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Are Plastics Making You Fat?

On June 13, 2011, in Environmental Protection, Guest Writers, Lorelei Bell, by Lorelei Bell

BPA, otherwise known as Bisphenol A, and its dangers, is in the news everywhere. It’s used to make plastic containers in everything we use, such as bottles, cups, utensils, cutlery, even as a liner in canned foods! We can’t get away from it! Or can we?

What Is A Nuclear Meltdown?

On March 13, 2011, in Environmental Protection, Nuclear Meltdown, Technology, by Wilfried F. Voss

A meltdown occurs when a severe failure of a nuclear power plant system prevents proper cooling of the reactor core, to the extent that the nuclear fuel assemblies overheat and melt. A meltdown is considered very serious because of the potential that radioactive materials could be released into the environment. A core meltdown will also render the reactor unstable until it is repaired. The scrapping and disposal of the reactor core will incur substantial costs for the operator.

Hot: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth by Mark Hertsgaard

On January 31, 2011, in Book Reviews, Environmental Protection, by Wilfried F. Voss

Hot explains, for instance, the new realities of global warming and specify the kinds of impacts that are unavoidable during the lifetimes of today’s children. Members of Generation Hot who live in New York City, for example, will endure twice as many extremely hot summer days by the 2020s as they do today, which is no small thing if you recall how unpleasant the summer of 2010 was. By the time my daughter is my age, the snowpack in California will have melted to where shortages of drinking water will be a virtually permanent condition. And the projections for Africa, South Asia, and other poor regions of the world are often even more troubling.

Air-Conditioners That Run When Nobody’s Home

On August 16, 2010, in Environmental Protection, by Wilfried F. Voss

This sweltering summer, the most coveted New York real estate amenity is two little words that in other times can go unnoticed: “utilities included.” Tenants can blast their air-conditioners all summer long without paying a dollar extra.

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