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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Burning Man, el festival anual de arte y música que se celebra en medio del desierto de Black Rock, en Nevada, ha acaparado la atención mundial por su arte vanguardista, su autoexpresión radical y la ciudad temporal que construye cada año, llamada Black...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Burning Man, the annual arts and music festival held in the middle of Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, has garnered global attention for its avant-garde art, radical self-expression, and the temporary city it builds each year, called Black Rock City. However, when it comes...
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In the final stretch towards the November 8 elections, the theme of the green economy, that is, the creation of millions of sustainable jobs from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), is one of the main rallying cries of the Democrats. Less visible, but just as important from a social...
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California likes to see itself as a leader in climate policy. But transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy also will mean a major reshuffling for workers. What happens to workers in the oil and gas industry whose jobs may disappear? Will California have people with the right skills...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Lawmakers in California have introduced a first-in-the-nation bill to ban toxic chemicals in makeup and other cosmetics sold in drug stores and elsewhere in the state. Currently, it is legal for companies to sell cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals as long as...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk It’s true that there’s never been a better time to convert an old gas guzzling car into an emissions-free electric vehicle (EV), but some makes and models are better suited for a so-called “EV swap” than others. Michael Bream of San Marcos, California’s...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new report on the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard shows multiple ways the policy has had major unintended consequences for the environment. Researchers from University of California-Davis, Kansas State University and the University of Wisconsin found that promoting the biofuel ethanol drove up...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Environmental advocates do spend a lot of time harping about threats to our oceans, but sadly for all of us the facts bear out the concern. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), population numbers for the majority of marine wildlife species have...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Unfortunately for the 40 percent of Americans (and 90 percent of the inhabitants of the rest of the world) who live in regions with air quality below healthy standards, it is true that air pollution can take a toll on our cognitive abilities....