Due to the scarcity of clean water, we are in an ever worsening water crisis, particularly in the developing world. Although the United Nations declared access to clean water and sanitation a human right, nearly 1 billion people around the globe still risk death and disease due to a lack of...

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...

Did you know Americans throw out 400 million units of electronic trash each year? And, according to a recent study from policy center Demos, we’re on track to discard another 50 billion in the next 10 years, which could exceed $10 billion to handle and process. All of this electronic trash...

Finding ways to reduce, reuse and recycle is not only good for the environment — it’s good for your bottom line. Reducing your carbon footprint will help you save money overall, proportionate to the size of your company. In other words, the bigger your company, the bigger your...

Grow your own is back in vogue and I can’t tell you how pleased I am to hear this. We, as a nation have been doing this for generations, yet when I come across newcomers at my allotment in Suffolk; many have thoughts of painful stooping backs and toiling in acres of mud. After I have given...

The supplies used in the office on a daily basis include products such as computers, laser printers and fax machines, all of which use paper in various forms. Well, to make paper, tons of trees need to be cut down and this mass destruction happens to ruin the natural habitat of Mother Earth...

EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: Isn’t it a waste that we buy water in plastic bottles when it is basically free out of our taps? Even health food stores, which should know better, sell it like crazy. When did Earth’s most abundant and free natural resource...

So you think that nothing you can do will make a difference to the global picture? That your voice is too small to be heard? Well, here’s an example to show otherwise. Assume, if you will, that there are 40,000,000 people in the UK with teeth. Not an unreasonable assumption, I think you will...

When it comes to green living, letting food spoil or expire isn’t as bad for the planet as forgetting to bring reusable bags to the supermarket or throwing batteries in the trash. Nevertheless, you probably still feel guilty when your carelessness leads to tossing food out that some...