Are there any conservation efforts focused on animal species endemic
Are there any conservation efforts focused on animal species endemic
Semana del 10/1/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Hace años leí que los niños deberían ser mantenidos por lo menos a 70 cm de la televisión a causa de emisiones electrónicas perjudiciales. ¿Es esto todavía pertinente? ¿Hay alguna diferencia con respecto a esto entre los nuevos modelos de pantalla plana y los más viejos?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué es mejor para la ecología local, las alcantarillas o los pozos sépticos?
I recently got my car detailed at a local place and then gasped at the chemical fumes
Traditionally, auto detailing has employed a range of not-so-green-friendly products such as ammonia, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nonphenolethoxolates (NPEs), abrasive detergents, and chemical-based leather, vinyl, fabric and carpet treatments. Inside the car, they can off-gas harsh airborne pollutants; when washed down storm drains they can wreak havoc on public water supplies.
Cell Phone Ecology
It’s not much of a stretch to liken America’s relationship with cells phones to a once sizzling romance that ends in goodbye.
Doing More for Manatees
A lawsuit filed by the Center for Biological Diversity has resulted in a federal study showing that Florida’s endangered manatees are being killed each year at seven times the sustainable rate.
The Soy Dilemma
The Amazon rainforest is facing a grave threat: soybeans.
Years ago I read that children should be kept at least two feet from the television
Luckily for many of us and our kids, sitting “too” close to the TV isn”t known to cause any human health issues. This myth prevails because back in the 1960s General Electric sold some new-fangled color
Semana del 3/1/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Estoy muy preocupada acerca de la cantidad de cloro en mi agua potable. Llamé a mi compañía de agua y me dijeron que es buena idea dejar que corra un ratito para deshacerse del olor del cloro. ¿Pero quizás eso acaba con el olor y no el cloro?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He leído que la leche materna humana contiene toxinas provenientes de la polución y otras causas. ¿Cuán grave es este problema y cómo afectará a mi bebé?
What”s better for the local ecology, sewers or septic tanks?
Most people, given a choice, prefer to be on a municipal sewer system, as the burden of keeping it running smoothly falls on the local government. Proponents of septic systems, however, say that a professionally designed, installed and maintained system should perform just fine.
Anyone for Tennis?
Rebounces, an Arkansas-based company founded by tennis enthusiast Bill Dirst, has developed a method to give used tennis balls a second bounce.