If you’re reading this blog, chances are good you’re concerned about your impact on Earth and want to reduce your energy demand and carbon footprint. Here’s some good news: energy efficient upgrades are among the simplest ways to cut back on energy use and slash utility bills. energyNOW! partnered with the Alliance to Save Energy [...]
Q: Radioactive rain recently fell in Massachusetts, likely due to Japan’s nuclear mess. Given the threats of radiation, wouldn’t it be madness now to continue with nuclear power? How can President Obama include nukes as part of a clean energy agenda? In the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, countries around the world that [...]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has just released their 12th Report on Carcinogens, a congressionally-mandated public health document that identifies substances in our environment that may put people at an increased risk for cancer. It is prepared by the National Toxicology Program each year, and this year 8 substances were added to [...]
THIS is why I eat organic food… After years of sweeping the issue under the rug and hoping no one would notice, the FDA has now finally admitted that chicken meat sold in the USA contains arsenic, a cancer-causing toxic chemical that’s fatal in high doses. But the real story is where this arsenic comes [...]
I wish I were joking but sadly I am not. SC Johnson, the brand well-known around the world for bringing us such “green” products as Raid bug killer, Glade “air freshener”, Ziploc plastic bags, and Drano, has been picked as one of the 10 greenest brands by the ImagePower Global Green Brands Survey. Yes, you [...]
Q: Is it true that only a handful of outdated coal-burning power plants generate a sizable amount of the mercury pollution generated in the United States? If so, is anything being done to clean these sites up or shut them down? Our nation’s coal-fired power plants are increasingly being retrofitted with technologies to mitigate the [...]
Whether it be through their work, home or personal lives, people seem to have gained an awareness on what is and isn’t eco-friendly. Whether or not they do anything with that awareness is a different story, of course. But when it all comes down to it, which generation do you think is more eco-minded: ours [...]
