EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: We’ve been hearing for years how producing red meat is bad for the environment while consuming it is bad for our health. How do other types of meat, fish, dairy and vegetable proteins stack up in terms of environmental and health impacts? –– Julia Saperstein, via e-mail […]
E - The Environmental Magazine
ARCTIC DRILLING
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: The oil industry is planning what some call a dangerous strategy of drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Arctic Ocean. What’s going on? — Vera Bailey, New Hope, PA In November 2011 the Obama administration began lifting the moratorium on off-shore drilling […]
FAIR TRADE YOUR SUPERMARKET
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign? — Brian Howley, Washington, DC A project of the non-profit Green America, the “Fair Trade Your Supermarket” campaign aims to empower consumers to advocate for more “Fair Trade” products on store shelves at their local supermarkets. Fair trade […]