Larry's Environmental Issues Blog August 2007 Archive

Many of us depend on convenient school lunch throwaways to make morning prep time easier, and it can be difficult to resist those temptations in the supermarket, especially if the ... Read More

Public water supplies in 42 U.S. states--the tap water millions of Americans drink every day--are contaminated with 141 unregulated chemicals for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has never established ... Read More

Did you know that the total amount of carbon dioxide produced annually by residential water heaters throughout North America is roughly equal to that produced by all of the cars ... Read More

Since Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's death a year ago, his 9-year-old daughter Bindi Sue has become an international star in her own right, with a hit TV series, a magazine ... Read More

In addition to the deaths, shattered lives, and billions of dollars in property damage that Hurricane Katrina caused two years ago this week, the hurricane left a long-lasting legacy of ... Read More

Keeping your clothes and dishes clean is part of living a healthy life, but are you using dishwasher and laundry soaps that put the envrionment at risk? Phosphates and other ... Read More

While research about the effects of cell phone and microwave radiation exposure show mixed results, some evidence is hard to ignore. For example, after assessing brain damage in lab rats ... Read More

Early yesterday morning (August 21, 2007), Hurricane Dean slammed into Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula with the full force of a Category 5 hurricane, including sustained winds of more than 165 mph ... Read More

With rise of obesity in American schoolchildren, concerned parents, school administrators and government and private organizations are stepping up efforts to improve the quality of school lunches by offering healthier, ... Read More

Home canning is a traditional skill with outstanding applications for today. Home canning enables you to preserve the great taste and nutritional value of your backyard garden or locally grown ... Read More

If you're like most people, there is a good chance you are receiving a daily avalanche of unrequested and unwanted mail. Junk mail is more than an annoyance. It clogs ... Read More

"Eat local" has become one of the mantras of the new environmental movement, but why is eating locally grown food so important, and what does it have to do with ... Read More

According to an old adage, virtue is its own reward, but these days green living is a virtue that may actually put money in your pocket. The U.S. government offers ... Read More

Air quality during a heat wave not only feels worse, it is worse. The combination of heat and sunlight creates a "chemical soup" that affects air quality and makes life ... Read More

Nothing says summer like the smell of a backyard barbecue, but along with the aromas of grilled meat and vegetables you may also be inhaling cancer-causing chemicals. Studies have shown ... Read More

Rumors have been flying about the Bush Administration's censorship of scientific information about global warmng, but now federal scientists are going public with details of climate science censorship. Who is ... Read More

Is a drought just a long dry spell with too much heat and too little rain, or is the true definition of "drought" more subtle and complex than a glance ... Read More

A few scientists believe there is a link between Mad Cow Disease and the rise in Alzheimer's cases. Whether that theory proves true or not, many health and medical professionals ... Read More

Moving your stuff from one place to another can be a wasteful but unavoidable process, but there are ways to reduce the harmful ecological effects of moving. These simple tips ... Read More

When natural disasters strike, how much of the damage is really due to human decisions that have created an environmental and infrastructure house of cards just waiting to collapse? ... Read More