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 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, [...]
