. Calling the...

Suzanne Potter / California News Service SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Environmental groups are applauding the criminal indictment Tuesday of the company blamed for the massive oil spill last May in Refugio, about an hour north of Santa Barbara. A grand jury indicted Plains All-American Pipeline on 46 counts related to...

Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss / EarthTalk With each new model year, automakers continue to expand their offerings of affordable and fun plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. While consumers obviously want these new cars, this year’s phase-in of President Obama’s higher automotive fuel efficiency standards have given automakers another reason...