JUNE/JULY 2023

CONTENTS

NEWS SECTION

Thirsty? Maybe Avoid Drinking Sugary Colas …    

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Babies, Cooking, and Indoor Air Pollution  

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Rome to Host SDG Awards Gala 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

DATA SECTION

The Cost of Cool—India’s AC Demand Heats Up 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

COVID-19 Boosted Antimicrobial Resistance 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Crypto Currencies: Energy Hogs? 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Not Ready for ESG Disclosures: 39% of US Firms 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

Half of Earth’s Largest Lakes Are Losing Water 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

List of Top Greenhouse Gas Emitters Released 

The Earth & I Editorial Team

ECOSYSTEMS

Our Sacred Bond with Nature, Part 2: The Animal/Human Connection 

Dr. Lisa Miller

‘Trophy Lawns’: Putting ‘Pretty’ Before Planet 

Mal Cole

FOOD

Top Fermented and Pickled Summer Foods to Make at Home

Julie Peterson

Forty Percent of Food Harvests Are Lost 

Danielle Nierenberg, Founder of Food Tank

HUMAN HEALTH

Getting Started with Meditation: Can Being in the Moment Help with Healing the Earth? 

Gregory Henschel

Seeking Alternative Treatments After the COVID-19 Lockdowns 

Yuka Sakai and Sang Hyun Lee

CLIMATE CHANGE

Decarbonizing the Building Sector 

Dhanada K Mishra

The Environmental Problem That Threatens to Bury Central Asia 

Yasmin Prabhudas

NATURAL DISASTERS

‘Giant’ Tsunami Science 

Gordon Cairns

ENERGY

Electric Bikes: Revolutionizing Personal Transportation 

David Dodge

Ambient Energy—Untapped Power for the Future 

Rick Laezman

WATER QUALITY

Artificial Islands: Economic Promise Versus Environmental Peril

Nnamdi Anyadike

Chlorine: Making Water Safe, Inside and Outside the Body 

Robin Whitlock

WASTE MANAGEMENT

Rare Earth Elements: Critical Developments in Harvesting from Waste  

Mark Smith

ECONOMICS & POLICY

Securing A Beautiful Future for Food 

Chef Dan Barber

EDUCATION

The Anacostia River Comeback  

Marion Warin Miller