Tag: Smoking
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Birds Like My Butt - A New Excuse for Littering Smokers?
Do birds use cigarette butts in their nests because the toxins left in cigarette filters deter parasites?
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If We Collect Cigarette Butts, Does that Mean we Promote it?
An article describing the challenges and triumphs of collecting cigarette waste.
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New Yorkers Now Outlive Most Americans by 2.4 Years
Mayor Bloomberg credits New Yorker's rising life expectancies to anti-smoking initiatives, reduced crime and healthier food.
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A 22 Year Rids Paris of Cigarette Butts By Hand, Makes a Dress, and Saves the Rainforest
Stereotypes about Parisians are well known: the snobbery, the love of stinky cheese, the baguette under the arm and the
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Religion = Healthy? Obesity Rates Higher Among Churchgoers
Young people who are active in their religion are more likely to become obese by the time they reach middle age, according to a new study. Participants who go to church at least once a week were found to be about twice as
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Secondhand Smoke Kills More Than 600,000 A Year
I sat outside a Starbucks in Houston, Texas the other day, trying to enjoy my soy latte but I was surrounded by smokers. I didn't ask them to stop--it was a smoking-allowed area--but perhaps I should have anyway, and I could
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With Graphic Labels, FDA Will Show, Not Tell, Impact of Smoking
If you've spent time in Europe, you're probably accustomed to seeing forceful health warnings on cigarette packs. If you're like me, you've
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Just What We Needed Dept.: The Smoking Gun
New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, when asked what one needs in a kitchen, responded "A stove, a sink, a refrigerator, some pots and pans, a knife and some serving spoons," I answered. "All else is optional." Clearly he never heard of the Smoking
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Beach Butts Scarier Than Sharks, Survey Says
Summer time is beach time, if you can find the time. And if you're not too frightened to show off your winter/spring body. It turns out more people are frightened of finding discarded bottles and cigarette butts than they
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Clever Reuse in Hamburg: German Publisher Sells Books out of Old Cigarette Vending Machines
Lots of people talk about the need to get kids and adults "in the habit of reading," but one German publisher has taken this idea to somewhat literal -- and very clever --
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Trillions of Killer Cigarette Butts Can Be Recycled to Fight Rust
According to data from the Ocean Conservancy, in 2009 more than 3 million cigarettes or butts were picked up internationally from beaches and inland waterways as part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup - 1 million
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Does My Cigarette Butt Look Big?: 'Walk Your Butt to the Can' Campaign Works
Seems cigarette litter gets the most attention during summer months when beach sand is filled with butts, yet it's the most commonly littered item in the world year round. It's small, smokers don't
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Turkey's Smoking Ban Not Enough to Clear the Air
The final implementation earlier this month of Turkey's ban on smoking was hailed as a huge victory for public health. But one environmental engineer says it will take more than banning cigarettes in enclosed spaces to truly clear the air.
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Beaches, Fish Win Big As Turkey Bans Smoking
Turkey's extending of a ban on smoking in workplaces and public spaces to cafes, restaurants, and bars has health impacts that are obvious and cultural ones that are much discussed. But how will it affect the environment?
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Ten Ways to Avoid Carbon from Barbecues This 4th of July
Stand out of the line of fire of smoky fumes. Sure, that's the first defense. But what about the dangers of grilled dogs, ribs, and salmon? I've long heard
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Can a Tobacco Product Be Green?
They are at it again, making wild claims for Camels. April writes: "No smoke. No spit. And no waste (except for the non-biodegradable plastic packaging). That's got to be better for the environment than regular cigarettes."
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Tobacco Candy - Gross, But Greener Than Second-Hand Smoke
Yes, tobacco candy, which we first read about at the great food blog La Vida Locavore, has something a touch sinister and gross about it. In ingredients it is similar to the smokeless tobacco 'snus' that is so popular in Northern Europe. While you
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What Can Trigger An Asthma Attack May Surprise You
What Causes Asthma? According to Dr. Todd Mahr, a Gundersen Lutheran pediatric allergist and asthma specialist, it is many things. It is allergens (pollen, mold, pets, rodents, food, bugs), pollution (cigarette smoke, smog,
