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Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Cuál es la diferencia nutricional entre la zanahoria que comía en 1970 y la que como hoy? He oído que queda muy poca nutrición. ¿Es verdad?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Leí una historia desgarradora de un oso polar que nadó 400 millas con su cachorro a la espalda en busca de un témpano de hielo para descansar. Sobrevivió, pero su cachorro no. ¿Qué se puede hacer para salvar estas magníficas criaturas? ¿Es ya demasiado tarde
Lessons Not Learned
Many shortcomings led to BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill: lax regulation, including inadequate cement & a poorly coordinated response…
Outshining the Stars
Outshining the Stars: Excessive Night Lighting Has Some Communities Laying Down the Law. What can we do to reduce light pollution at night?
Putting Landfill Gas to Good Use
Landfills are a Potent Source of Methane—And, Potentially, Energy…
Pop Those Corks
Wine corks have a lot of reuse potential if they’re sent to an organization like ReCork, which transforms them into flooring tiles, building insulation, automotive gaskets, and, now, sandals.
Hospital Waste Could Be Slimmed Down
U.S. hospitals produce over 4 billion pounds of waste a year—second only to the food industry. A few simple steps could help cut those numbers dramatically without compromising safety or health.
How Nuclear Kills Fish
New Jersey and New York now require nuclear plants to install modern cooling systems to prevent the deaths of billions of fish each year…
Chemicals in the Butter
A study from the University Texas School of Public Health found extremely high levels of flame retardants in supermarket butter purchased in Dallas, Texas. Instead of the 19 units of flame retardants expected, they found 37,700 units in one stick of butter.
How Green Is That … Toilet Paper?
When it comes to toilet paper, what you wipe with matters. We look at four toilet paper brands that stack up environmentally, from tube-free rolls to bamboo bathroom tissue.