How Washing Machines Are Adding to the Plastic Pollution Problem in Our Oceans Turns out that the plastic pollution problem in the world’s oceans is not just a result of improper or irresponsible disposal of our waste: Some of the plastic collecting in the oceans is coming directly from our washing machines. Beautiful Brazilian Beach … [Read more…]
Greening Your Home: How to Make Your Own Household Cleaners If you’re interested in doing some green cleaning of your own, click through for a quick overview of how to make your own cleaners from natural, nontoxic ingredients. It’s the most condensed how-to you’re likely to find anywhere. If you’re also looking for more ideas … [Read more…]
FOODIE UNDERGROUND: BULKING UP How much of what we eat is dictated by our parents? Research shows that our food preferences may actually be shaped before we’re even born, but beyond what we eat, our own eating habits and traditions are certainly influenced by our families. This topic was thrown around recently as it came … [Read more…]
Monsanto has created and is pushing Genetically Engineered sweet corn. This is the first Genetically Engineered crop designed to be eaten directly by people.
Uncharted Waters: Reframing Climate Change Around Water Just describing climate change poses a formidable challenge for communicators. Its causes are many and not necessarily intuitive to grasp. Likewise, its impact is difficult to comprehend, especially given how interconnected Earth’s natural systems are. One possible way to address this challenge is to reframe the climate change … [Read more…]
If you ever wanted to know just how many blogs there are on the Internet dealing with going green, environmental issues, wind and solar power, gardening, etc., this post won’t help you. There are tens of thousands of sites like this, with more coming up every day. But, here is the list of 500 green … [Read more…]
Middle Eastern Artists Eye Environmental Threats With water shortages and air pollution posing increasingly grave threats to the Middle East, artists in the region are working to make environmental issues more visible, both at home and in international forums, including Iraq’s first pavilion since 1976 at the Venice Biennale. In Iran, where protesters have been … [Read more…]
Valentin Vodev’s Partially Electric Vienna Bike Can Carry a Trunk Load of Groceries We get the sense that the folks from Valentin Vodev Studio got so tired of hearing people say that biking is not practical for everyday activities like grocery shopping that they designed the Vienna Bike in response. Technically it is a tricycle … [Read more…]
Steel Industry: Carbon fiber an environmental culprit The World Steel Association today pointed out that materials such as carbon fiber, aluminum and magnesium give off 5-to-20 times more greenhouse gases during manufacturing than does steel. Therefore, when car manufacturers build these materials instead of steel into their vehicles, they are increasing their carbon footprint from … [Read more…]
An old Italian gentleman lived alone in New Jersey . He wanted to plant his annual tomato garden, but it was very difficult work, as the ground was hard.