EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I don’t hear much about the environmental impacts of our consumer culture any more, but it seems to me that our “buy, buy, buy” mentality is a major contributor to our overuse of energy and resources. Are any organizations addressing this issue today? — M. Oakes, Miami, [...]
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Dear EarthTalk: Why can’t plastics of all types simply be melted together?
July 23rd, 2011 · EarthTalk
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Why can’t plastics of all types, instead of being initially sorted, simply be melted together to be separated later? It must be a monumental and error-prone task to separate truckloads of plastics. — L. Schand, via e-mail The reason plastics aren’t typically melted together and then separated [...]
EarthTalk: YUM! Brands, owner of KFC, is under fire by Greenpeace. What’s the story?
July 10th, 2011 · EarthTalk
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I understand that fast-food giant YUM! Brands, owner of KFC, is under fire by Greenpeace and others for rainforest destruction. What’s the story? — Betsy Barnard, Wellesley, MA YUM! Brands, which operates 38,000 fast food restaurants in 110 countries (including not only KFC but also Pizza Hut, [...]
EarthTalk: Why Aren’t We Producing Safer Alternatives To Harmful Everyday Chemicals?
July 1st, 2011 · EarthTalk
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: So many chemicals in everyday products are harmful to our health and the environment. Why aren’t we developing safer alternatives? – Donna Langston, Asheville, NC Researchers today are beginning to question the safety of many chemicals used in consumer products. Studies have linked Bisphenol A (BPA), flame [...]
EarthTalk: I heard that some reusable bags contain lead. Is this a major health concern?
June 15th, 2011 · EarthTalk
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: I heard that some reusable bags contain lead. Is this a major health concern? Can’t these bags be made to avoid such contamination? — Donald Young, Cincinnati, OH It’s true that some reusable shopping bags for sale in U.S. stores have been shown to contain lead, a [...]
