"Typically, we bring the concept of lifecycle pricing to the table," says Mark Petruzzi of Green Seal, which offers environmental certification for a range of products. "Looking only at the first cost of a product is a disingenuous way of doing things. With paint, for instance, you have to consider not only the initial price, […]
The United States had only 8,000 registered cars and trucks in 1900 and almost 200 million in 1995. We are literally choking to death on our enduring love affair with the gasoline-powered car. In a typical U.S. city, automobile exhaust accounts for up to 60 percent of the nitrogen oxide and up to 90 percent […]
Allergy-Fighting Alternatives To Wheat And Rice Offer Many Nutritional Advantages Ann Foster, an avid camper and hiker originally from Arkansas, dreamed for years of moving to the mountains of Colorado. But when that dream finally came true, Foster found herself sidelined with joint pain so severe that it was sometimes a challenge to walk across […]
10 Plant Remedies You Can’t Do Without.
Environmental Groups Profit From "Stranded" Inventory The Internet has quickly become an indispensible tool for the environmental movement, offering a cheap and effective way to exchange information and coordinate events among a wide audience. Now, some environmentalists are also seeing the Internet as a way to make money. Portal sites are a starting point for […]
Regulation of air pollution has been a constant battleground since the Clean Air Act was passed in 1970, with environmentalists often fighting smokestack utilities (see "Blue Skies," cover story, November/December 1999). Now, imminent victory may turn into defeat as the Bush administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to weaken strong guidelines adopted under President Clinton.
New York City’s recycling program has suffered the biggest setback since its inception in 1989. In mid-June, at the 11th hour in budget negotiations, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the City Council agreed to suspend the collection of plastics for one year and glass for two years, saving the city $45 million for the next two […]
As natural foods consumers get more adventurous in their eating habits, the organic herb and spice trade is heating up. Several companies are building a market for pesticide-free seasonings, which were difficult or impossible to obtain just four or five years ago. And these companies are going further by creating sustainable agriculture programs that allow […]
WIC, A Federal Food Program, Gets Supplemental Common Sense.
A single hot dog wrapper might not seem like much, but multiply it by the 26 million frankfurters consumed at major league baseball stadiums in 2002, add all the other junk generated by 68 million or so fans, and you get enough trash—about 34 million tons—to, well
fill a stadium.
