Atrazine In Our Drinking Water?
I understand there’s an issue with the herbicide atrazine showing up in dangerous quantities in drinking water, mostly throughout the central U.S. Why is this happening and what’s being done about it?
EarthTalk Q&A
I am very interested in purchasing household cleaners whose ingredients
The Leaping Bunny logo is now displayed on the packaging of more than 300 cosmetics and household products for sale across the U.S.
Given the huge oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico last month
The explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drill rig on April 20 and the resultant oil spill now consuming coastal regions of the Gulf of Mexico could not have come at a worse time for President Obama, who only recently renewed a push to expand drilling off the coast of Virginia and other regions of the U.S.
There have been many contradictory reports
Hopes were high that international negotiators in Copenhagen last December would hammer out a strong agreement to once and for all take the climate beast by the horns and begin to reign in carbon emissions worldwide. But a new binding formal agreement was not to be.
Which woods are OK to purchase, and which are not
Deforestation continues to be one of the world’s biggest environmental problems, especially in fast developing regions like South America, Southeast Asia and Africa. Cutting down large numbers of trees erodes land and silts waterways, displaces native people and wildlife, and releases tons of carbon dioxide (which is stored in living wood fiber) into the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.
Great Lakes Environmental Threats Abound
The Great Lakes provide habitat for some 400 bird species, but it’s the region’s exploding human population that is causing many environmental problems.
Just What Is “Smart Growth” Anyway?
Smart growth means concentrating growth in the center of existing cities and towns to avoid sprawling development in areas otherwise prized for open space.
Are Plastic Bag Bans Effective At Reducing Plastic Litter?
How effective have plastic bag bans and restrictions been on reducing plastic litter and other problems associated with their proliferation?
Weeding Without RoundUp: You Can Do It
Any ideas for how to get rid of all the weeds in my yard without resorting to using RoundUp, given concerns that this herbicide has links to cancer?
I’ve often cooked canned foods in their own can, things like condensed milk and mushroom soup
Can makers say that cans are for keeping foods fresh and allowing them to be transported safely, not for use as cooking containers. The insides of most cans on grocery shelves today are coated with food-grade epoxy, which contains Bisphenol-A (BPA) and other potentially harmful chemicals.