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Bill McKibben is the author of the first book to recognize global warming as a very serious issue, The End of Nature, and now he has been fighting climate change for almost twenty years. He’s …

As if the marketing of bottled water wasn’t already absurd, it appears that the industry is targeting a new and vulnerable demographic– kids. Yep, you got it! In bright colors and toy-like shapes, this kid-approved …

If the how to refill your Brita filter tip wasn’t quite up your alley and you wish there was an easier way to  reuse or recycle your disposable cartridges, check out Take Back the Filter. …

So you’ve stopped by buying bottled water, traded in your BPA-laden plastic bottle for one made of stainless steel, and fill it regularly with cool, filtered water from your Brita. Way to live the bottle-less …

Here’s another installment on the link between meat consumption and climate change. Oh, and hope everyone had a wonderful Earth Day!
Humans’ beef with livestock: a warmer planet

American meat eaters are responsible for 1.5 more …

From Gizmodo:
Biodegradable Plastic Bag Disappears in Four Months, Along With Your Earth-Killing Guilt

The reason plastic is awesome is that it’s super durable, so it lasts forever. The problem is that it lasts forever, even when …

As if overnight, bisphenol-a, or BPA, for short, has become the talk of the town. While scientists and public health officials have long expressed their concern about the toxicity of this chemical, a common component …

After all those late nights sitting up by your young environmentalist’s bed, reassuring her that no, there really aren’t any monsters in her closet, you may be in for a bit of a shock. Evidently, …

From the Washington Post:
Bush Revises Strategy on Curbing Greenhouse Gases
 

 By H. JOSEF HEBERT and DEB RIECHMANN
The Associated Press
Wednesday, April 16, 2008; 5:09 PM
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Wednesday called for a halt in …

I often wonder if, somewhere between talk of melting polar ice caps and migrating polar bears, the crux of the climate issue gets lost. On a surprisingly regular basis, I find myself engaged in conversations …