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Kiwi brand toilet paper suspected in forest loss
Sunday Star Times via Stuff.co.nz by Esther Harward, 02/05/2010 Kiwi toilet paper brands are flushing Indonesia's endangered species down the toilet by supporting that country's paper industry, say environmentalists, who are concerned at mass clearance of its forests without a credible guarantee that trees are…
The Proven Dangers of Microwaves
From Mercola, extracted from NEXUS Magazine, Volume 2, #25 (April-May ’95). Originally printed from the April 1994 edition of Acres, USA. Back in May of 1989, after Tom Valentine first moved to St Paul, Minnesota, he heard on the car radio a short announcement that…
The Hidden Hazards Of Microwave Cooking
Mercola, by Anthony Wayne and Lawrence Newell Is it possible that millions of people are ignorantly sacrificing their health in exchange for the convenience of microwave ovens? Why did the Soviet Union ban the use of microwave ovens in 1976? Who invented microwave ovens, and…
Microwaved food: is it healthy?
PCC Sound Consumer, by Trudy Bialic, editor, January 2006 (January 2006) — For convenience, few kitchen tools can compare to the microwave oven. An estimated 90 percent of American households have one and most of us have used a microwave to reheat leftovers. From time…
Sutainability and birth rates
When we are talking about sustainability and use of resources and land, etc, we unfortunately have to talk about a red herring called "birth control" – or "birth rates" to be more political correct. We cannot expect the world population to grow infinitely in a…
Apology for errors in key climate change report
Via stuff.co.nz, 22/01/2010 Five glaring errors were discovered in one paragraph of the world’s most authoritative report on global warming, forcing the Nobel Prize-winning panel of climate scientists who wrote it to apologise and promise to be more careful. The errors are in a 2007…
5 Things to Watch for at the Copenhagen Climate-Change Conference
Via Time.com, by Bryan Walsh, 07-12-2009 Tens of thousands of diplomats, activists, journalists, businesspeople, celebrities and assorted green hangers-on have descended on the Danish capital of Copenhagen for the U.N.’s annual climate-change summit starting on Monday. Officially, the meeting is known as the 15th Conference…
A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Building Insulation Products made of Stone Wool, Paper Wool and Flax
Insulation of buildings is an important technology for saving heating energy and for a sustainable development. The results of a comparative LCA study of three insulation products applied for roof insulation are summarised in two parts. The products selected are based on HT stone wool…
more on CFLs
CFLs increase your carbon footprint in a ‘cradle to grave’ analysis. Full costs to make and safely dispose of a CFL have never been published. CFLs contain harmful amounts of mercury.