Air Pollution May Thicken Arteries Faster

The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air) conducted by the University of Michigan asked the question: Does exposure to air pollution increase the risk of heart disease and stroke? This link seemed to appear in several other studies, and so the...

25 Ways to Use Vinegar to Spring Clean

With the warmer days and first blooms of the year that come in spring, also comes the time to do your annual spring cleaning. Each year, millions of people use the milder weather to air out their homes and do a deep down cleaning of all the things that have been bottled u...

What Chemicals Are in Your Baby's Car Seat?

Every parent wants what is best for their baby, and a proper car seat is right up there at the top of the list when it comes to keeping baby safe. In fact, most hospitals won’t discharge you after giving birth until you prove that you have a proper car seat for the baby. ...

Monoculture, GMOs and Eroding Biodiversity

Imagine eating a plate of corn and soybeans every night for the rest of your life. For a change, you might try a bowl of rice a few times a week. With the alarming trend towards monoculture in North America our food choices could become extremely limited in the future. So...

Fake Clouds: A Look at Weather Modification

Defined by ecomii as the “human influence on the weather, weather modification may be linked to climate change. Terms such as seeding--a process used to increase precipitation or disperse fog--manipulate the natural cycle of rain and weather patterns to suit the needs of ...

Is BPA A Developmental Toxicant?

The American Chemistry Council and Public Environmental Agency Face OffThe Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) wants to list Bisphenol A (BPA) as a developmental toxicant under California’s Proposition 65 - known as the The Safe Drinking Water and Tox...

Insecticide Threatens U.S. Honey Bees

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the use of certain insecticides that pose risks to honey bees. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) recommended suspending uses of neonicotinoid insecticides. Neonicot...

Why Buy a Natural Mattress?

Sound sleep is integral to a healthy body, but what you sleep on might be one of the most dangerous items in your home. Most mattresses are made with chemical toxins that emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and can cause respiratory problems and possibly even cancer. As more...

Does California's Prop 65 Need A Replacement?

California voters approved a ground-breaking ballot initiative in 1986, called Proposition 65. Prop 65, as it is commonly referred to, requires the state to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects. The list has grown to about 800 chemicals since it w...

What is a Walking School Bus?

What is a Walking School Bus? How can you reduce your ecological footprint and get in shape at the same time? Join a ‘walking school bus’! Essentially a carpool on legs, walking to school with others has many benefits, and for some kids, it’s the only exercise they g...

How To Clean Outdoor Furniture

With the warmer weather here, we cannot help but fantasize about summer barbeques, al fresco lunches and lounging on our decks and patios.  But before we can enjoy the weather, the dreaded task of outdoor cleaning must be completed! I know that most of us hate cleaning (o...

Challenge Your Family To Live Green

With Earth Day quickly approaching this coming weekend, going green is top of mind for many. But instead of living green for just one day, what if you and your family spent the month of April making a conscious effort to reduce your environmental footprint?Since becoming ...

Wasting Food Costs You Money

                Over half of the food produced worldwide is wasted. It’s estimated that the average household throws away a third of the food purchased each week, and one out of four items of fresh produce is thrown out. That amounts to a cost of $600 per household each year o...

The Pope Mobile: Green Energy For The Vatican

So I entered a contest last year. Actually I entered lots of them. I entered the SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) League's Asimov Memorial Limerick Contest. There once was a little green man, whose signal I happened to scan. Itried to name a friend’s dog; app...

Transform Your Trash

The jars came first. Instead of sending my growing collection of empty glass receptacles to their usual fate at the bottom of the recycle bin, I did something unexpected -- something wild. I peeled off their labels and plopped them in the dishwasher. I wanted ...

Reusing and Recycling 101

You want to be green, but it’s hard to know the difference between reusing and recycling. Fortunately, it’s not that complicated. Recycling and reusing have the same goal: to keep items out of overflowing landfills. The two tactics just go about it in very different...

Biofuels' Potential

Slowly but surely, an extraordinarily important new industry is slowly taking shape, with the potential to transform the global economy. After years of existing largely as an environmentalists fantasy, commercial production of biofuels for the world civil aviation in...

Reassurance About Nuclear Energy

On Friday, July 29, 2011, Matt Wald of the New York Times published an article titled N.R.C. Lowers Estimate of How Many Would Die in Meltdown that describes a US Nuclear Regulatory Commission project whose results to be widely understood and repeated. The project wa...

Coconut Oil Protects Against Toxins

Love Your Lawn (and the Earth Too)

Maintaining a lush, healthy lawn without resorting to harsh chemicals is no easy task. Fortunately, you don’t have to have a supremely green thumb to keep your lawn naturally vibrant. According to Paul Tukey, author of The Organic Lawn Care Manual, a truly “gr...