Geothermal (sometimes called “geoexchange”) heating and cooling is a technology that relies primarily on the Earth’s natural thermal energy, a renewable resource, to heat or cool a house.
A movement is afoot among real estate lenders to offer special mortgages and other incentives designed to reward energy efficiency and green-friendly building and restoration. Borrowers planning to purchase new energy efficient homes, as well as those looking to do ecologically motivated
<B>Dear EarthTalk: What are "energy efficient mortgages" and how do I qualify for one?</B>
<U>Dear EarthTalk: </U>What are the environmental impacts of our voracious appetite for coffee?</B>
The paints, varnishes and waxes commonly employed in making furniture can release the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are known to decrease indoor air quality.
There are lots of safe herbal alternatives to common over-the-counter pain medications these days.
Gem mining around the world can indeed be very destructive to the surrounding environment, leading to many problems such as soil erosion and sedimentation, water pollution and depletion, poisoning of wildlife and vegetation, flooding—even landslides.
Vinyl siding may not pose identifiable risks once installed properly on your home, but its production and disposal contribute to a wide range of health and environmental problems. In producing Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), the basic element in all vinyl products, workers are exposed to a multitude of hazardous chemicals
The jury is still out regarding whether diesel is a greener option overall given all the factors at play, including a constatly shifting fuels marketplace….
Planners are still debating how to best mitigate so-called suburban sprawl although layering in greenbelts in successive bands around a city is one way…
Dear EarthTalk: What is "acid rain" and what causes it?
Dear EarthTalk: How can I recycle my old propane gas tank that can no longer be refilled?
