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Unplugged: Should You Trust Energy Star?
The perils of relying on a trusted label
Read MoreFriday Finds: Burn Notice
New sunscreen rules keep consumers from getting burned After 30 years of sitting in the sun, this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced new rules for sunscreen that help protect consumers from misleading claims, reports the New York Times. One of the rules requires “broad spectrum” sunscreens to protect against both UVA and…
Read MorePushing Pyromania
Not all burning is bad. For example, campfires rule—when they are done sensitively. I don’t mean with tenderness, but rather with attention paid to the ecosystem and the importance of the fallen wood within it. Those fires bring light, heat and comfort to our small corners of the wild. But in other corners of the…
Read MoreAwash In Water and Profits, Cal Growers Denied More
The fight over the health of the Sacramento/Bay delta is a fight over the most important estuary on the west coast of north America.
Read More3 Out of 4 Voters Agree: Cleaning Up Smog Aids America
It comes as no surprise: Americans overwhelmingly want clean air. We’re very pleased to see that our friends at the American Lung Association have concluded that 75 percent of American voters support the Environmental Protection Agency and their efforts to clean up smog pollution. The ALA released the results of a nationwide, bipartisan poll today that…
Read MoreTr-Ash Talk: W.V. Rep. McKinley Sells Out Constituents
Here we go again. Some of our elected leaders are once more maneuvering to block much-needed health protections against coal ash. Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) has sponsored a bill that would broadly remove federal authority for any regulation of coal ash ever. This bill, if enacted, also would conveniently protect his business interests. In April,…
Read MoreWhat's Asthma Like? Try Breathing Through a Straw
Sarah Bucic, props in hand, defends right to breathe before Congress
Read MoreMonday Reads: The Never Too Late For Love Edition
Two longtime bachelors are proving that it’s never too late to find love. Al (widowed) and Tex (serially dater) were getting up there in the years and were perhaps more than a bit rusty on the romance angle, neither having enjoyed the company of the fairer sex for decades. But when the lovely Patches and…
Read MoreClimate Change Debate Heats Up Within GOP
Despite the best efforts of the pollution lobby to end this debate within the Republican Party, it looks like climate change will become a major issue heading into the 2012 election season.
Read MoreHeight—Good For Basketball, Bad For Air
In the world of professional basketball, height is good. Look no further than Dirk Nowitzki, the 7-foot Dallas Maverick whose combination of stature, speed and shooting ability was a decisive factor in his team’s championship victory over the Miami Heat last night. Go Mavs. In the world of coal plant smokestacks, however, height is bad.…
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