https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/24/plastic-packaging-increases-fresh-food-waste-study-finds Plastic packaging increases fresh food waste, study finds Research by sustainability charity Wrap debunks idea single-use plastic on fruit and veg helps prevent waste The research found that consumers sometimes bought more than they needed if the produce was wrapped in plastic. Photograph: schulzie/Getty/iStockphoto Zoe Wood, @zoewoodguardian, Wed 23 Feb 2022 19.01 EST Supermarkets should … Continue reading Plastic packaging in produce aisle increases food waste
Lots of fun ahead this summer in NYC
https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/s/i6l8q/summerlong-festival-brings-dances-opera-and-pride-to-nyc-streets? Summerlong Festival Brings Dances, Opera And Pride To NYC Streets Arias in the open air, dances in the streets and whole lotta Pride are coming New York City's way this summer. Matt Troutman,Patch Staff Posted Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 2:53 pm ET|Updated Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 3:08 pm ETReplies (6) The sun sets behind the … Continue reading Lots of fun ahead this summer in NYC
Starbucks FINALLY moving to reusable or customer cups
https://apple.news/AG7njk26EQ1OxxWLqvPGk4Q After 35 Years Starbucks Just Made a Bittersweet Announcement It's most valuable brand asset is also one of its biggest problems. The Starbucks white cup with its green logo of a two-tailed mermaid is one of the most iconic features of any brand. It doesn't even have the word Starbucks in it, but you … Continue reading Starbucks FINALLY moving to reusable or customer cups
Toilet training a cat (if you’re crazy)
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/15/magazine/charles-mingus-toilet-train-cat.html LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION How to Toilet-Train Your Cat Tired of an overflowing litter box? Charles Mingus has a pamphlet for that. By Brent Katz March 15, 2022 Sometimes, at Charles Mingus’s apartment, you would have to wait outside the bathroom as a cat finished using the toilet. The legendary jazz composer and bassist had grown … Continue reading Toilet training a cat (if you’re crazy)
Why you should take a photo of your stove as you leave on vacation
https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-tips/why-you-should-take-a-photo-of-your-stove-before-vacation Why You Should Always Take a Photo of Your Stove Before You Go on Vacation Snap a picture of all your powered-down appliances for peace of mind. By Stacey Leasca, March 20, 2022 00:23 00:43 You might like × Why You Should Always Take a Photo of Your Stove Before You Go on Vacation 7 … Continue reading Why you should take a photo of your stove as you leave on vacation
Three top foods to avoid eating
https://www.newsweek.com/top-foods-never-eat-best-healthy-diet-superfoods-1686740 Top 3 Foods to Never Eat, According to Nutritionists BY SOO KIM ON 3/19/22 AT 9:00 AM EDT As the saying goes—you are what you eat. When it comes to maintaining a healthy diet, it's not just about how much you eat but which foods you are consuming. Nutrition is "one of the best tools" we've got to … Continue reading Three top foods to avoid eating
Recycled plastic leaches even more chemicals into drinks than virgin plastic
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/18/recycled-plastic-bottles-leach-more-chemicals-into-drinks-review-finds Recycled plastic bottles leach more chemicals into drinks, review finds More chemicals being released by reused plastic could indicate need for ‘super clean’ recycling process PET is the third most widely used type of plastic in food packaging. Photograph: imageBROKER/Alamy Damien Gayle @damiengayleFri 18 Mar 2022 11.04 EDT A widely used kind of recycled plastic … Continue reading Recycled plastic leaches even more chemicals into drinks than virgin plastic
“Turning Red” is a good conversation starter for parents and children
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/16/well/family/turning-red-periods-discussion.html? Turning Red’ Is a Good Conversation Starter — and Not Just for Girls Some parents don’t like its depictions of adolescent rebellion, periods and sexuality, but experts say those topics are appropriate for family discussion. Credit...Disney/Pixar By Melinda Wenner Moyer Published March 16, 2022Updated March 18, 2022 Disney’s newest animated film, “Turning Red,” in which an adolescent … Continue reading “Turning Red” is a good conversation starter for parents and children
Timing your second booster, particularly if elderly
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/vaccine-second-booster-shot-seniors/627069/? How to Time Your Second Booster The effects of the first one may be fading. When will it be time for seniors to re-up?By Rachel Gutman Justin Sullivan / Getty MARCH 15, 2022SHARE Updated at 7:34 p.m. ET on March 15, 2022 Imagine if older Americans had been forced to weather the past three months … Continue reading Timing your second booster, particularly if elderly
Cloud seeding won’t wipe out droughts
https://theconversation.com/cloud-seeding-might-not-be-as-promising-as-drought-troubled-states-hope-177233? Cloud seeding might not be as promising as drought-troubled states hope Published: March 16, 2022 8.34am EDT Updated: March 17, 2022 11.26am EDT Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued their U.S. spring outlook on March 17, 2022, and their top concern was worsening drought in the West and southern Plains. Several western states have experimented with cloud seeding to … Continue reading Cloud seeding won’t wipe out droughts
Oil prices are going to keep going up
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/03/russian-oil-sanctions-gas-prices/627074/? The Global Oil Market Is Based on a Fiction What we call petroleum is more like a category of chemicals than a single thing. By Robinson Meyer Andrey Rudakov / Bloomberg / Getty MARCH 16, 2022 Crude oil, the world’s most important and ubiquitous commodity, is weird. It is weird both as a physical object … Continue reading Oil prices are going to keep going up
Pollen seasons getting longer and more intense with climate change — here’s what you can expect
https://theconversation.com/pollen-season-is-getting-longer-and-more-intense-with-climate-change-heres-what-allergy-sufferers-can-expect-in-the-future-179158? Pollen season is getting longer and more intense with climate change – here’s what allergy sufferers can expect in the future Published: March 15, 2022 12.08pm EDT Brace yourselves, allergy sufferers – new research shows pollen season is going to get a lot longer and more intense with climate change. Our latest study finds that … Continue reading Pollen seasons getting longer and more intense with climate change — here’s what you can expect
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