Unleashed
How synthetic biology could spell environmental disaster.
Super Greenhouse Gases
It’s the catch-22 of sustainable trade-offs: The chemicals used to replace ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) contribute to global warming.
2009 Young Eco-Hero Awards
Kids today. Not only are they mastering technology ahead of many adults, they’re also making greater strides towards sustainability.
COMMENTARY: The Green School Makeovers
The LEED for Schools rating system, The Green Flag Schools Program and the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools Program all share a common goal: to create healthy, ecologically friendly learning environments for students and teachers.
Linking Population Growth and Global Warming
No doubt human population growth is a major contributor to global warming, given that humans use fossil fuels to power their increasingly mechanized lifestyles.
Size Matters
There is much we don’t know about how nanoparticles behave in our bodies and in the environment. Yet we’re using them all the time.
Is the “Draize Test” using live animals still used to test cosmetics?
Is the “Draize Test” using live animals still used to test cosmetics?
Tips On Green Life Lessons For Kids?
I am looking to teach my kids some green life lessons so they know how to be functioning and useful members of an increasingly warming world. Any tips?
Semana del 26/7/09
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído que los coches pueden ser modificados para funcionar a base de agua. ¿Cómo es esto posible?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído tanto acerca de utilizar el Bórax para limpiar la casa ecológicamente. ¿Pero si este mineral tiene que ser minado, no anula eso algunos de sus cualidades de "verdor?"
I”ve heard so much about using Borax for green housecleaning
As mined minerals go, Borax (actually boron, oxygen and sodium) could be worse — and it has many relatively non-toxic uses, from cleaning to pest control to potentially treating cancer and aiding in the production of fuel cells.