In what one could possibly call the biggest group effort in the practice of ignorance and stupidity, we now have this: Conservative grassroots group Grassfire.org wants people to waste as much energy as possible on June 12 by “hosting a barbecue, going for a drive, watching television, leaving a few lights on, or even smoking [...]
Is this really how we want to go out? I don’t think so…there has to be a better way. Pollution of Pangkor Island, photo from ntlam River Pollution Nile River Cairo Air Pollution Smog and Haze, photo from ninahale Sky Factory, photo from Taras Kalapun Chinese River Pollution Smoke One, photo from ojbyrne Smoke Stacks [...]
Since yesterday was Earth Day and I figure a lot of trash got picked up around the world (at least I hope!), and I don’t have a lot of time to write (Mom has been in town visiting, flying home today), here are some facts about the litter that we see laying on the side [...]
EarthTalk is a weekly installment from E/The Environmental Magazine. Dear EarthTalk: I know there”™s a big debate now as to why we need bottled water at all, but is anyone addressing the incredible waste of plastic bottles by this industry? The plastic waste spawned by the recent astronomical growth in the bottled water business is [...]
EarthTalk is a weekly installment from E/The Environmental Magazine. Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental consequences of leather? Are there any good alternatives? — Brianna Jacobs, Somerville, MA Leather is everywhere””from shoes and belts, to purses, wallets, jackets, furniture and car seats. Most probably assume that the leather that finds its way into our wardrobes [...]
Reader Vicki sent me a link to the following story from the Honolulu Advertiser, about another city falling prey to industry forces, with politicians afraid of upsetting their big donors: Bills before the city and state that would ban the use of plastic shopping bags were met with opposition by city administrators and retail industry [...]
I had to run out and do some errands late last night and I was amazed that every single office building I drove by had at least 70% of their lights on at 10pm. Why is that? And on top of that, people had even left their monitors on as well, using even more power [...]
