Twenty-five percent of what is put in the recycling bin is not recyclable. Are you guilty of contamination? Read how you can be a better recycler.
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Coca-Cola prides itself on being number one. Except when it comes to plastic pollution. Last year, the environmental activist group Greenpeace identified Coca-Cola as the number one polluting brand in its 2018 audit of 187,000...
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So you didn’t get on the list for the Tesla Model 3? Too much hype? Too long a wait? Too worried about range, charging, price, maintenance, performance or manufacturing snafus? Don’t worry. Your options for...
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Consider the potential of an apple peel. Toss it in the garbage, and you will pay (by tax or fee) someone to cart it many miles in a carbon dioxide emitting truck to dump it...
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Nine in ten Americans favor expanding solar power, according to Pew Research. But only half of American consumers live in homes that can accommodate solar panels. You rent? Sorry. You live in an apartment? Good...
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It used to be a novelty to see a bear outside of the zoo. Now, not so much. You’ve got to have a bear in your backyard taking a jacuzzi and lapping up a margarita...
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Green Fence. National Sword. Blue Sky. These are the aspirational names of China’s environmental policies that have put the $106 billion U.S. recycling industry through the shredder. China, the world’s largest importer of all types...
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It’s the year of the president, playboy bunnies and porn stars. If you think such news is for the birds, consider this: 2018 IS the Year of the Bird. Really. This year marks the 100th...
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Paper or Plastic? It may not be the weightiest ethical question of our time, but it’s one you are likely asked each day. You glance at your options – an earth-colored, plant-derived paper sack or...
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No amount of light bulb swapping or bicycle commuting would do as much to protect us from the worst impacts of climate change as a carbon tax would. The tax would value the future damage...
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