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Does daylight savings time help the Earth?

Dear EarthTalk: Would extending daylight savings time year-round have benefits for the environment?

What is the Green New Deal?

Dear EarthTalk: What is the so-called Green New Deal proposed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and is Congress likely to go for it? 

The state of the union scheduled at last

The state of our union is uh, off again, on again.

Environment: How some banks see green

Dear EarthTalk: After reading an EarthTalk piece on climate divestment, I’m looking to switch my checking and savings accounts to an environmentally friendly bank. Any ideas?

Anatomy of an argument: Fact or fake news?

You can’t believe everything you hear, right? It’s no joke. But fiction only becomes dangerous when it is developed as an organization’s side of the story intended to distort the public’s understanding or even the record of facts.

The wall shutdown's environmental impact

Dear EarthTalk: Has the recent border wall shutdown affected the federal government’s ability to safeguard our air and water quality and otherwise protect our environment and public lands?    

In Brief: Study links bullying to politics

If students see bullying on the national stage, does it inspire them to become bullies too? 

Does bitcoin contribute to carbon emissions?

Dear EarthTalk: How is it that bitcoin, a virtual currency that few of us have heard of and no one I know uses, is becoming a major contributor to carbon emissions?