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Diesel by any other name

Fri, Jun 05 2009 at 3:25 PM

Vanessa fuels controversy about biodiesel.

Do you have to modify a diesel engine to run it on vegetable oil?

Fri, Jun 05 2009 at 3:25 PM

Vanessa's car can run on diesel, straight vegetable oil and biodiesel, or any combination of the three.

What are the most pressing issues for Galapagos?

Thu, May 28 2009 at 1:58 AM

Vanessa gets a chance to ask her own questions ... about the Galapagos Islands.

Ask Vanessa abandons ship

Thu, May 28 2009 at 1:58 AM

Vanessa gets a chance to ask her own questions ... about the Galapagos Islands.

The buzz on mosquito repellents

Thu, May 14 2009 at 5:18 PM

Building an arsenal for non-violent war against mosquitoes.

What's the safest cookware?

Fri, May 08 2009 at 8:36 PM

Nonstick cookware's advantages don't include the toxic gases and chemicals it can release.

Canaries in the kitchen

Fri, May 08 2009 at 8:36 PM

Vanessa offers a recipe for safe cooking.

How is eating meat bad for the environment?

Sat, Apr 25 2009 at 2:38 AM

Here's another reason the answer is yes: Large-scale, factory-style meat production, the modern practice of cramming huge numbers of animals together and feeding them an imported diet of grain.

The deadly beasts of animal agriculture

Sat, Apr 25 2009 at 2:38 AM

That pig ate my dinner! (And it stole my meds.)

Are there any real environmental reasons not to eat meat?

Sun, Apr 12 2009 at 8:18 PM

The many consequences of these burping, belching gas guzzlers.

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Tue, May 05 2009 at 8:34 PM

Enter your comments hereThank you so much for answering me! My teacher says none of the students got an answer, but guess what?! Now I do - I really appreciate it very, very much! It is so nice to know that someone out there listens to teenagers and cares! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 Ashleigh :-)

Pizza Box Lids can be recycled!!!!

Thu, Apr 16 2009 at 12:25 PM

Posted By Leslie - Mon, Mar 16 2009 at 2:09 AM EST

You're totally wrong about recycling pizza boxes. By saying so, millions will end up in landfills even though parts of them can be recycled. Instead of saying something stupid like "pizza boxes can't be recycled", my city prints a pamphlet with reasonable advice telling residents to tear off the top half of the box, where the logo is since that is usually not contaminated by food. So by telling people to throw out the whole box, there are probably lots of paper being discarded that otherwise could have been recycled. Before you say dumb things, please do research first. If my my city recycling program could think up the idea of recycling the lid of the box, why can't you? You probably have a lot of readers who follow your advice so next time, please try to avoid saying dumb things especially when they impact out environment.

Dumb things, not said.

Thu, Apr 16 2009 at 12:22 PM

Leslie,

Your concern for recycling is refreshing. About saying "dumb things": had I said "pizza boxes can't be recycled" or "throw out the whole thing" I'd agree with you. But this is what I said:

• You can always tear out the oily, cheesy parts of the pizza box and recycle the rest of the box. Don't stop there: Even the oily, cheesy part of your pizza box need not fill the landfill.

• Compost it. If you compost at home, throw it in the pile (smaller, torn pieces, will decompose faster). If not, add it into the "yard trimmings" bin and it will be composted at the municipal level.

• That goes for paper towels and napkins, too. And toilet paper rolls. And tissue. And food scraps.

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