Medical wastes have traditionally been disposed of by the not-so-green-friendly method of incineration. Today a wide assortment of other processes, including steam sterilization, chemical disinfection and irradiation, are in use.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Me han alarmado las noticias recientes sobre sustancias peligrosas enjuguetes infantiles hechos en China, aunque dudo que tales preocupaciones esténlimitadas a los productos chinos. ¿Cuáles son los temas importantes asociadoscon los productos químicos en los juguetes del niño?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuáles son las mejores fuentes deproductos de consumo respetuosos del medio ambiente? No quiero tener queconducir al fin del mundo para encontrar productos de lavado ecológicos, yotros ítems de limpieza, o hallar alfombras, artículos de cama, y otras necesidades que no traeránproductos químicos a mi hogar.
Welcome to the New Green Economy. The best hope for the American middle class may lie with sustainable business.
Everything’s coming up green. New employment possibilities are emerging in almost every field.
Organizations are providing students and recent graduates with the experience needed to become environmental leaders.
In the name of “clean coal” mountaintop removal mining ravages the Appalachians.
The dirty secret is that "clean coal" is anything but. The process involves heating coal to 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and mixing it with water to produce a gas, then converting the gas into diesel fuel.
"A market for low-carbon fuels can produce a rare convergence of business, agricultural, and environmental interests that, if pursued wisely, could represent a "win-win-win" opportunity," promises the report Biofuels: An Important Part of a Low-Carbon Diet, released this month by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Recent concerns surrounding toxic chemicals in children’s toys have focused on “phthalates” (pronounced THA-lates), a group of chemical compounds typically added to plastics to increase their softness and flexibility
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Todos hemos vistola generación actual de coches híbridos, pero qué vehículos tienen losfabricantes de coches en el futuro cercano que son incluso más verdes?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Recientemente tuveun argumento con un amigo que dice que si contaminamos y talamos los bosques,no importa porque la tierra se las arreglará de todos modos. ¿Cómo se deberíaresponder a tal punto de vista?
