Many people falsely assume that going green and using earth-friendly products means that you have to give up the things you love like quality hair care products. Thankfully, that is not true. There are many […]
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Best Solar Battery Tender
Batteries lose their charge over time, especially vehicle batteries. If you have a car or motorcycle that you only use seasonally, then you have probably experienced that horrible feeling of turning the key and getting […]
Best Energy-Efficient White Noise Machines
White noise machines produce white noise and relaxing sounds to either drown out the unwanted sounds around you or create a relaxing sound for you to focus on while you relax into blissful slumber. One […]
Best Non-Toxic DIY Mold Removal
Everyone has seen them, those tiny dark spots that spring up around the bathtub, on window sills, and on shower curtains. Mold. Mold is a type of fungus that loves to grow in dark damp […]
Best Standing Desk
Staying active can be challenging when you have a computer-based job. So what is the solution? A standing desk. After all sitting is the new smoking. Standing desks give you the ability to move more […]
Best Battery-Powered Cordless Hedge Trimmers
If you are a homeowner, you understand the joy of a perfectly manicured yard. To get the job done right, without overworking yourself you need a great cordless hedge trimmer. Corded trimmers are a pain […]
The Best Environmental Science Careers
Environmental science is a cross-disciplinary field that combines the natural sciences (like biology and chemistry), the earth sciences (geology), and social sciences (like policy, economics, and law) to understand how they all interrelate. Environmental scientists […]
Best Home Insurance Companies for Eco-Friendly Homeowners
Green building is a growing trend and even home insurance companies are hopping on the bandwagon. But it’s not always easy to figure out which ones offer the best benefits to green homeowners or how […]
Air Pollution from Cars and Power Plants Increases ER Visits
According to a recent study of pollution’s effect on health – the largest ever US study of its kind – ozone and particulate emissions leads to an increase in emergency room visits for respiratory issues […]
New Water Collection Method Inspired By Bugs
Harvard researchers are perfecting methods to collect water from the air via dropwise condensation so that not one precious drop gets away from us. Water is critical to life on Earth, and is in increasingly short […]
Norway’s Capital Will Ban Cars By 2019
In a bold move to reduce pollution, Oslo’s city council has voted to ban cars from the city center by 2019. Many large European cities are taking measures to improve pollution and traffic congestion in […]
Senate Bill Like Clinton’s Stops Climate Change
Short-lived climate pollutants like methane and black carbon account for approximately one-third of current global warming. Connecticut’s Democratic Senator Chris Murphy and Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins have introduced the Super Pollutants Act of 2015 – […]
Faster Rising Seas if Antarctica Melts
Seas could rise much faster than previously thought – nearly three meters every century for 10,000 years, if we continue our business-as-usual rate of burning fossil fuels. New simulations of the future impact of climate […]
As Our Climate Warms, is Personal Cooling in our Future?
As the climate warms over the next decades, energy needed for cooling developing nations would far outstrip current air conditioner use in the US. The need to cool people in the rapidly growing megacities in India, […]