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Renewable Energy: UK versus USA

February 26, 2012

Previously both the UK and USA sat high in the PEW Research Centres annual report on investment in renewable energy. However, last year both countries dropped down the pecking order. What went wrong and with the latest report just around the corner does it look as though their standings will improve?

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Aflatoxin: A Toxic Potential of Climate Change

January 24, 2012

One of the most toxic and carcinogenic threats in the human food supply is a natural chemical called “aflatoxin”; the chance that it will contaminate a crop is enhanced by drought and/or insect damage – both conditions expected to be more common with the onset of climate change.
Related posts:

  1. Food Supply Worries of an Agricultural Scientist Part 4: Aflatoxin
  2. Concern and Encouragement In The News About Climate Change and Food
  3. Should “Charismatic Megafauna” be the “Face” of Climate Change
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Fair Trade Holiday Sweets: Sunspire Organic Baking Bar and Alter Eco Dark Chocolate Quinoa

December 21, 2011

In the spirit of giving around the holidays, it is important to attempt to have as little negative impact on the planet and people living in less developed countries when buying gifts made abroad.  One way to ensure that at least your holiday sweets are ethical is to look for Fair Trade certification.  Fair Trade [...]

Fair Trade Holiday Sweets: Sunspire Organic Baking Bar and Alter Eco Dark Chocolate Quinoa is a post from: Eco Child's Play

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Bikes and Health: What Can We Learn from Europe? (Infographic)

December 14, 2011

Are we Americans driving ourselves to obesity… literally? Yep, we love our cars here… but our reliance on them for nearly all of our transportation could be killing us… and costing us a ton of money.
Related posts:

  1. Bicycling: The Present, and the Future (infographic)
  2. 7 Environmental Lessons from Living in Europe
  3. Economic Growth: Another Benefit of Bicycling
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Herbal Cold Remedies: Maty’s All Natural Baby Chest Rub

November 8, 2011

It is cold and flu season, and there is nothing worse than watching your baby suffer from congestion.  There are not many products that are safe to use on baby, and breastfeeding is the most effective method of passing immunities onto an infant and toddler.   Mothers can take herbal remedies, such as  that will [...]

Herbal Cold Remedies: Maty’s All Natural Baby Chest Rub is a post from: Eco Child's Play

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Texas Getting Barbecued, While Rick Perry Doubles Down On Climate Denial

October 1, 2011

Image credit:Flickr, M. Karshis

Where I live in Southeastern Pennsylvania garden vegetables lie unharvested, rotting in the mud. Lancaster farmers will be hard pressed to harvest their corn and uncovered firewood piles are ornamented with white …

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Canada Offers Massive Job Stimulus To Oklahoma

September 30, 2011

“Cushing, Oklahoma foregoes the usual Welcome Sign and has a Welcome Pipeline on both ends of Hwy 33 as it crosses through their town.” Image credit:Flickr, FreeWine

TransCanada, our pipe surfing neighbor from the Great White North, has extended a g…

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Give Us This Day Our Local Bread

September 26, 2011

Seeded, malted bread. Image crdit:Flickr, Francis Storr

A market for locally grown wheat and for bread made from it has emerged in Massachusetts. Although it is very small market, it represents a remarkable turnabout in the history of food in Americ…

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Internet Killing Print Media: Up-Cycling Paper Mills Could Make Digital Communications Greener

September 24, 2011

Aerial view, closed paper mill in Wisconsin. Image credit:USDA, via Google Maps

Paper Age reports that “total printing-writing paper shipments decreased 6.4% in August compared to August 2010.” Burrowing in, Fortress Specialty Cellulose echos the o…

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Wolf Spiders Ate All Our Chinese Stink Bugs

September 22, 2011

“Do you like my hat ?” Image credit:Flickr,graftedno1

The web of life is such a wonder. Following the first US landing, in Allentown PA, of a successful breeding population of Chinese Stink Bugs, US Mid-Atlantic states were swarming with the damn th…

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