Tag: Living
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High Demand for Tuna Reduces Numbers to Record Low
The western and central Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest tuna fishery, with millions of people depending on it for food and their livelihoods. It is also an economic lifeline for many of the region’s small island states. Tuna are among the world’s most popular fish and among the most commercially valuable. But because of high…
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Could Your Dandruff Shampoo Be Harming the Environment?
It’s bad enough that some shampoos have ingredients that can cause cancer. Now a new study shows that some anti-dandruff shampoos may be harmful to the environment. The study, in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, says that the anti-dandruff ingredient climbazole recently was detected for the first time in wastewater treatment plant discharge. [caption id="attachment_314112" align="alignnone" width="500"]…
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6 Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Toxic Dryer Sheets
By Annie B. Bond There is only one reason why fabric softeners and dryer sheets are added to the washing machine or dryer: To eliminate static cling. Dryer sheets are generally made of a polyester sheet that’s been covered in a fabric softener chemical and, usually, fragrance chemicals. The amount of fragrance used in dryer sheets…
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18 Graphics That Explain the Global Food Crisis and How to Solve It
The world is projected to hold a whopping 9.6 billion people by 2050. Figuring out how to feed all these people—while advancing rural development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting valuable ecosystems—is one of the greatest challenges of our era. So what’s causing the global food challenge, and how can the world solve it? Here, courtesy…
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Journal Retracts GMO Study After Hiring Former Monsanto Employee
A scientific journal that published a study in 2012 linking cancer with Monsanto’s genetically modified corn has now retracted it, months after hiring a former Monsanto employee to fill a new editorial position reviewing biotechnology papers. The study, by Gilles-Eric Seralini and others, reviewed the toxicological effects of Monsanto’s NK603 and its associated Round-Up pesticide…