If you’re getting ready to buy a new roof, you might consider a metal roof. Known for their longevity, metal roofs can easily last two or three times longer than asphalt shingle roofs — and they’re recyclable at the end of their useful life. While there’s a higher upfront cost, the durability and energy-saving characteristics of a metal roof can […]
Are you environmentally conscious? Do you try to minimize your carbon footprint? How sustainable are the energy suppliers that you use? Most of us can easily answer the first two questions, but the question of what energy supplier provides the cleanest energy, not so much. As environmentally conscious consumers, we should know the source of our energy to ensure we […]
This is the third in a series of five articles that help you find ways to reduce your carbon footprint by looking at the main carbon culprits in the average American’s lifestyle. If owning a big house in the suburbs is part of the American dream, a lot of people are living the dream. The average American single-family home built […]
Residents in some parts of the American West are already used to thinking of wildfires as seasonal, rather than infrequent, threats. As the annual acreage burned by wildfires increases, residential areas throughout the country are coming under threat more frequently. Residents in many regions of the U.S. must now prepare for fire season. In fact, as the fires grow bigger, […]
Globally, we are consuming resources faster than the Earth can replenish them. If we think of these resources — such as timber, water, and clean air — like an allowance, then we spent our allotment for 2021 on July 30, and we’re expected to overshoot this year (2022) on July 28. We are over-fishing, extracting, mining, polluting, depleting, and harvesting […]
You can reduce your use of chemical garden amendments and use less water in your garden by planting native plants appropriate to your region. These plants thrive in their native climate with minimal care, which means you can reduce nonpoint source pollution and conserve water simultaneously. In addition, many native plants support pollinators like butterflies, bees, and birds, which help keep […]
Most people have never heard of it, but the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) is the largest environmental trust fund in the world, with 184 member nations. They support environmental equity by directing donations from 40 wealthier donor nations to fund environmental efforts in developing ones. It presents a rare bright spot in a political landscape filled with headlines about government […]
Is your yard swarming with mosquitos? An excellent way to keep flying insects at bay without harmful chemicals is to recruit bats to eat them. Providing bats with the right habitat encourages them to take up residence nearby. Bats like to live in tight crevices in wooden structures, such as under the bark on a tree or even in window […]
In honor of Earth Day’s 52 years of inspiring environmental action, Earth911 is offering 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week until Earth Day 2023, we will share one action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. Maintaining a traditional American lawn all summer can have a significant environmental impact. The chemical […]
Plenty of products proudly promote the fact that they contain recycled ocean plastic. This could be plastic waste that was dumped in the ocean. Or it could be ocean plastic that has washed up on shorelines. It could also be “ocean-bound” plastic litter that is making its way to the ocean. What’s important is that these products make use of […]