Green Matters: Reducing, reusing and recycling
Storms may have killed off many stink bugs
The combined fury of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee may have drowned much of the region's stink bug population, but scientists are still hesitant to say that homeowners will see fewer of them when the weather warms.
Green Matters: Reducing, reusing and recycling
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
Do Your Part: Don't waste those food scraps
I consider myself a pretty good gardener, a common sense "greenie", and a person who does her best to reduce, reuse, and recycle. But, there's something I must admit. For years now, I've resisted composting. It just seemed a bit too difficult and bit too time-consuming. That's all changed. And, ...
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
8 ways to make grocery shopping more sanitary
The average American goes to the supermarket twice a week and is exposed to bacteria from a variety of sources - from the grocery cart handle to the melons in the produce aisle. Even when your groceries are safely at home, you still have to contend with food-borne illnesses. More than 70 million...
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
Brazilian Blowout hair treatment ruled carcinogenic
The makers of the popular Brazilian Blowout line of hair-straightening products - which can cost up to $500 per salon treatment - have agreed to change their labeling to warn consumers that the treatments can release formaldehyde gas, which is considered a carcinogen and can cause irritation of ...
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
Climate change gives gardeners new options
If you're planting a spring garden in the U.S. this year, you may want to set aside some extra seed money. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map for the first time since 1990, reflecting how some crops are moving north as winter grows warmer.
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
EarthTalk: What's going on with the changing chemistry of our seas?
Dear EarthTalk: I was horrified to read recently that our oceans are actually becoming acidic, that the continued burning of fossil fuels is changing the chemistry of our seas. What's going on?
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BOOKS
Book review: 'What's Gotten Into Us?'
Meet McKay Jenkins, University of Delaware professor, who's feeling just fine but one day goes to the doctor and learns he has a tumor the size of a navel orange growing in his abdomen.
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
The eco-sins of hotels
It's true that hotels, motels and inns have made efforts to lessen their impact.
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
Hypothetical NASA satellite would monitor air quality across U.S.
Imagine a space borne instrument that measures the nation's air quality in five-square-mile grids every hour.
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
California hits wind energy milestone: About 5 percent of power from wind
California now gets about 5 percent of its electricity from wind power, according to data released Tuesday by the California Wind Energy Association.
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GREEN MATTERS: REDUCING, REUSING AND RECYCLING
Restored wetlands no match for real thing
How easy is it to recreate nature? When it comes to wetlands, the answer seems to be "not very."
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