Can microorganisms break down plastics?
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true we needn’t worry about plastic pollution because nature will evolve microorganisms to break it all down? — C. Davis, Sacramento, Calif.
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true we needn’t worry about plastic pollution because nature will evolve microorganisms to break it all down? — C. Davis, Sacramento, Calif.
A friend telling me she is reading James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” gets me thinking about an iconic photo of Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry, sitting on a couch with cigs and drinks before them, when people did those sorts of things.
Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with all the debate lately as to the flow allowed in new showerheads?
— Bill G., New York, N.Y.
On Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 Dutchess County’s newest commissioner of the Department of Behavioral & Community Health, Livia Santiago-Rosado, MD FACEP, appointed one day previously by Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro on Dec. 20, penned the following letter to Mary T.
The night after Thanksgiving, I walked out of The Millerton Moviehouse with some friends and saw that while watching the movie for a mere two hours, snow had been falling and at least 3 inches were covering Main Street in Millerton.
I am writing to express my thanks, with deep humility and gratefulness, for all of those who contributed to The Music Cellar gofundme. You’ve allowed us to purchase the building, and thus secure our home-base of 10 years, Millerton, N.Y.
Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with efforts by Native Americans to take back the national parks?
— C. Woodend, Brea, Calif.
Dear EarthTalk: Is so-called “Off-Earth manufacturing” really the environmental panacea that Jeff Bezos and other proponents say it is?
— M. Traney, Smithfield, R.I.
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard Americans waste huge amounts of water and energy getting their clothes clean and dry. Do you have any tips for greening the laundry process?
— B. Jones, Troy, N.Y.
Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental pros and cons of so many of us relying on GPS apps (Waze, Google Maps, etc.) to get around these days?
— B. Rogers, Newark, N.J.
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