Tag: Pesticides - Page 4
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Weedwhacker More Efficient Than DDT When It Comes to Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes spread Malaria, and while the drug to combat the disease is relatively cheap, the distribution of it is problematic. That's why mosquito nets are such an important measure of prevention - they're cheaper
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News From Mother Jones: Beyoncé's Beach House Brouhaha
Most Pesticide Laden Produce of 2010: A few months back, we reported on the 12 most pesticide-laden fruits and veggies. Now,
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EPA Cautions Pet Owners Using Spot-on Products to Kill Fleas and Ticks
Guest blogger Cara Smusiak is a journalist and regular contributor to NaturallySavvy.com's Naturally Green section.
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Michael Pollan, Saul's Deli Secret Pastrami Hawker?
Saul's is part of only a handful of delis refashioning themselves as sustainably sourced eateries. Located in the gourmet ghetto of North Berkeley near Alice
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10 Disgusting, Diseased Trees We Don't Want to Hug (Slideshow)
Trees. They provide shade. They turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. They're the perfect shape for hugging. Unless they're riddled with disease. There are dozens of diseases that sicken or kill trees in the United States.
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10 Disgusting, Diseased Trees We Don't Want to Hug (Slideshow)
Big problems come in small packages. Emerald Ash Borers start out as larvae that eat a tree from the inside out, keeping water and nutrients from getting to the right places. Not only do the larvae kill and weaken trees, they attract woodpeckers looking f
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7 Creepy, Crawly, Endangered Reptiles With Weird Genetic Traits
If snakes, lizards, skinks, and reptiles in general give you the creeps, then we've got seven reasons to give them another chance: From tiny turtles to massive dragons, these endangered reptiles
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Deadly Scorpion Venom Used to Create New, Safer Pesticide
Scorpions are notorious for harnessing a powerful, debilitating venom in their tails. Some species harbor venom potent enough to kill a
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Bees Equiped With Microchips Help Explain Hive Declines
In hopes of better understanding why bee populations are in decline, scientists are attaching microchips to bees to monitor their movements. The tiny device is glued to the back of the bees works with equipment
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Pesticide Scare Drives Organic Purchases in Lebanon
A lack of food-safety laws in Lebanon has created a pesticide scare that may drive more consumers to seek out organic produce. Locally grown fruits and vegetables, including grapes,
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Should We Battle Blood-Sucking Bed Bugs with Banned Pesticides?
Itchy scratchy bed bugs are getting so bad around parts of the United States that they're becoming a plot line on TV comedies like "30 Rock" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." And some folks in the real world are
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EPA Bans Pesticide Insecticide Carbofuran by 2010
As of the end of the year, one more pesticide will be absent from food crops grown in the United States.
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Ukraine's Ticking 'Time Bomb': Old Pesticides
When you think of dangerous stockpiles in the former Soviet Union, nuclear and chemical weapons are probably what come most readily to mind. But a single stash of old
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Elizabeth Grossman Chases Toxic Molecules Through Our Bodies and Around the Globe
If, in the United States, you happen to decided you'd like to earn your PhD in chemistry, you may notice that at no point are you required to take a course in toxicology. This is partly the reason we're now being assaulted by a growing mob of dangerous
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10 of TreeHugger's Most Powerful--and Potentially Depressing--Slideshows
Our lineup of slideshows highlights everything from wear-anywhere hemp fashion to attention-getting environmental ad campaigns. But they're not all so lighthearted: others tackle the effects of global warming, the dangers of
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10 of TreeHugger's Most Powerful--and Potentially Depressing--Slideshows
7 Terrifying Global Warming Photos Feeling a little complacent about the idea of global warming? These seven photos--some genuine, some Photoshopped--will remind you of the very real dangers caused by climate change, from a polar bear hanging on desperate
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North Face Environmental FAIL: Disease-Preventing Footwear Claims Retracted
If a manufacturer claims that a consumer product suppresses bacterial growth to the
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EPA Poisons Prairie Dogs; Then They Bleed to Death & Harm Endangered Species
Geez louise, could that sound any more gross or excruciating? Apparently pesticides approved by the EPA for ridding prairies of their dogs are both a horrible way to die and also then
