I currently live in New Mexico, where daytime summer temperatures are usually between 90 and 100 degrees fahrenheit. However, there is one thing I am missing in my place that I have normally had access too, and that’s air conditioning. It’s a really small space that I work in, but it warms up rather quickly [...]
If the ingredient list on your skin care product includes the words methylparaben, propylparaben, or butylparaben, it’s time for you to switch to a safer, less toxic product. Back in 2007 I wrote a post titled What Are Parabens And Why Should You Avoid Them and the reasons I listed back then still apply today. [...]
The beautiful electric/gasoline plug-in hybrid sports car, the Fisker Karma from Fisker Automotive, is finally rolling off assembly lines and being test driven. The video below is from the Fisker dealer in Santa Monica, CA, which recently held an exclusive test drive event for deposit holders of the new plug-in: The Fisker Karma has two [...]
It’s back to school time! With families trying to save money by brown bagging their lunches to work and school, there’s a lot of waste – and money – going right into the trash. According to the EPA, each child who brings a brown bag lunch to school every day generates about 67 pounds of [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I have a carpet made out of recycled PET bottles in my baby’s room and I started noticing a lot of the fibers on our clothes and even in my mouth! Is it dangerous for me or my baby to be in contact with and possibly ingest these fibers? The jury is still [...]
Claiming that she will be the new sheriff in Washington D.C., presidential-hopeful Michele Bachmann once again set her sites on the Environmental Protection Agency. Bachmann Wants To Lock Up The EPA And Turn Out The Lights. If you live in the concrete and asphalt jungles of the United States, you’ve probably gotten used to the [...]
The cost of gasoline is consistently one of the biggest concerns for drivers, and one of the energy-related items average Americans are least able to affect. But a few simple tips could help you reduce pain at the pump and cut tailpipe emissions. energyNOW! has joined with the Alliance to Save Energy to produce a [...]
