Does Recycling Plastic Cost More Than making It?
In 1967, Mr. McGuire had one piece of career advice for young Benjamin Braddock - plastics. Indeed. In the 40 years since “The Graduate,” plastic has exploded in applications, from car bumpers to computers, and it has been classified into seven types, including PET #1, the type used for plastic water and soda bottles. Now the looming question is what to do with all that plastic. Of the 2.7 million tons of plastic PET bottles on U.S. shelves in 2006, four-fifths went to landfills. Source: LiveScience, Posted May 8th 2008
A Woman, A Village and a War on Plastic Bags
MODBURY, England -- Rebecca Hosking's moment, when a happy English farm girl cried tears that changed her life, came on a speck of sugar-white beach in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Source: Washington Post.com, Posted May 7th 2008
Air Pollution Impedes Bees' Ability to Find Flowers
Air pollution interferes with the ability of bees and other insects to follow the scent of flowers to their source, undermining the essential process of pollination, a study by three University of Virginia researchers suggests. Source: Washington Post.com, Posted May 7th 2008
Global warming could starve oceans of oxygen: study
OSLO (Reuters) - Global warming could gradually starve parts of the tropical oceans of oxygen, damaging fisheries and coastal economies, a study showed on Thursday. Source: Reuters, Posted May 7th 2008
Gen Y forces the green issue (without even trying)
In this, the week of all things Green, I'd be remiss if - amidst the talk of CFL bulbs, organic farmers, and the like - I didn't bring up that other green issue: Gen Yers. (Don't act so surprised…) Source: Fortune.CNN.com, Posted April 28th 2008
The High Price of Going "Organic"
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- While many companies are now rushing to "go green," recent surveys show American consumers are getting turned off by the organic hype for three reasons: price, skepticism and confusion. Source: CNNMoney.com, Posted April 28th 2008
Radiohead announce eco-friendly show
British rockers Radiohead are to play a "green" gig on a US talkshow by performing via satellite link-up from the UK - saving them from flying across the Atlantic. Source: Ireland online, Posted April 28th 2008
It Ain't Easy Being Green
At ATMs, gas stations and any time a machine asks me if I want a receipt, I always hesitate for a second, and then punch "yes."
Part of me -- a very retro part of me -- is comforted by that little scrap of paper that may prove I only withdrew $50, on the off-chance my bank informs me I withdrew $500. Even though that has never happened in the history of my ATM experiences. Source: Lime.com, Posted April 28th 2008
Beach Cleanup Tally: 6 Million Pounds of Trash
Last September, the Ocean Conservancy sponsored a worldwide beach cleanup effort. This week it released its findings: 6 million pounds of garbage was cleared from beaches in a single day. The biggest single source of debris was from smoking materials. Source: NPR, Posted April 23rd 2008
