Our children are going to inherit the mess we’ve made, so it’s no wonder that young people are starting early to protect the natural resources we have left. Nancy Carlisle, author of Saving the Seas for the Purple and Green, has written a marvelous book to encourage their enthusiasm and activism. Today she’s kindly answering…
Month: August 2022
Topsoil Erosion Wreaks Havoc On Biodiversity & Ag Productivity
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine EarthTalk® Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way to counter the epidemic of topsoil erosion that is plaguing farmers here in the U.S. and around the world? — Mary. R., Sarasota, FL
Carbon Capture & Storage: Pie In The Sky?
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine EarthTalk® Dear EarthTalk: Are carbon capture technologies pie in the sky or really feasible as a global warming mitigation technique? — Paul C., Scranton, PA
Dissection of a Novel: Moral Fibre by Helena P Schrader
No matter how many books I’ve written, each new one seems overwhelming to me. You, too? Well, this is our lucky day, because Helena P. Schrader has broken it down for us in this guest post. Thanks, Helena! It has always seemed to me that a novel, like the human body, has different parts all…
Energy Efficiency Upgrades = Higher Resale Value
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine EarthTalk® From the Editors of E - The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I know that upgrading the energy efficiency of my home will make it less expensive to heat or cool, but will it also raise its market value significantly? – J.B.M., St. Louis, MO
Macrogrid Or Microgrid? Environmentalists Wonder…
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What on Earth is a “macrogrid” and how do proponents of the concept think it will improve energy efficiency? — T. McGraw, Houston, TX
A Few Tips on Writing Poetry - a craft post from Lisa Dordal
Reading is fundamental. My number one piece of advice about writing poetry is to read poetry, lots of poetry. Writing is one part of a conversation—the speaking or sharing part; reading is the listening or receiving part. When I first started writing poetry (back in high school and college), I was reluctant to read poetry…
A review of Water Lessons by Lisa Dordal
Everything we are is memory…. Lisa Dordal’s newest poetry collection, Water Lessons, is a haunting treatment of patriarchal and racist culture in which the poet is at times a victim and at times a perpetrator. That doesn’t sound like something I’d normally read, but I trust Dordal, and rightly so. She is one of the…
