13Dec/18

4 Fresh Holiday Gifts for Easier Breathing

Environmental

By Lisa Beres

The holidays are a wonderful time to cook like Emeril, entertain like Martha, and snuggle by the fire like Felix the cat. However, there’s nothing like toxic décor and combustion gases to put a wrench in any holiday mood. As it turns out, all that extra time cozying up indoors is exposing us to a host of pollutants. We can’t see them, but they’re taking a toll on not …read more

13Dec/18

Photosynthesis Is One-Third of the Answer to Mitigating Climate Change

Environmental

By Earth911

Editor’s Note: Earth911 urges you to consider Health In Harmony as a holiday charitable contribution.

Twelve years: That’s all the time we have left before global temperatures rise by 1.5C over pre-industrial levels, according to a startling recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Without drastic and immediate action to prevent it, the report says, that increase in temperature will leave us facing the start of an irreversible climate disaster by the year …read more

13Dec/18

Earth911 Quiz #41: Where Did All the Ice Go?

Environmental

By Earth911

Arctic ice is vanishing. In recent weeks, new reports about the record heat in the Arctic have once again raised the specter of extreme weather and rising seas. In this week’s quiz, test your knowledge of global warming and the state of Arctic ice.

Earth911 Quiz #41 : Where Did All the Ice Go?

Arctic ice is vanishing. In recent weeks, new reports about the record heat in the Arctic have once again raised the specter of …read more