Online gamers and other heavy computer users are definitely leaving an environmental mark. Depending on when it was made and how it was designed, a standard desktop PC can use anywhere from 60-300 watts when in use, while an inefficient gaming PC
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Como lo entiendo, el carbón que se utiliza para aprovisionar de combustible las centrales eléctricas y otras actividades industriales es un culpable clave en el cambio de clima y la contaminación general. De modo que qué es el "carbón limpio" y lo es realmente?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Todo el mundo dice deje de usar las bolsas de plástico, pero. ¿qué pasa con todo el plástico, celofán, cartulina y otros materiales utilizados para empaquetar los alimentos mismos? ¿Qué podemos hacer para reducir al máximo esta materia innecesaria en que vienen envueltos nuestros alimentos?
As cities like London and Stockholm have shown, congestion pricing works—but New Yorkers are putting up a fierce fight to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan.
China is giving itself a green makeover for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing…
The Detroit Auto Show last January confirmed that plug-in hybrids (with extended all-electric range up to about 40 miles) will soon be on American roads (see "The Hot Hybrids," Consumer News, November/December 2005). The biggest news was that Toyota confirmed it will have a commercial plug-in hybrid on the road by 2010, a date that coincides with General Motors" already announced target. Felix Kramer, founder of the California Cars Initiative, called Toyota’s announcement "stunning and very welcome." The Japanese automaker has early versions of its plug-in, based on the existing Prius, under test at two California universities.
Animal activists have fought hard to eliminate horse slaughter in the U.S. (see “The Killing Floor” feature, May/June 2006). Under H.R. 2744, funding was removed for U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) inspectors at slaughterhouses. The Bush USDA countered by allowing inspectors to be paid with private funds. But state laws were later passed banning remaining slaughterhouses in Texas and Illinois.
The term “clean coal” describes various processes that remove pollutants from coal, our cheapest, most abundant—and dirtiest—energy source. By reducing coal’s environmental footprint through technological wizardry
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He estado leyendo sobre los varios festivales verdes que se dan alrededor del país y quiero asistir a alguno y ponerme al día en aspectos medioambientales y productos. ¿Cuáles recomendaría Ud. y cómo se puede uno mantener al corriente acerca de esto?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Es posible ajardinar mi propiedad en forma ecológicamente sana? Quisiera crear un patio trasero más natural y más amistoso a los animales, pero no quiero arruinarme haciéndolo. ¿Hay incentivos fiscales para realizar tales proyectos?
One way to reduce food packaging waste is to buy in bulk. Most natural foods stores have large bulk-buying sections, like the one pictured here, so you can haul away in large bags the equivalent of many containers of beans, pastas, rice or other staples.
During the last week of January, the University of Vermont became one of more than 1,500 institutions to participate in Focus the Nation (FtN), the largest national teach-in on global warming solutions. Though considered an educational initiative, Focus the Nation was also a mass organized effort of civic engagement, promoting action as well as awareness. There are lots of global warming solutions, but one clear goal: 80 percent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
