The typical American meal contains ingredients from at least five countries outside the United States. Garlic from China, asparagus from Peru, peppers from the Netherlands, tomatoes from Mexico, and raspberries from Chile... most food has traveled thousands of miles to reach your grocery store's produce aisle. By choosing local produce, you can reduce fuel consumption and global warming pollution associated with transporting food, support local farmers, strengthen the local economy, and protect the environment -- all by eating fresher, tastier fruits and vegetables!
Want to stop global warming, reduce pollution, save money and keep your clothes clean? Consider taking a couple simple steps to reduce the amount of energy you use doing the laundry. Step outside and hang clothes out to dry and wash clothes in cold water to reduce your energy bill (and prevent shrinkage).
Saving energy in your home is the cheapest, fastest, and easiest way you can help curb global warming -- and get paid while doing it. Typical U.S. households spend between $1,000 and $1,800 each year to heat and cool their homes, power appliances and keep the lights on. Becoming more energy efficient at home reduces your demand on local utilities and the polluting processes that feed them, which saves you money and protects your health.
Of all the rooms in your home, the kitchen is likely the biggest energy hog. Start here and take a couple simple steps to reduce your monthly electricity bill...
Time to pack the lunch box again: sandwich, apple, cookies, carrots...but hold the lead.
If your child's lunch box is soft vinyl, it's wise to check for lead before school starts. Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin that is particularly harmful to young children's developing brain and nervous systems. Even at extremely low levels, lead can impair cognitive and physical development. So what's it doing in your child's lunch box?
Lead is often added to vinyl as a stabilizer. It's cheap, it bends, and it helps vinyl bounce back to its original shape.
Bad news for allergy and asthma sufferers: global warming could make your symptoms worse. Both ragweed and ozone pollution could intensify as temperatures rise. Researchers found that ragweed, that nasty weed with loads of hay fever-causing pollen, produced about 130 percent more pollen today and will produce about 300 percent more pollen in the future. People who live in areas that have both ragweed and high ozone pollution levels have it even worse. NRDC mapped the areas in the United States where ragweed and unhealthy ozone pollution overlap and found that more than 110 million Americans live in places with this double whammy of ragweed and high ozone levels.
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