Food dyes approved by the FDA include colors synthesized from petroleum derivatives and coal tar, but with all of the negative attention paid to artificial food color, natural dyes are on the rise. Yet some food dyes based on natural ingredients come from things that you may not care ...
But a new study published in the journal Sociological Inquiry is showing that children are becoming increasingly isolated from nature, which is evident from its depiction in children's books. An analysis of the 296 Caldecott Medal Award Winners from 1938-2008, found that overtime depi...
The elusive green consumer February 12, 2012 I’d like to believe that we can shop our way to be a better world. It’s unlikely. If our economy is going to become more just and sustainable, change will have to come from the top down, not from the bottom up. This roll of toilet paper hel...
What on earth were they thinking? The Dallas Independent School District took about 5,700 fifth-grade boys on February 9 to see a new movie about African-American fighter pilots in World War II, but female students were excluded. Busloads of Dallas school children began arriving at th...
Clearly undeterred by the GOP’s ongoing effort to cut federal support for clean energy , the Obama Administration has just announced a new $150 million round of funding for cutting-edge research into solar, wind, geothermal, bio-based energy and ocean power along with dozens of other ...
There isn't any real controversy about "bad health effects" because of wind farms. The wind farms are overall less toxic than fossil fuel facilities. But that isn't the REAL problem here. If you're a flying animal, however, a windfarm is DEADLY and THAT is also known but being ignored...
Nature of Business radio, created and hosted by Chrissy Coughlin, is a weekly show on business and environment. My interview with Michael Beer was a very rich one, indeed. Our conversation revolved around his latest book, Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social V...
Efficiency standards for residential clothes washers are among the many that await approval. In his State of the Union address , President Obama stated that the administration would “not walk away from the promise of clean energy.” The president also recognized that, especially in the...
Written by Stephen Lacey , Climate Progress Real estate mogul and former Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has outdone himself this time. After starting construction on a 1,235 acre coastal golf course on rural land in Scotland that will feature two golf courses, 950 hous...
A study by the National Institutes of Health revealed that having a pet can help to diminish feelings of loneliness, particularly for women living alone, and compensate for the absence of human companionship. However, owning a pet doesnt have to disallow meeting a human mate . In the...
Businesses around the world and across the U.S. are coming to realize that many of the steps theyre taking to reduce their environmental impact actually have a cost benefit for their company. But, as we explore in the examples below, going green and cost savings isnt always as strai...
Another indication of the extra care the women drivers took was that over 50% of the time, they parked centrally, meaning they positioned their cars in the middle of each parking space. Men did this about 26% of the time in the survey. Are the results showing women to be better at par...
A weather presenter and a celebrity chef walk into a kitchen … that was the novel hook for this cooking class (and, hell, it’s not often Climate Desk gets to film a cooking show). This is about as far away from the dry, cracked soil of a Texas cattle ranch as it gets: Fifth Avenue, Ne...
Earth is dying a death of a billion lashes as ecosystems are liquidated for consumption as if nature has no worth. 80% of old forests are gone, 50% of top soil, 90% of big ocean fish, bee populations are collapsing, we are undergoing abrupt climate change, and two billion are hungry a...
As her music career soared, so did her efforts to aid the less fortunate. She was dedicated to helping children, and in 1989 created the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children, a non-profit that helped kids with cancer and AIDS, and also taught self-empowerment. According to a profil...
Photos: Courtesy of house owners. At Puerto Iguazu, near the frontier between Argentina and Brazil, lies this amazing house made entirely with recycled materials. Made by a local family, its walls have over 1200 PET bottles and its ceiling, more than 1300 Tetra Pak cartons. Find out m...
© Clôdie Francois A bookshelf and a dresser by Mesdames Carton. Inspired by both the beauty of the American West and the wares on sale in a tiny Parisian shop, Clôdie Francois turns discarded cardboard into colorful, playful tables, shelves, and dressers that look straight out of "Ali...
By Lyndsay Rush, DivineCaroline Ahhh, Feburary 14. The day of love. The day that Cupid works for all year. The day Hallmark cashes in on our emotions. For some people, February 14 is just another day. And this year, just another Sunday. Whether you’re indifferent, upset, or excited, t...
In a recent interview for a Norwegian magazine (Teknisk Ukeblad, 0412 ), the IPCC chair Rajendra Kumar Pachauri told the journalist that he had received death threats in connection with his role as a head for the IPCC. There have also been recent reports of threats and harrasment of c...
If you were smitten by the little electric Think City and thought the company's recent bankruptcy put the kibosh on your chances of ever owning one of the plastic-paneled car, then *ahem, think again. It seems there are still some of the city runabouts to be had if you look in the rig...
Tagg is an advanced GPS tracking device purpose-built for pets, that will notify pet parents through text and/or email alerts if a pet leaves his safe zone—and allows their current location to be tracked so the pet can be brought home. The lightweight Tagg tracker attaches to a cat or...
Clothianidin has been widely used on corn, the largest U.S. crop, since 2003. Suppliers sell seeds pre-treated with it. Like other members of the neonicotinoid family of pesticides, clothianidin gets “taken up by a plant’s vascular system and expressed through pollen and nectar,” acco...
Photo Courtesy Of: Photos.com/Thinkstock Some of the most potent immunosupportive agents come from mushrooms , and science is just beginning to tap into this vast natural medicine warehouse. There are mushrooms that kill viruses, mushrooms that kill bacteria, and even mushrooms that k...
If you'd like to get in on the growing trend of backyard chicken keeping , but don't feel like building your own coop , it's worth taking a look at John Wright's Modern Coop . The striking, elegant design is made from post consumer reclaimed wood. © John Wright For an extra $170, you ...
Sustainability strategising is all very well, but it needs to be properly focused, argues Peter Knight If the economy smiles kindly on America this year, expect a rash of sustainability strategies as more companies engage with the issue. This is potentially good news, but the problem ...
Research and analysis of solar PV manufacturing costs and international trade flows shows that Chinese silicon solar PV manufacturers have only a slight cost advantage on their US counterparts, and that excludes transportation costs, the effect of inflation rate differentials and othe...
PODESTA: Well, I certainly believe it does, I think there are several dimensions to that. First of all, the stranglehold that we have from our oil suppliers will be reduced or eliminated, as we become energy sufficient. And secondly, the fact that most people don't realize, I think, i...
derekGavey-modified by author /CC BY 2.0 Mobile telephones and personal computing devices have taken a lot of business out of the post office. Personal letters and corporate mailings now largely have been replaced by digital-age communications. But the post office may get the last lau...
