Green U
I wasn’t nearly as enlightened on environmental issues as today’s college students seem to be.
Are Handbags & Purses Made From Recycled Materials Actually Fashionable?
Are Handbags & Purses Made From Recycled Materials Actually Fashionable?
Drowning in Plastic Water Bottles
Dear EarthTalk: I know there’s a big debate now as to why we need bottled water at all, but is anyone addressing the incredible waste of plastic bottles by this industry?
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve been hearing a lot about all the recycled materials being turned into handbags and purses. Are these bags actually fashionable?
Semana del 16/03/2008
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Mi pediatra tiene una fe ciega en esos desinfectantes de mano a base de gel para rebajar el riesgo de enfermedad en mi familia durante la estación de resfríos y de la gripe. Pero también he oído que estos productos pueden ser peligrosos a los niños si se ingieren. ¿Hay alternativas más seguras que trabajen del mismo modo?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuáles son las consecuencias ambientales del cuero? ¿Hay buenas alternativas?
COMMENTARY: You’re my Lover, Not My Recycling Rival*
"Want to go for a walk later?" I ask my boyfriend, Brian, who is relaxing at home and hoping the Mets will get one more hit. "Nope," he replied. "I have to go dump your rotors."
Throwing Polar Bears a Lifeline
A trio of leading environmental groups joined together again last week in filing suit against the federal government for missing the legal deadline—it passed more than two months ago—to issue a final decision on whether to afford the polar bear protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
Drugs in the Drinking Water
A recent investigation by reporters from the Associated Press (AP) found that a wide variety of pharmaceuticals—including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, sex hormones and over-the-counter painkillers—are present in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans across 24 major metropolitan areas from coast to coast.
My pediatrician swears by those gel hand sanitizers for lowering the risk of my family getting sick during cold and flu season.
A 2005 study by the Children’s Hospital in Boston compared illness rates across a study group of 292 families—half of them got hand sanitizers while the other half were given literature advising them of the benefits of frequent hand washing.
COMMENTARY: Connected Up:
Not long after the Californian power outages of 2000 to 2001, computer manufacturers Compaq and Hewlett Packard (HP) merged into one company. The companies" histories of careful energy policies did not entirely shield them from the crisis, but helped them manage it. And China is learning from the California model.
Ocean Deserts Expanding
Scientists from the federal National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Hawaii unveiled new research last week showing that steadily warming sea surface waters are causing the least biologically productive swaths of the world’s oceans—so-called "ocean deserts"—to expand at an unprecedented rate.