Solar panels are often touted as the environmentally friendly alternative energy source, but they carry many hidden environmental harms. To start, the solar cells themselves require many rare earth minerals that must be harvested from dirty strip mines throughout the world to construct the photovoltaic cell itself and the massive...

The American tap water system is in shambles. The American Society of Civil Engineers gave the American tap water system a “C-” grade in its annual infrastructure report card. The organization noted that one water main ruptures in the United States every two minutes resulting in more than 9,000 swimming...

Glass bottles are often touted as the environmental alternative to plastic, but they are not. Glass is an energy-intensive product to make. More fossil fuels are required to make a glass bottle than a plastic bottle or aluminum can. Those fossil fuels release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Glass is...

There’s an old analogy about seeking political change: If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will jump out. But if you put the frog in first and then slowly turn up the heat, it won’t.  Environmentalists who want to ban plastic products widely understand the wisdom...

Nuclear energy generation is carbon neutral while also having enough power to run entire cities. The other fuel sources powerful enough to run cities today are fossil fuels like natural gas or coal -- both of which release carbon into the atmosphere.  There are other carbon-neutral energy sources, but none of...

E. coli outbreaks in American tap water systems happen more often than you may think. Those concerned about their tap water supply often use a filtered water pitcher to remove any pathogens. While those filters can remove harmful metals such as lead, small bacteria like E. coli can surpass standard...

A PETA-linked group touting vegan diets issued a complaint with the state of California requesting that processed meats--things like sausage and bacon--be saddled with a Proposition 65 warning. Prop 65 warnings are burdensome regulations that require anyone selling goods within the state of California to disclose any possible carcinogens that may...

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a floating mass of trash that is the size of Texas located off the coast of Hawaii, is often evoked when environmentalists discuss the need to reduce single-use plastic waste. But most of the patch is not small items like bottles, bags, or straws. According...

Celebrity Khloé Kardashian took to her Instagram story to call out her supporters' usage of single-use plastic water bottles. Khloé, who previously promoted the Fidus Motivational 1 Gallon Reusable Water Bottle to her 153 million followers as a way to stay hydrated, expressed her frustration that many are refilling it...

There is a long-standing belief that pizza boxes cannot be recycled, but that is not true today in most municipalities. Most pizza boxes can be recycled just like any other box.  To recycle a pizza box, just make sure all of the slices, crust, and stuck-on cheese has been removed and...