Plastic is everywhere: food, packaging, clothing, toys, kitchen, etc. It is hard to believe that something we love and have simplified our lives so much turned out to be so damaging to the environment and potentially harmful to our health. As time goes by, more and...
Which one is better? It is a fact that plastic bottle’s impact has been very detrimental on the environment. The making of the plastic bottle in the US uses over 1.5 million barrels of oil, enough to run 100,000 cars for a year. About 80% of the bottles are not...
For starters, you might not know that cotton is the most intensive pesticide-use crop in the world. Also, clothes made from synthetic fibers like acrylic, nylon and polyester is coated with formaldehyde, which is a very harmful chemical. Considering that our skin...
By Danny M. Orlando, Energy Star Regional Program Manager Understanding the Problem It’s been ten years since I first began to understand the relationship between energy leaks in my house and the size of my monthly energy bill. Energy leaks cost you money and come in...
At Home Change your light bulbs. Swap out incandescents with compact fluorescents (CFLs). Replace the five most frequently used conventional light bulbs with Energy Star rated ones and you’ll save approximately $100/yr. CO2 emission reductions: 120 lbs/bulb/yr Turn...
