Monkey See, Monkey Brew
Coffee isn’t generally considered a health-enhancing beverage, but recent research suggests the caffeinated brew may have gotten a bad rap. Reports in recent months have suggested java junkies enjoy a...
View ArticleThe Smoldering Trash Revolt
Every time a Californian breaks the law and throws a battery into the trash, it’s a headache for someone like Kevin Hendrick. As director of the Del Norte Waste Management Authority, Hendrick spends...
View ArticleYou Can’t Paper Over the Plastic
When we throw something away, where exactly is “away”? The new documentary Bag It notes that “just because something is disposable doesn’t mean it goes away. After all, where is away? There is no...
View ArticleU.S. Pledges to Reform Electronics Recycling
Melinda Burns wrote in January about the difficulty in keeping hazardous materials — among them batteries, fluorescent lights, hypodermic needles and electronics — out of landfills. She described how...
View ArticleFeds Appear Clueless About Their Own E-Waste
You upgrade your computer every four or five years. No big deal. Discarding the old one leaves a relatively tiny e-footprint. The U.S. government, on the other hand, is the world’s largest purchaser of...
View ArticleYou Gonna Eat That?
When I was a sophomore in college, a near mutiny arose on campus after the administration announced that, forthwith, all plastic trays would be removed from our cafeterias. Not only did the trays...
View ArticleIs the Dog Poo Problem Solvable?
Dog dung has precipitated fist fights, the dispatching of undercover private eyes, and even the use of canine forensic databases. Is there any foolproof way to stop people from leaving dog crap...
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