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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic water bottles were once ubiquitous on college campuses and beyond where people wanted to stay hydrated without buying wasteful single-use plastic water bottles. But today we have many more options for going green when it comes to water bottles. When evidence started...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The fact that the so-called “tonewoods” (mahogany, rosewood, spruce, ebony) that guitar makers have relied on for almost two centuries are now harder and harder (and much more expensive) to come by has left guitar makers scrambling to support replanting efforts in far...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service YOSEMITE, Calif. – This week is national Infrastructure Week, and a coalition of business, conservation and veterans groups are calling for a dedicated funding stream to address the $11 billion backlog of deferred maintenance at our national parks. The money is needed to repair...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Geologists used to believe that “fracking”—or hydraulic fracturing, the process of drilling down into the earth and injecting water, chemicals and sand at high-pressure to release and capture the gas or oil contained in the rock—couldn’t actually cause earthquakes. But conventional wisdom started...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk It is true that making and distributing new clothing has a huge impact on the environment. Cotton production is beset by synthetic chemical inputs including pesticides, fertilizers and dyes, not to mention the setting aside of so many millions of acres of farmland...
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Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Biodegradable plastic is defined as any form of plastic that can break down into its constituent components in the environment within days, weeks or months without leaving behind potentially toxic residue. The term bioplastic refers to any form of plastic derived from organic...
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Randy Scheer Doug Moss EarthTalk If you like the occasional can of tomato soup or diced pears, chances are you’re walking around with trace amounts of bisphenol A (BPA) in your bloodstream. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 90 percent of us are walking...
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Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer EarthTalk It would be a stretch to call Tesla’s new Solar Roof a “good deal” given that it costs more than just about any other rooftop solar option, but there are some scenarios where it might make sense anyway. For instance, some housing developments...
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Suzanne Potter California News Service SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Lawyers for a Chumash nonprofit want to make sure the proposed Mission Rock gas-fired power plant is dead – and not just put on hold, as the company behind the project has requested. The Wishtoyo Foundation filed a motion Friday with...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Plastic water bottles were once ubiquitous on college campuses and beyond where people wanted to stay hydrated without buying wasteful single-use plastic water bottles. But today we have many more options for going green when it comes to water bottles. When evidence started...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk The fact that the so-called “tonewoods” (mahogany, rosewood, spruce, ebony) that guitar makers have relied on for almost two centuries are now harder and harder (and much more expensive) to come by has left guitar makers scrambling to support replanting efforts in far...
Suzanne Potter California News Service YOSEMITE, Calif. – This week is national Infrastructure Week, and a coalition of business, conservation and veterans groups are calling for a dedicated funding stream to address the $11 billion backlog of deferred maintenance at our national parks. The money is needed to repair...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Geologists used to believe that “fracking”—or hydraulic fracturing, the process of drilling down into the earth and injecting water, chemicals and sand at high-pressure to release and capture the gas or oil contained in the rock—couldn’t actually cause earthquakes. But conventional wisdom started...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk It is true that making and distributing new clothing has a huge impact on the environment. Cotton production is beset by synthetic chemical inputs including pesticides, fertilizers and dyes, not to mention the setting aside of so many millions of acres of farmland...
Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss EarthTalk Biodegradable plastic is defined as any form of plastic that can break down into its constituent components in the environment within days, weeks or months without leaving behind potentially toxic residue. The term bioplastic refers to any form of plastic derived from organic...
Randy Scheer Doug Moss EarthTalk If you like the occasional can of tomato soup or diced pears, chances are you’re walking around with trace amounts of bisphenol A (BPA) in your bloodstream. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 90 percent of us are walking...
Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer EarthTalk It would be a stretch to call Tesla’s new Solar Roof a “good deal” given that it costs more than just about any other rooftop solar option, but there are some scenarios where it might make sense anyway. For instance, some housing developments...
Suzanne Potter California News Service SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Lawyers for a Chumash nonprofit want to make sure the proposed Mission Rock gas-fired power plant is dead – and not just put on hold, as the company behind the project has requested. The Wishtoyo Foundation filed a motion Friday with...