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Should locals keep some trails a secret? Yes: 76% Some things in life you find out for yourself; go get lost on your own. Some of my best hikes are ones I can’t even remember how to find again. If someone else finds it, great for their natural spirit of inquiry. Things get blown up [...]
Walmart’s large footprint
Dear EarthTalk: I heard that Walmart is having a bigger positive impact on the environment than any other U.S. institution. What are they doing along these lines? — R. Schlansker, Beaverton, OR Walmart has indeed been working to clean up its image in recent years, and many environmentalists are pleased with the company’s commitment to [...]
Spare a Square
UK toilet paper gets carbon footprint label
Print vs. Web: Which is Greener?
As the newspaper industry declines and publications enhance their web presence, many are claiming that the web evolution is “greening” the publishing industry. Fewer print publications saves trees and the planet, right? Not so fast. A closer comparison of total life cycle energy and resource consumption reveals that web publications are not necessarily greener. Studies [...]
Festival Trash
Blue Ridge Bashes are Cleaning Up their Acts “You learn so much about human behavior when you go through a person’s trash,” says Georgia Malki, owner of Seven Star Events, a company that works to reduce the environmental impact of one of America’s favorite guilty pleasures: festivals. At first glance, the typical festival may look [...]
Saving Our Snow: Champion Skier And Climate Change Activist Alison Gannett
Unlike most professional athletes, Alison Gannett was an environmentalist before she became a world champion freeskier. Gannett has been researching global warming ever since she graduated from the University of Vermont with an environmental science degree 20 years ago. In the 90s she provided the action shots in Warren Miller films and won multiple World [...]
Should I Drive or Fly?
Dear EarthTalk: How can I determine if it is more eco-friendly to fly or drive somewhere? – Christine Matthews, Washington, DC The simple answer is that driving in a relatively fuel efficient car (25-30 miles per gallon) usually generates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than flying. In assessing [...]