Articles on Education

You Are More Than What You Eat

Raj Patel used to not give much thought to food. He grew up in a London convenience store, surrounded by, as he puts it, “all kinds of crud.” And in graduate school, where...

Shroom Raider

Celebrity mycologist. You might say it’s an oxymoron, but only if you recognize the word in the first place. After all, mycologists — scientists who study fungus —...

What's So Bad About Chemical Cleaning Products?

Q: Dear EarthTalk: I’ve read that household cleaners contain cancer-causing toxic ingredients. What should I do, then, to keep my house clean but also safe for my kids? ...

What Type of Water Bottle Is Best?

Most of us are doing well just to get in our eight glasses a day. But if you care about both your health and the environment, you need to know the facts about the water bottles that...

A Buffalo Helps a Mom in Nepal Pay It Forward

Sabitra Guragain never thought she’d be giving a buffalo calf to her neighbor. In her small village in Nepal, many don’t have the income to support their own families, let...

Get Gorgeous: A Natural Guide to Skincare and Makeup

Women spend an average of four hundred hours a year on their beauty routine. That's a lot of time spent rubbing in lotions, potions, and the like. As a green girl, I realized that I...

Breakdown or Breakthrough?

Witnessing the unraveling of the global financial system, I find myself gripped by contrasting emotions. While part of me feels like heading for the hills and hoarding cans of sardines,...

Earth's Mosaic

Terry Tempest Williams is known as a passionate and poetic advocate for wilderness and the webs of ecology that surround her home in the Utah desert. She’s written numerous books...

Volunteer

Electrical engineer Brian Dempsey helps people in America turn sunlight into electricity every day. But he says his most brilliant work was turning sun power into power learning for...

10 Ways to Green Your Pet

Our homes (and lives) just wouldn’t be the same without our fine, furry friends. With all the love and attention we shower on our fidos and felines, shouldn’t they get the...