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View it in your browser March 9, 2014 WHAT WE'RE FOLLOWING Battle of the Bulbs Compact Fluorescents In The Spotlight With Ban on Incandescents In Effect As of Jan. 1, 2014, 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs are no longer manufactured in the U.S. as part of efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007. Previously, the government regulations phased out 70- and 100-watt bulbs over the last… Continue Reading » Shoppers Choose Local Forget the aisles stocked with organics. If local foods are not available, 30% of consumers will purchase groceries elsewhere, reports a new study released this month by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney. According to the study, named “Buying into the Local… Continue Reading » FEATURED BLOGS Sustaining DC, Restraining Cars How Washington, DC is vying to be one of nation's greenest cities and teach other urban areas a lesson in sustainable development and planning Cities may be the new environmental hubs. Chicago and New York have been vying for the title of greenest city in America, and for 2013 Washington, DC has joined them, with a new plan, Sustainable DC. The idea, according to Mayor Vincent Gray, is to “make the District of… Continue Reading » A Greener Blue Lagoon As the sea plane banks to the right and I look down through the open window, sunlight glints off one of the largest solar arrays I’ve ever seen, and the next thing I know we are splashing down in the turquoise waters of Fiji’s fabled Blue Lagoon. The pilot cuts the… Continue Reading » The Price of Red Lips Metals and Other Toxins Are Found in Most Lipsticks As a child I intently watched my mother put on bright red lipstick every morning before work. Even when she didn’t use a mirror, her lipstick always looked flawless. Recently, my mother asked me about the ingredients in her favorite red lipstick. Throughout my toxicology… Continue Reading » IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE Eco Laundry Tips Tips to Save Energy, Water and Money Not only is laundry a necessary chore, but it’s a huge drain on both water and electricity. The average household does almost 400 loads of laundry each year, requiring 13,500 gallons of water using traditional machines. And the dryer is the second largest energy-consuming… Continue Reading » What’s Wrong with Hair Dye? Most Dyes Contain a Chemical that Can Cause Dangerous Reactions Salons and home color kits make it easy to say goodbye to grey hairs and roots, but sudden serious allergic reactions to hair dye are on the rise—even among those who have been using the same hair coloring product for years “You can develop an allergy to a product at… Continue Reading » EARTHTALK Q&A Global Warming and Our Health Dear EarthTalk: How is it that global warming could cause an increase in health problems and disease epidemics? Do we have any evidence that it is already happening?  – Jim Merrill, Provo, UT Global warming isn’t just bad for the environment. There are several ways… Continue Reading » WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you free by E-The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you:   Make a tax deductible donation Forward email This email was sent to aquarianm@gmail.com by karen@emagazine.com |   Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. E - The Environmental Magazine | 28 Knight Street | Norwalk | CT | 06851