Dear EarthTalk, Is it true that some ingredients in common air fresheners can cause health problems?— Mike Jaworski, Seattle, WA EarthTalk: Air fresheners are a $1.72 billion industry in the... Read more >>

If you’re at all worried about the environment, you’re probably pretty good at doing things like recycling, conserving water, and selling or giving away the stuff you don’t want... Read more >>

  Just ask the three little pigs (especially the first two): Choosing the right building materials for your house is an important decision with serious consequences. The wolf might not be at... Read more >>

Supporting the demand for non-chemically enhanced food is a part of my daily life. In the grand scheme of food production, concern for our planet, and local communities, I pay more attention to where... Read more >>

What is it with the obligatory spring cleaning? After months of darkness and too many hours spent indoors, the last thing I want to do is attack a closet, garage, or basement that needs organization.... Read more >>

The Consumers International World Congress is, for the first time, giving out Bad Product Awards to companies deemed most irresponsible towards children. This year’s “winners”:... Read more >>

We’d like to look good, but with the way many of our clothes are produced today, we all look bad. And we don’t have to. Dressing Not to Kill Right now many natural fabrics from cotton to... Read more >>

By 14,000 B.C. the Egyptians were making paint from egg whites, gelatin, gum arabic, and beeswax. They used materials such as indigo, madder, and soil to impart color to their paints. Their paints... Read more >>