The Problem: Excessive Plastic Products in Landfills
People have become accustomed to buying their food in clean, nicely designed packaging, using detergents bottled in handy plastic containers or personal hygiene products which are not disposable. All these improvements are here to stay because they are convenient but there is another, less desirable, side to this coin in that they are adding enormous volumes to household wastes because they are of the ’single-use’ type and must thus [...]
Will wonders never cease! The greatest thing since cheese in a tube. OMG. Poop Freeze “frosts” poop in order to make it easier to pick-up. This frosting gets rid of most smells right away. Sorry, this one gets a thumbs down from me - it takes a great amount of “suspended disbelief” for anyone to fall for any claims of this product being “environmentally friendly”.
From the Poop-Freeze website:
Our mission is to provide pet owners with [...]
Japanese lingerie designer Triumph International Japan has designed an incredible solar powered bra, with built in photovoltaic cells that can power an iPod or cell phone.
It is also equipped with refillable plastic drink pouches that can be filled with your favorite drink, allowing wearers to quench their thirst without having to buy and then throw away water, juice and soda bottles.
In an effort to jump on the bandwagon of seeming to be environmentally [...]
One of my favorite blogs is Jennifer Marohasy, from down under in Oz. This week, she has a short news bite:
The Church of England’s Church Commissioners have gone green, investing £150 million with former US Vice-President Al Gore’s environmentally minded investment firm, Generation Investment Management.
While the Church of England, and other investors, can get a little rosy glow by sending out a news release where they can brag about “going green”, the actual inconvenient truth [...]
Figuring out whether a cleaning product is safe for you and the environment can be difficult. Manufacturers are not required by law to disclose ingredients. To help, here are definitions of terms you’re likely to encounter when shopping. Your safest bet is to buy from companies that list all ingredients on their labels.
Nontoxic
Only a very large amount will cause damage. Use of the term isn’t regulated, so choose products from manufacturers that [...]
On May 21, 2008, the teams for the student competition, EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge, were announced in Washington, D.C. Seventeen teams were selected from the U.S. and Canada to participate in this prestigious event. EcoCAR is the latest in a 19-year series of Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), an automotive manufacturer, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory. The goals of the competitions are to stimulate the development and [...]
Wow, wasn’t the Hindenburg zeppelin disaster of 1937 related to hydrogen? Please some feedback and comments on the safety issues of hydrogen powered cars would be appreciated.
Are Hydrogen Cars the Answer? - detailed article with research references!
Sheryl Canter at the Environmental Defense Fund has put together a nicely researched and referenced article about hydrogen car technology. Here is a brief outline of what I find to be the interesting points in her article:
1. The cars [...]
