Cilantro is quite the versatile plant. Not only can it kick up your salsa, but it shows promise as an inexpensive method of removing toxic heavy metals (such as lead) in contaminated water. In fact, research conducted by Ivy Community College undergraduates under the direction of Douglas Schauer, PhD. with scientists at the Universidad Politécnica […]
Lisa Jackson, Former EPA Admin Interview, Reflects on Her Role
During the US China Green Forum, Lisa Jackson, the former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator was the keynote speaker. Afterwards, I interviewed her about her wish for the outcome of this forum, her proudest legislative accomplishments and the legislation she wish had passed during her administration. I was nervous prior to interviewing Jackson. However, after I […]
US-China Greener Consumption Forum Aims to Harness the Purse
On March 22, 2013, the first ever US-China Greener Consumption Forum will convene in Washington DC to address the environmental challenges that both countries face due to consumption. It will be the first ever gathering of women leaders from the two “consumer super powers” to discuss how consumption affects the environment. With women being the predominant household shopper, this […]
Toxic Chemicals and Climate Change: Both Need to Be Addressed
Do you ever have a day when it is so hard to get out of bed? Last night I set my agenda for Green Talk. But my world took a step backwards last night. I heard terrible news. A young man that I knew died of a rare form of stomach cancer. He was […]
Climate Change, New Normal or Infrastructural Failures as Sandy Roars
When you stop and think of the name of Hurricane Sandy, was it foreshadowing that she would wreck New York and New Jersey coastal regions? Sandy? As you well know, New Jersey, Long Island, and Staten Island are a mess. Many are still without power. It is apparent that severe natural occurrences are becoming more common on […]
Fracking for Natural Gas: Freddy Krueger Returns to Victimize Earth
Will the exploration of natural gas lead to our independence from oil or just another environmental Freddy Krueger nightmare? Rachel Dawn Davis, the New Jersey coordinator for Food & Water Watch, during her Green Talk TV video interview sets the record straight about the horrors of fracking. Trust me. It isn’t pretty. But nor […]
Stove Project Impacts Indigent Women and Earth. The Paradigm Project
With all of our creature comforts, it is hard to imagine that somewhere in the world woman are carrying wood on their back for miles so that they can cook meals. Worse yet, their health is deteriorating from smoke inhalation from their cooking fires. The Paradigm Project was started to change these women’s lives by supplying them with a […]
Green News Links 10.24.10: Obesity and Pesticides, GE’s New Lighting, Google Invests in Wind
This week’s green round of news is quite intense, starting off with a Pesticides and Obesity Study. Adding to the mix are GE’s new lighting technologies, and Honest Tea to fair trade certify their teas. And don’t forget to say no to Nestle and Hershey’s especially on Halloween! Both received failing grades from Green America in the […]
