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Homebuyer Climate Change Concerns: Drought

Homebuyer Climate Change Concerns: Drought

When purchasing a new home, construction, size, aesthetics, and price are all worthy considerations. But there’s another factor that’s becoming increasingly important: What are the local risks from climate change? If the location where you’re moving is drought-prone, the availability of water needs to be a critical consideration when buying a home. Water is the foundation of all life on […]

Earth911 Podcast: Dr. Danielle Bernal on Plant-Based Diets for Dogs

Earth911 Podcast: Dr. Danielle Bernal on Plant-Based Diets for Dogs

Our guest today, Dr. Danielle Bernal, is a veterinarian at Wellness Natural Pet Food. She recommends switching to plant-based foods and is here to discuss the health benefits and animal health issues to track when adopting more plant-based foods for your dog. The American Pet Products Association reports that about 90 million dogs lived in U.S. homes in 2019, and […]

Maven Moment: Sunshine and Fresh Air

Maven Moment: Sunshine and Fresh Air

My grandma’s favorite month was June. Her rose bushes were in full bloom and the strawberries were juicy and sweet. Plus, the days were long and warm but not oppressively hot like July and August. It was the perfect time of year to take full advantage of the sunshine and fresh air. But she wasn’t just enjoying the health benefits […]

What Are VOCs and How Can You Avoid Them?

What Are VOCs and How Can You Avoid Them?

Somewhere around the turn of the century, people began to realize that new car smell is actually an unhealthy combination of 50-60 VOCs off-gassing from plastics, vinyl, and glues. For a while, environmentalists paid a lot of attention to avoiding VOCs, but it’s hard to maintain attention these days. The Federal Trade Commission is responsible for handling false advertising claims, […]

How To Avoid Mercury Exposure & What to Do if It Happens

How To Avoid Mercury Exposure & What to Do if It Happens

Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature and which can be toxic to humans and the environment. While mercury is a natural element that’s present in small amounts in our environment, it is present in some household items and used for industrial purposes. Knowing where you may find mercury is the first step to avoiding exposure and […]

Light Up With Energy-Efficient LEDs

Light Up With Energy-Efficient LEDs

LEDs are the darlings of the lighting world. If lightbulbs were in high school, LEDs would be universally popular. They’re user-friendly and help save money. LEDs are versatile. And they are a positive step toward making a home energy efficient. LEDs (light-emitting diodes) for residential use consume at least 75% less energy and last up to 25 times longer than […]

How To Grow Lots of Veggies in Small Places

How To Grow Lots of Veggies in Small Places

Many of us enjoy adding homegrown herbs, garden fresh tomatoes, and crispy salad greens to our meals, but are limited in what we can grow ourselves. Thankfully, even the most urban yards and patios have the potential for producing relatively high yields. Here are some helpful tactics that can help you cultivate the most produce per square foot of your […]

Is Your City Sinking? The Threat of Rising Sea Levels

Is Your City Sinking? The Threat of Rising Sea Levels

The plight of the polar bears is tragic indeed, but if you need charismatic megafauna to make you care about climate change, you can just look in the mirror. The melting ice that is eliminating polar bear habitat is well on its way to eliminating human habitat as well. All that water pouring into the oceans is raising the sea […]

Earth911 Podcast: Imperfect Foods’ Maddy Rotman on Eliminating Food Waste

Earth911 Podcast: Imperfect Foods’ Maddy Rotman on Eliminating Food Waste

Maddy Rotman, head of Sustainability at Imperfect Foods, a delivery service for sustainably sourced produce and packaged food that would otherwise end up in landfills as food waste, joins the conversation to find an end to one of the largest sources of easily avoided greenhouse gas emissions. More than a third of the food humans grow each year goes unused. […]

10 Sustainable Mattress Companies: Choosing Your Perfect Green Sleep

10 Sustainable Mattress Companies: Choosing Your Perfect Green Sleep

Earth911 Mattress Ranking research is sponsored by Avocado Brands Sleep is bliss, but it isn’t always environmentally responsible. Many mattresses contain a toxic brew of chemicals — from flame-retardant chemicals like polybrominated diphenyl ethers to formaldehyde and mercury — as well as petroleum-based ingredients. In recent years, sustainable mattress companies have risen to the challenge of making a clean, earth-friendly […]