Why Should I Recycle?
Recycling can be a somewhat time-consuming task; so can you please provide some benefits of taking the time to separate my trash?
The Food Dye Deception
One nonprofit pushes to require the words “Artificially Colored” on the front of food labels.
Fracking Linked to Toxic Tap Water
The EPA releases a study showing Wyoming well water has been contaminated with many toxic fracking chemicals.
Buying Season
Our Collective Energy Use Has a Lot to do with Our Purchases Americans today are generally aware that we consume far more energy per capita than most of the world’s peoples, over four times the world average and double that of regions like Japan and Europe which enjoy a similar standard of living. Most of […]
Semana del 12/12/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿He oído del movimiento de alimento lento, pero de qué se trata el “dinero lento?”
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Oí que entre menos carne come uno, mejor es para el ambiente. ¿Cómo así?
How Does Mercury Find its Way Into Fish?
Dear EarthTalk: I know that large fish contain a lot of mercury, but where does it come from? And what are we doing to prevent this contamination?
Are Gas Furnaces Cheaper and Greener Than Oil?
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that gas furnaces cost less to run and burn cleaner than their oil counterparts? If I make the switch, how long should I expect it to take for me to pay back my initial investment? And are there any greener options I should consider?
Selling Less Stuff
Patagonia Bucks the Trend of Encouraging Consumers to Shop, Shop, Shop Having not broken my obsession with the print version of The New York Times, I was thrilled to greet the day-after-Thanksgiving shopping spree known as Black Friday by opening to a full-page ad from Patagonia that urged readers “Don’t Buy This Jacket.” To the […]
Keeping Batteries Out of the Trash
New York’s law mandating the recycling of rechargeable batteries is now in effect.
Toxic Oil in a Fly Fishing Mecca
A fly fisherman discovers oil in his hallowed Sand Creek in Colorado. A ruptured Suncor Energy pipe is to blame.