• Earth First!?

    Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss /EarthTalk Car bomb injuries, prison terms, and death were among the perils protestors with the Earth First! (EF!) movement faced throughout the 1990s. EF! formed in 1979, in response to what they called an increasingly corporate, compromising and ineffective environmental community. Throughout the 1980s and...
  • Message in a Bottle ?

    NewsUSA Growing up on the Mississippi River, Chad Pregracke, Living Lands & Waters Founder, experienced first-hand what pollution was doing to our nation’s rivers. Despite being 17 years old with no business experience, Pregracke secured his first sponsorship — $8,400. More than 20 years later, Pregracke’s dream has become...
  • PEANUT ALLERGIES

    Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss /EarthTalk Peanut allergies among children in the United States has more than tripled, from 0.4 percent in 1997 to 1.4 percent in 2010, according to a study by food allergists at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Of the eight foods that cause 90...
  • Protect Backyard Birds

    NAPSI Do you enjoy surprise visits from out-of-town birds to your backyard? Today more than ever these winged travelers could use a little help from their earthbound friends. One way to help to feed your backyard birds from winter through spring is the most helpful time to start. Here’s...
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