Tag: environment
Keurig KOLD Gets the Cold Shoulder
Fifty-four percent of Americans, 18 and older, drink coffee every day. Apparently we’re not drinking enough to keep Keurig satisfied because the world will...
U.K. Launches New Initiative to Combat Air Pollution
Our friends across the pond are taking air pollution very seriously. This September, the U.K. launched an initiative that aims at reducing nitrogen oxide...
10 Toxic Things to Get Out of Your Home Now
In the pursuit of a healthier lifestyle, it’s not just food and personal care products that must be carefully vetted. Household and work environments...
Coca-Cola Hopes to Achieve Water Balance with Help from Beavers
Beavers and Coca-Cola may seem like a strange combination, but as it turns out, the dam-building animals may help the beverage company meet their...
Twenty Percent of Food Produced in the U.S. Never Makes It...
One hundred and sixty-five billion. What do you think this figure represents? As crazy as it sounds, this figure represents the total amount of...
Is Organic Butter Really Worth the Extra Money?
Many people are coming to accept that butter is a health food, but some of us may still be tempted to purchase non-organic butter...
Awesome Invention: A Picture Book You Can Plant!
While books are a treasured keepsake, and are nearly infinitely reusable, the fact is that many of our books end up collecting dust in...
Environmental Working Group Reports on Clorox Disclosure of Fragrance Allergens
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently reported that the Clorox Company decided to disclose information on the fragrance allergens contained in their household cleaning...
Research on the Health Repercussions of Fracking Faces Major Roadblocks
You would think that an inherently destructive process like fracking, a method commonly used to collect natural gas, would warrant extensive, long-term studies as...
Watch Out: Rising Food Costs are Inevitable Due to California Drought
You have very likely noticed a significant increase in the cost of many foods this summer, especially for produce grown in California. Unfortunately, with...