Coming Soon – Affordable Consumer LED’s

Scientists at Cambridge University have developed a new LED light,  that one will cost under $10.
This new LED -  smaller than a U.S. penny – will last for 60 years, well beyond the lifespan of standard light bulbs or even compact florescents (CFL’s), and will retail for $3.00 each. 
With the ever-growing popularity of LED lighting [...]

FDA Knew about Mercury in Your Sweetener

More details on the government’s knowledge about contaminated corn syrup are coming to light. The FDA, the watchdog for consumer food safety, knew high fructose corn syrup could contain toxic mercury as early as 2005 and didn’t reveal the problem to the public.
An FDA scientist co-authored a study in 2005 discovering this serious health concern. [...]

Environmental Politics or Forward Movement?

A caucus of 35 members of the U.S. House of Representatives have formed the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition, its purpose to create new jobs and encourage clean energy technology innovation, development of renewable energy.
Co-chaired by Representatives. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., and Steve Israel, D-N.Y, the group met with Carol Browner, new assistant to President Obama [...]

New Environmental Articles

 
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Corn Syrup Shown to Contain Mercury

Mercury – considered hazardous waste – has been steadily phased out of use in consumer products due to its toxicity.
Yet a new study shows that traces of this silvery metal have shown up in a common food sweetener. High fructose corn syrup – a known risk factor in type 2 diabetes – is used in a variety [...]

Cup ‘o’ Java To be More Green

With the green movement spilling light into all the corners of consumerism, the cup of coffee has undergone a lot of scrutiny.
First came the shift from styrofoam to disposable paper coffee cups. But what to do about those darned lids? Made of thin plastic, they can’t be recycled or even reused very well.
A Boulder, Colorado [...]

Shopping Malls to see Water Conservation

With water tables steadily falling across the country, consumers and businesses alike are beginning to look at water conservation measures as a way to insure future water needs are met. A Petaluma, California company, HydroPoint Data Systems, Inc., developed their WeatherTRAK Smart Water Management system as an effective tool for water conservation and lawn care maintenance. [...]

Decreased Air Pollution Equals Longer Life

The average life expectancy of Americans is directly related to the amount of air pollution we live with.
A report in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that decreased pollution particles from cars, diesel engines, coal-fired plants and steel mills have increased Americans’ longevity as much as 2.72 years, or 15 percent, since the 1980’s.
Two [...]

PepsiCo begins establishing it’s Carbon Footprint

Pepsi/Co, Inc., the Purchase, NY-based beverage company, has partnered with the Carbon Trust to begin establishing the carbon footprint of their products.
The first product to be measured is their standard 64 oz. Tropicana Premium Orange Juice container. Carbon Trust reviewed the scientific data and has determined and certified its carbon footprint is 1.7 kilograms.
This breaks [...]

Colleges Compete to Become Recycling King

Recycling’s up all across the country. But the recycling market is down, creating a difficult and concerning dilemma.
After several years of steady marketing efforts to consumers and the continued expansion of Waste Management’s and others recyclers’ curbside recycling programs, consumers across the country properly disposing their “paper, plastic, aluminum” more than ever before.
Now the about to be [...]