Photo by thetbone via Flickr.com. Guest bloggers Andrea Donsky and Randy Boyer are co-founders of NaturallySavvy.com . We have them in the trunks of our cars , stashed in closets, and in cupboards: Reusable bags have become ubiquitous, so much so that many of us have more than we can possibly use. And they just keep piling up. With taxes and surcharges on plastic bags, cities and countri… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …5 Leading US Health Groups Oppose Efforts to Block EPA Regulating Greenhouse Gases
February 4, 2011 No Comment
In case you hadn’t heard, the chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Fred Upton (R-MI) wants to scrap EPA plans to to regulate carbon emissions from power plants and other large industrial sources altogether . While on the face of it, Upton and fellow Congressmen Inhofe (R-OK) and Whitfield (R-KY) argue that it should be up to Congress to enact such measures and not the EPA. In terms of stopping greenhouse gas pollution, it doesn’t really matter where the action comes from, just that … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Fox News Places ‘Personal Ad’ Seeking Debunkers of Al Gore – Is It Still 2006?
February 4, 2011 No Comment
photo: Center for American Progress Action Fund / Creative Commons I normally wouldn’t want to waste too much of my time or yours parsing what Fox News does, but putting up what Huffington Post describes as “little more than a personal ad” seeking out people who can debunk a comment that Al Gore made to Bill O’Reilly–wherein Gore accurately linked extreme winter weather with clim… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The December 2008 Tennessee coal ash spill. Photo Credit: Lyndsay Moseley, Sierra Club The words “hexavalent chromium” may not be ones you come across everyday, but they have made the news before. The deadly toxin first made headlines after Erin Brockovich sued Pacific Gas & Electric because of poisoned drinking water from hexavalent chromium . Now, new information from a joint report indicates that this chemical leaks readily from leaking coal ash dump sites maintained for coal-fire… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Peak Moment TV The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model has widened its scope of late. From a community supported kitchen , through a grain-growing, sail-powered CSA , to community supported bee… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: Susan Serra , CKD, used under Creative Commons license. TreeHugger was founded as a sustainable design blog. From Alan Chochinov’s 10 steps for sustainable design , through Yves Behar’s predictions for sustainable design in 2011 , to the classic d… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Fast Food Advertising is On the Rise — With a Focus on Minority Youth — While Kids Continue to Grow Fatter. What’s Wrong With This Picture?
February 4, 2011 No Comment
Image: FastFoodHealth.org via Babble.com It’s definitely not news that America’s children have an obesity problem and that it’s largely due to fast food and junk/snack foods —nor is it a surprise that fast food rest… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"Death Of A Forest" Documentary Details The Killing of Keystone Species by Pine Beetles
February 4, 2011 No Comment
Trees that were removed after being killed by mountain pine beetles; Photo by Forest Service – Northern Region via Flickr Creative Commons The mountain pine beetle infestations are spreading. As filmmaker Michael Pellegatti states , “To date millions of acres of forests and billions of trees are dead and there is no end in sight. Some estimates predict that by 2013, 80% of the North American forests could be gone. In addition, we are losing forests that otherwise provide a carbon sink … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Images via Yanko Design Solar cookers for rural communities and villages in developing countries are a hot topic among designers. They can help cut down on the GHGs emitted by burning typical fuels, from wood to dung to kerosene, but they are often inefficient or impractical. It doesn’t stop designers from trying, however, and Yonggu Do and Eunha Seo have created the Hot Liner, a flexible solar panel that can be formed into a cooking surface. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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