First, the facts: The average American uses about ¾ of a tree per year; and a tree makes (on average), 80,500 sheets of paper. It made me wonder: could I put myself on a paper diet–using one tenth the paper of the average American? I’m going to try.
Public-safety advocates have long been concerned about the so-called inert ingredients of pesticides—which their manufacturers aren’t required to disclose.
Renewable energy use is on the rise, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Biofuels, biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, solar and wind provided a combined 10.51% of domestic U.S. energy production during the first nine months of 2009.
Thousands of American municipalities add chlorine to their drinking water to get rid of microbes. But this inexpensive and highly effective disinfectant has a dark side. “Chlorine, added as an inexpensive and effective drinking water disinfectant, is also a known poison to the body,”
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He estado siguiendo con interés informes acerca del paquete de estímulo del Presidente Obama y de lo que esto puede significar para crear empleos verdes. Pero más allá de eso, ¿hay programas en el plan para ayudar a las empresas a usar materias primas más "verdes" y/o en general "ecologizar" sus operaciones?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué está pasando con el salmón de la costa Oeste? He oído informes opuestos con respecto a si el pez es abundante o al borde de la extinction.
When we nurse our babies we feed them minuscule amounts of the same chemicals and volatile organic compounds we are exposed to every day ourselves
Some perfect Valentine eco-treats, from Shaman Chocolates with a Cause, to Tiny Revolutionary’s Earth-friendly tees, to Ruff&Cut luxury conflict-free diamonds. In the book aisle: Exploring the after-effects of mountaintop removal mining in Coal County, Al Gore offers solutions in Our Choice, the Lucid Food eco-cookbook, easy answers in Weather Whys and two arctic visions in After the Ice and The Future History of the Arctic.
The Shower Manager, Thermosoft radiant floors and EcoSmart designer fireplaces.
The oceans" acid problem.
Gator saviors in China.
