Why Isn’t There Mandatory Recycling Across The U.S.?
Lots of environmentalists and everyday people are wondering why recycling isn’t mandatory already across the United States.
EarthTalk Q&A
Making Good On New Year’s Resolution of Reduced Carbon Footprint
My New Year’s Resolution is to reduce my “carbon footprint” to help fight global warming. Do you have suggestions for ways I can make good on my promise?
My condo kitchen floor is vinyl, installed back in 1979
Today, the only money to be made from asbestos is by those in the business of getting rid of it, and an entire industry has sprung up specializing in safely removing asbestos from both commercial and residential buildings.
We just started an environmental club at our high school
High school students in EarthTeam’s Restoration Program plant native plants at the Strentzel Meadow site in Martinez, California.© EarthTeam
Why aren’t compact fluorescent light bulbs taking over more quickly
A global shift to compact fluorescent light bulbs, in lieu of incandescent bulbs, could close some 270 power plants worldwide.© Energy Federation
I’m looking for a job and would like to find a position at a company
Some of the hottest sectors for new green jobs right now are: travel and hospitality, planning and land use, alternative health and medicine, renewable energy, environmental law, information technology, environmental education, design and construction, corporate responsibility,
I’m in the market for new furniture
Upgrading to greener furniture is one of the healthiest things you can do for your family and the planet. Pictured here is an all-natural Alfred Loveseat from Furnature
Many foods like tuna and pet foods that formerly were sold
Food pouches, which are made from a combination of food-grade aluminum foil, plastic and adhesives, do appear to have some front-end environmental advantages over the cans they are increasingly replacing on supermarket shelves. However, they are not as easily recycled.
The impacts of all the paving that is done for new roads and parking lots must be considerable
In the U.S. alone, pavement covers some 60,000 square miles, or about two percent of the nation
s total surface area. One out of every 10 acres of arable land is paved over.
Where does all the medical waste from labs, doctor’s offices and hospitals go?
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.