Dear EarthTalk: OK, so are cell phones emitting dangerous radiation or not? If so, which phones are safer that others and what do we do to minimize exposure? The jury is still out as to whether or not the radiation emitted by cell phones can cause negative health effects for callers. Mobile phones emit signals [...]
Ah, Florida. After living inland for the past few years, I do miss being by the beach. There is just something about being by the water that is missing where I live. Maybe I should move to the beach again? Excuse me while I head back out to the hammock on the porch… Burials are [...]
About 426,000 cell phones are decommissioned every day in the United States alone. Some are sold as pre-owned to other users, some are recycled correctly, but most are just thrown right in the trash. Because the majority of communities do not have e-waste recycling facilities, families just drop the phones in the trash to be [...]
The following is a guest post by Nan Fischer, a Certified EcoBroker specializing in green real estate in Taos, NM. Check out her website www.nanfischer.com, and follow her on Twitter for a daily green news feed, www.twitter.com/nan_fischer. Nan writes about green building, solar energy and the environment on her blog, www.desertverde.com. When it comes to [...]
Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that the BP oil leak is much more of an environmental threat than previous spills from tankers, and if so why? No one knows for sure how the ongoing oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico will affect the deep sea ecosystem, but scientists are not optimistic. Oil from what [...]
On the road again…See you guys on the other coast in a few days! My good friend Allie over at The Greenists (formerly Allies Answers) has just had her debut novel published! Her book, STAY, was released yesterday and I am taking my copy of the book with me to Florida to enjoy on the [...]
