Dear EarthTalk: There have been many contradictory reports (it was good; it was badĀ) about what came out of COP 15, the December 2009 international Climate Change Conference held in Copenhagen. Can you set the record straight? Indeed hopes were high that international negotiators in Copenhagen last December at the 15th Annual Conference of Parties [...]
I guess Spring has really arrived, as most of the articles in this week’s Reads are about gardening. From composting to local foods to urban gardening, this roundup should be inspirational to those of you getting started on your gardens for the year. Enjoy! It’s Earth Day! Quick, everybody buy stuff! Forty years ago Earth [...]
This is part 2 of “Is Solar Right For Me?” from Neil Kaminar, author of Solar Basics. Part 1 can be read here. Climate The next step is to look at your climate. Are you in the sunbelt, or are you in a fog-bound sea port? If you are in fog it does not mean [...]
Did you know that most recycling facilities won’t or cannot recycle plastic caps from soda, shampoo, or milk bottles? Me neither. However, instead of throwing them in the trash, you now have a much better option – Aveda salons will recycle those plastic caps. Join Aveda’s caps recycling initiative that helps extend the current boundaries [...]
It pains me to say it, but Earth Day has become a gigantic greenwashing event. The other day I wrote about 7 Examples Of What Earth Day Isn’t About, but the hits keep coming. Adam over at Twilight Earth published a press release from shopping giant QVC that is basically about buying your way to [...]
Convenience over the health of the earth? Seems to be the status quo for most mainstream companies out there, as we are bombarded with advertisements touting single use or disposable products – from mops to hand towels to bottled water to plain old plastic bags – all of which help contribute 200 million tons of [...]
In my continuing series on toxic ingredients in our food and personal care products, this time I wanted to talk about phthalates. Phthalates are mainly used as plasticizers (which are substances added to plastics to increase their flexibility and durability) in products such as PVC (polyvinyl chloride) shower curtains, baby toys, enteric coatings of pills, [...]
