During a workshop at the Ayurvedic Institute in NM, Dr Vasant Lad (one of the first people to bring ayurveda to the North America and the author of multiple books) made a very unexpected comment when we were discussing different kinds of milk. Very matter of factly, Dr Lad said that anyone...

Biofuels have become a victim of their own success, it appears: for the first time in a decade global production has dropped. Production in 2011 dropped a touch from 1.822m barrels a day in 2010 to 1.819m in 2011, according to IEA statistics (p30) highlighted by the Financial Times. The...

Dear EarthTalk: What is the environmental impact of so many people now using sites like Facebook and spending so much time online? –Bob Yearling, Paris, TX The environmental impact of so much online time really boils down to energy usage, which in turn affects the amount of greenhouse...

Green buildings offer a tremendously reduced environmental footprint compared to traditional buildings. Buildings are one of the heaviest consumers of natural resources and account for a significant portion of global warming causing greenhouse gas emissions. And buildings are huge consumers of...

Going green is good for the bottom line in more ways than one. These days, businesses that use green practices, sell green products, and offer green services are more likely to rack up business, especially among the younger, eco-conscious generation that has more expendable cash than ever...

The worldwide wind energy market has been rebounding strongly from a weak 2010 through the first half of this year, according to the World Wind Energy Association’s (WWEA) first half report for 2011. Some 18,405 megawatts (MW) of wind power came on-line in the first six months of 2011, a...

Managing the Massive Gulf Oil Spill by Richard Matthews Many are asking questions about what can be done to manage the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The “top kill” approach has failed and the growing oil slick now covers thousands of square miles. In the coming days a...

“I have no doubt that we will be successful in harnessing the sun’s energy…. If sunbeams were weapons of war, we would have had solar energy centuries ago.”  – Sir George Porter, quoted in The Observer, August 1973 Imagine how much more technologically advanced...

Eco-Investments by Richard Matthews Green investments are full of promise, but like any investment there is always some risk. To protect themselves against risk, investors diversify. Within the realm of green investing there are many diverse sectors that are destined to grow. Here is a...

With the common sense knowledge that the oil we so take for granted today will one day run out, a new movement has been forming to start finding ways to transition out of our dependence on oil. Not just foreign oil, but oil altogether. Seeking renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, fewer...