Tag: Ask Treehugger

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  Ask Pablo: Refrigerator Water Dispenser or Refrigerated Bottles?

  Image Source: Alex Muse Dear Pablo: We drink a great deal of water all day long and wondered which uses more energy: opening the refrigerator door to get a bottle of cold water or using the water dispenser on the exterior of the unit. Also, does it take

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  Ask TreeHugger: What Does "Carbon Neutral" Mean Anyway?

  Question: I fail to understand how these logs could be considered carbon neutral. Are you saying that the material they are made of has absorbed carbon over its growth life and is now releasing it, so that carbon is neutral? What about the extra

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  Ask TreeHugger: Is Duraflame a Burn Out?

  Answer: As is often the case, the answer depends on what you compare them to. Manufactured firelogs, such as those

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  Ask TreeHugger: What is an Endocrine Disruptor?

  Question: I realize that we are exposed to all types of chemicals everyday, many that we are unaware of and some which are unavoidable currently. My particular concern is of endocrine disruptor's and their effects on developing kids. I know for

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  Ask TreeHugger: Don't Eat Yellow Snow or Black or Brown or Pink

  Response: If the snow is yellow, black, brown, pink or otherwise dirty, it should not

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  Ask TreeHugger: Emissions vs. Concentrations

  I live in Nevada County California where open

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  Ask TreeHugger: Leave Your Shoes at the Door

  Response: In the olden days (as my kids call them),

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  Ask TreeHugger: Do Cell Phones Give You a Headache?

  Response: It is possible that talking on your cell phone is giving you a headache, but

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  Ask TreeHugger: Nearby Construction and Pollution

  Question: A large apartment complex is going to be built in my neighborhood, starting next month and lasting through the year. There is already a lot more congestion and many more construction vehicles near my house. Is this construction dangerous? What

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  Ask TreeHugger: What's the Dirt on Phosphate-Free Soaps?

  Question: Why is it so important to use phosphate free soaps? Is there a difference in how they work? They don't seem much more expensive, but is there a catch? Also, why aren't all soaps phosphate free? We know it is possible since there are many on

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  TreeHugger Picks: Readers Ask, We Answer

  Being a diligent TreeHugger isn't always easy, and can be confusing sometimes, so we're always glad to get thoughtful questions about how to do things greener. We've filed all of these questions away in the Q&A; category, and here are a few of our Q&A;

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  Ask TreeHugger: Can I Stand In Front of the Microwave?

  Response: Microwave ovens cook food using microwave radiation (at a frequency of 2450 mHz), which is also used by mobile phones, TV broadcasting, and

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  Ask TreeHugger: Portable Air Cleaner Considerations

  Response: If your wife spends most of her time at

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  Introducing "Ask TreeHugger" and Helen Suh MacIntosh

  I am a professor in environmental health at Harvard University. I study how pollution behaves in the environment and how it affects people's health. Over the course of my career, I have received many phone calls and emails from people asking for some