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  • Green Sanctuaries: Why Angelenos Love Their Parks

    Manuel Ortiz American Community Media At Echo Park Lake, a young woman sits on the grass, watching geese glide across the water as the sun sets. Nearby, a family pedals duck boats, laughing and soaking in a rare moment of quiet. Across the city, from Grand Park to Marsh...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Involucrar a los adolescentes holgazanes

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss para EarthTalk El cambio climático se refiere al rápido aumento de la temperatura de la Tierra como resultado de la emisión excesiva de gases de efecto invernadero a la atmósfera. Al transmitir esta explicación a un adolescente, se podría describir como una amenaza activa...
  • ‘Magical’ monarch migration passing though Illinois

    Illinois wildlife experts call this a magical time of year, as monarch butterflies have begun their migration from their northern breeding grounds to Central Mexico for the winter, with peak sightings in Illinois in September. The journey starts in Canada and takes about two-and-a-half months. The arrival of the...
  • La migración “mágica” de las monarcas pasa por Illinois

    Los expertos en vida salvaje de Illinois consideran que ésta es una época mágica del año, ya que las mariposas monarca han comenzado su migración desde sus lugares de cría en el norte hasta el centro de México para pasar el invierno, con un pico de avistamientos en Illinois...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Engaging Slacker Teens

    Roddy Scheer y Doug Moss EarthTalk Climate change details the rapid increase of Earth’s temperature resulting from the excessive emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. When relaying this explanation to a teenager, you might describe it as actively threatening the livelihood of the planet humanity calls home, and...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Public Lands Sell-Off

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk National parks, wildlife refuges, forests, and other public land is at risk of being sold and exploited by the Trump administration. This land is owned by the American people, yet the administration hopes to pass legislation to increase development, logging, mining, and sell...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Venta de tierras públicas

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Los parques nacionales, los refugios de vida silvestre, los bosques y otras tierras públicas corren el riesgo de ser vendidos y explotados por la administración Trump. Estas tierras son propiedad del pueblo estadounidense, pero la administración espera aprobar una ley para aumentar la...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Controversia sobre el césped artificial

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Los campos de césped artificial han ganado popularidad como alternativa al césped natural, ya que requieren poco mantenimiento (no hay que cortarlos ni regarlos). En Norteamérica hay más de 18 000 campos sintéticos y cada año se añaden 1500 más. Comercializados como duraderos...
  • EarthTalk Q&A: Artificial Turf  Controversy

    Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Artificial turf fields have been rising in popularity as a low-maintenance (no mowing or watering) alternative to natural grass; North America has over 18,000 synthetic fields, and 1,500 are added annually. Marketed as durable and green-looking year-round, it is also becoming known for...
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