Air fresheners are a $1.72 billion industry in the United States. An estimated 75 percent of homes use them regularly. According to a September 2007 report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), most common household air fresheners
Is Desalination A Realistic Solution To Water Woes?
Is it true that biologists want to bring African and Asian wildlife to roam free in North America to help restore natural ecological balances here? If so, what are the implications for biodiversity and our environment?
Kitchen sink garbage disposals are not necessarily Earth-friendly in and of themselves, but they do play a valuable role in grinding up food scraps into small enough bits for local sewer or on-site septic systems to handle.
Even among the ecology-minded, soil falls well below the radar of important causes. But the relationship between soil quality and both environmental and human health is intricately entwined.
Sea level rise, and the accompanying loss of shoreline, promises to be one of the most devastating results of global warming. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of leading
Babies deserve the best possible start in life, so giving them nutritious food is a must, not only for good health but also to establish positive eating habits as early as possible.
The debate over whether paper or plastic bags at the supermarket check-out still rages despite some cities and states banning plastic bags altogether.
What would be the feasibility of having hybrid cars run on E85 or biodiesel? Wouldn’t this solve multiple problems or not?
Part of the Ocean Conveyor Belt—a great river of ocean water that traverses the saltwater sections of the globe—the Gulf Stream stretches from the Gulf of Mexico up the eastern seaboard of the U.S., where it splits, one stream heading for Canada’s Atlantic coast and the other for northern Europe and Greenland.
