In a move that mortified many American environmentalists, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) last week removed Florida’s Everglades from its list of World Heritage Sites in Danger.
I was thirteen, growing up in Akron, Ohio, when I saw the California coastline for the first time. It was a full-page color photograph in a magazine. Jagged rock stacks seemed to rise out of the ocean. Steep craggy cliffs that I thought were mountains towered over the beach. And a person was walking there! A person could walk between mountains and sea!
Sea turtle conservation efforts around the word are starting to pay off, but we need to do a lot more if we want to save these iconic marine creatures.
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Son las bolitas de naftalina peligrosas para la salud? Y si lo son, ¿qué alternativas ecológicas existen?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Por qué se quejan algunas personas acerca del fluoruro en el agua potable y los dentífricos? Tenía entendido que eran beneficiosos para la salud dental.
Despite getting 60-70 miles per gallon, motorcycles spew up to 15 times more pollution per mile as compared to a typical car.
Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth, When it comes to environmental commitment, all we need is a guide. There are many, many of these guides to chose from, not neglecting E"s own contribution to the genre: which features greener ways to raise babies, heat houses and drive cars (available on Amazon!) Here’s a good sampling.
Publicity about kids who react to shots, combined with mistrust of traditional medicine, has led to a backlash against childhood vaccines. If too many parents opt out, it could spawn a dangerous resurgence of disease.
Nature’s colorful palette of vegetables, fruits and whole grains packs the most nutritional punch.
Heating and cooling systems in the U.S. together account for 150 million tons of carbon dioxide pumped into the atmosphere each year. Discover more efficient ways of cooling your home this summer.
Donate your old car to a worthy green group, and get a tax return and environmentally friendly recycling.
