As the holiday season hits full swing, consider this: Americans throw away 25 percent more trash between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than at any other time during the year.
As more Americans adopt a greener way of shopping by carrying their own reusable bags, more cities and states are considering banning plastic bags or enacting usage fees. That’s good news on the environmental front.
But does the use of reusable shopping bags have implications on the health front? Maybe, is the answer from a 2010 study conducted by the University of Arizona and Loma Linda University.
As you fill up your gas tank with expensive fuel, consider this: Carpooling can save you money while protecting the environment. Americans spend an average of 9 percent of their incomes on gas, and automobiles are the largest contributor of environmental pollution.
In our society, where plentiful food is accepted as a way of life, it can be easy to overlook just how much of it goes to waste.
But, according to one 2008 study, about 30 percent of food – worth $48.3 billion – is discarded annually in the United States alone. And with today’s food prices, [...]
No one suggests you leave behind the convenience of laborsaving home appliances, but it’s important to know they can drain your pocketbook and contribute greenhouse gases to the environment. In fact, household appliances account for about 30 percent of energy expended in the average U.S. household.
It’s spring. Robins are building nests, you can venture outside for the first time in months without multiple layers of clothing and when you look out the window, the world is looking brightly back at you. Or is it?
