Earth911 is honoring the 52 years of Earth Day with 52 Actions for the Earth. Each week through Earth Day 2023, we will share an action you can take to invest in the Earth and make your own life more sustainable. Getting dinner on the table every day is hard enough without worrying about the state of the planet, but […]
Everyone knows sugar is bad for your health and your teeth. It’s not great for the environment either. The best thing to do is to cut down, but a diet devoid of sweetness isn’t going to make anyone happy. Switching to a natural sweetener can be a healthier choice but are they more sustainable? We took a look at the […]
Even casual wine drinkers know there is no such thing as a typical bottle of wine; there are hundreds of kinds of wine, and even the same wine tastes subtly different from one bottle to the next. When every small decision made in wine production affects the final flavor, it should be no surprise to discover that those decisions affect […]
There’s no doubt that single-serve coffee makers are downright convenient. Java drinkers can make just one cup of coffee to their exact liking while their housemates, office mates, or clients can make coffee (or tea, hot chocolate, chai) to their own personal tastes. No more arguments over how dark or light or which flavor to brew the community coffee pot. […]
Let’s look into the sustainability of our beer. At least 5,000 years old, beer is the fourth most popular beverage in the world. We need to reduce the environmental impact of beer-making to prevent climate change, which threatens to make beer taste bad by making some ingredients less widely available. Adult Americans drink, on average, about 28 gallons of beer […]
When we think of “plant-based meat,” we might envision a veggie burger filled with savory bits of black beans, crunchy bell peppers, and sweet corn. Something any vegetarian would relish. But plant-based meat has evolved since the early veggie burgers. Today, with heightened awareness around leading a cruelty-free and environmentally friendly lifestyle, more meat eaters are turning to plant-based meat options. […]
Between 30% to 40% of all food in the United States goes to waste every year. Much of this is food that could help feed the hungry and reduce food insecurity. Forty percent of all available food translates to about 400 pounds of food per person at a cost of approximately $660 each. Some of this is food that rots […]
Everybody knows that soda pop has no redeeming nutritional qualities. It contributes to weight gain and diabetes, damages multiple internal organs, and contains harmful chemical ingredients. Diet sodas contain artificial sweeteners that may be as unhealthy as sugar. But let’s face it, nobody is giving up their fizzy drinks because of science. Even if we’re committed to our empty calories, […]
Aside from alcohol, few beverages are as divisive as fruit juice. Depending on who you talk to, juice is either a superfood or a sugar bomb that’s bad for us and the environment. What’s the truth? We won’t weigh in on nutrition, but the good news is that juice has a much lower carbon footprint than milk. Unfortunately, fruit juice […]
A standard cup of tea requires one-eighth as much water as a cup of coffee, but tea is no eco-beverage. In fact, the carbon footprints of tea and coffee production are almost identical. But producing tea contributes less to its footprint than how you drink it. Brewing a truly sustainable cuppa might be impossible, but a little education about your […]