Fur-Free and Fabulous: Who Can Tell If It’s Fake Fur or Real?
Now that fake furs look increasingly realistic, it’s hard to tell what comes from an animal and what comes from a machine…
E’s Green Home Picks: Tables and Toppers
Barn to Table Wood has so much more character when it’s reclaimed, particularly old barn wood in varying shades with the marks and lines that let you know it’s lived a little (or a lot). North Carolina-based Blue Ridge Woodworking takes that wood and turns it into custom-designed farm tables (approximately $475-$875 with two benches; […]
Sun In
We’d all love to let in a little more sunlight, particularly as the days grow shorter, but that pesky roof keeps getting in the way. While bulky, traditional skylights have been used for years to open up roof space and illuminate interiors, light tubes, also known as solar tubes, are a slimmer, less expensive and […]
Inner Warmth
WARM FUZZIES You don’t have to break out the snowboard gear to appreciate the latest house shoes from California company Freewaters whose co-founders have backgrounds designing snowboard boots for Burton and O’Neill. Designed for down time, the shoes reportedly feel like a “snowboard jacket wrapped around your feet.” The super-soft vegan Japanese micro-suede provides the […]
Apples With Pesticides
Apples, One of America’s Most Popular Fruits (After the Banana), Is Also One of the Most Contaminated…
The Seaweed and Shellfish Solution
When runoff from fertilized lawns, farms & sewage treatment plants reaches our rivers & coasts, it causes water pollution known as eutrophication.
The Nuclear Question
The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission answers questions about the safety of U.S. nuclear plants, what to do with aging plants and upgrading safety standards on the PBS show NewsHour. The ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima, where workers measured fatal levels of radiation, has created a whirlwind of debate over the future of nuclear […]
Irene’s Toxic Aftermath
With mold spores, toxic waters and contaminated food left behind, Hurricane Irene may give rise to a host of health problems.
Banning the Bags
Plastic bag bans are going into effect in cities across the U.S., from Brownsville, Texas, to L.A.
Semana del 28/8/11
Querido DiálogoEcológico: La Cámara de Representantes de EEUU votó recientemente para despojar a la Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente de EEUU (EPA) de su autoridad para supervisar la calidad del agua. ¿Por qué hicieron esto, cuáles son las ramificaciones y qué dicen los grupos ambientalistas más prominentes acerca de ello?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Adoro cocinar y cuando tengo el tiempo hago sopas, estofados y tallarines y pasta en grandes cantidades y las congelo. Utilizo contenedores plásticos sobrantes, pero sé que esto no es bueno. ¿Qué tipos de contenedores son más seguros para el almacenamiento de alimentos en el congelador?