Posts Tagged "pbs"

Is online shopping bad for the environment?

Sandeep wrote to us this week to ask the following: > I'd like to know if online shopping is worse for the environment compared to the usual way of purchasing the list of items together at the supermarket or street side store? > I was discussing this with a friend who buys stuff online all the time! I would think… read more →

Are we running dry?

A new documentary on water shortages in the U.S. will be screened on PBS early next month. *The American Southwest: are we running dry?* highlights the shortages in fresh water supplies to over 30 million Americans and investigates possible solutions to the problem. Watch the trailer here. High among the solutions is that old standby, conservation. Transport, storage and heating… read more →