The Latest in Green
Do We Still Need Daylight Savings?
Does Daylight Saving Time (DST) conserve energy? Recent studies are beginning to shed some light on the efficiency of seasonally changing the clocks. Matthew Kotchen of the University of California, Santa Barbara has been studying the effects of DST on U.S. electricity usage. In 2006 Indiana instituted daylight saving statewide. . .
Just How Green Is That e-book?
It seems that the jury is still out on the environmental impact e-books is having in the market place. Just how green can they be? The e-books in question, well at least the category leaders, Amazon’s Kindle, Apple’s iPad, Barnes and Nobles Nook, and Sony’s e-reader, have only been in. . .
Labor Day Reflections
What ever happened to the Labor in Labor Day? Labor Day became an official U.S. holiday when President Grover Cleveland signed the bill passed by Congress into law on June 28, 1894. Peter J. McQuire, founder of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of New York City back in 1882,. . .
Are Food Makers’ Health Claims Valid?
Just how valid are food makers’ health claims on their packaging? We as consumers tend to believe what we read on a food package, unless of course there is a far overreaching claim that a even a 5 year old knows is a bunch of bull. Something like Redco Food’s. . .
Eating Locally Vs Sourcing Globally
There seems to be a brewing battle between locavores and conventional food producers. Locavores are individuals that buy their seasonal produce, beef, and fish from local producers. Locavores like to purchase locally grown foodstuffs to within a 300 miles radius of where they live. Conventional producers source their food from. . .
NOAA Reopens Another 4,281 SQ Miles To Fishing
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reopened another 4,281 square miles of Gulf waters to commercial fishing yesterday. The reopening according to NOAA came after consultation with the FDA and Gulf states. The NOAA moved to reopen the previously closed waters after sensory analyses (smelling the fish, and checking. . .
Green Lawn Love Affair
How did your lawn fare through this torrid summer? Was it a little browner, or perhaps weedier than last year? America has a love affair with green bucolic lawns for as far as the eye can see. Local governments enact ordinances to make sure that the neighborhood lawns maintain a. . .
2010 Hottest Year Yet
Yesterday was the hottest day here in the Chicago area, hitting 94 degrees without a heat index figured in. Chicago this summer experienced over 85 days of 80 plus degrees. That is 54 more days of 80 plus temperatures than in 2009. The Chicago area is not alone this year. . .
BP’s Oil Still Keeps Surfacing
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency focused on the condition of the oceans and the atmosphere. It also has become the latest federal agency to stretch the truth regarding the amount of oil that is now allegedly gone from the BP Gulf oil spill. NOAA. . .
New Jersey Seeks To Become Wind Mega State
No, this article has nothing to do with Snookie and the Jersey Shore series. New Jersey yesterday passed a law that would ultimately make it the leading provider of offshore wind energy in the country.The Offshore Wind Economic Development Act directs the state’s Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to establish. . .
The Ultimate Electric Party Car?
Canadian based Motive Industries, Inc. plans on building an all-electric car made from hemp fibers. The car, named the Kestrel, will be a compact, and it will be able to transport four people up to speeds of 60 mph. It will have a driving range of 100 miles before needing. . .
Diet Can Save Your Skin From UV Rays
Showing up a little late in this soon to be over summer tanning season, is a report highlighting that a certain diet can save your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays. That protective diet is the Greek one according to researchers at the University of Tel Aviv. Dr. Niva. . .
Droughts Reducing Plants CO2 Absorption
According to a new report rising temperatures in the past decade have reduced the ability of plants to soak up carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Large-scale droughts have wiped out plants that would have otherwise absorbed an amount of carbon equivalent to Britain’s annual man-made greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists. . .
Endless Summer
Endless summer is something we all dream of. A place on the beach, lake, or mountain where you can live and exist without worry or responsibility, and enjoy those long hot days of summer fun. Some of us find it for a week or two during our quick summer vacations,. . .
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