Are Plastic Bag Bans Effective At Reducing Plastic Litter?
How effective have plastic bag bans and restrictions been on reducing plastic litter and other problems associated with their proliferation?
Earth Day in Action
This year, to honor Earth Day (April 22), consider taking more definitive action. Whether it’s setting aside more time for hikes and outdoor explorations, joining a local pollution-fighting group or composting kitchen scraps, use this day dedicated to all things green to take a meaningful step or two.
Open Season on Seals
The season for the Canadian seal slaughter has started up again.
Our Antibacterial Overload
U.S. consumers spend almost $1 billion per year on antibacterial soaps, according to a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and our health and environment pay the price.
Weeding Without RoundUp: You Can Do It
Any ideas for how to get rid of all the weeds in my yard without resorting to using RoundUp, given concerns that this herbicide has links to cancer?
Semana del 11/4/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Los océanos están en grandes apuros y entiendo que el Presidente Obama está creando una alta comisión para resolver este problema. ¿Cuáles son los asuntos más urgentes?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: A menudo he cocinado alimentos en su propia lata, cosas leche condensada y sopa de hongos. Pongo la lata sin abrir en la olla a presión, la cubro con agua y la dejo cocinar durante 30 minutos. Los resultados asombran. ¿Presenta esto algún riesgo? ¿Pueden filtrarse los metales en mi alimento?
I’ve often cooked canned foods in their own can, things like condensed milk and mushroom soup
Can makers say that cans are for keeping foods fresh and allowing them to be transported safely, not for use as cooking containers. The insides of most cans on grocery shelves today are coated with food-grade epoxy, which contains Bisphenol-A (BPA) and other potentially harmful chemicals.
No Such Thing as a Green Lawn
Given the environmental downsides of lawn maintenance, how is it that lawns became a standard feature of the American home, even in arid Southern California?
Cap the Gas
A campaign is afoot to set an aggressive national pollution standard.
Youth Resist Offshore Drilling
Young climate activists who worked to mobilize voters in order to elect President Obama are expressing great disappointment in the president’s recent support of offshore oil drilling.