ABOUT
Smart discussion of the latest science and news on toxins in your food, water, and air, and what government agencies should be doing to protect public health. Written by EWG staff.
DONATE TO EWG!
Help us protect your health and environment! Please donate $5 to EWG today.
GET EWG'S TIPS & ACTION ALERTS
Sign Up here to receive email updates and tips from EWG and stay informed on the issues that matter most to you.
ENVIROBLOG VIA EMAIL
Join EWG's live chat with Chef Ann Cooper
School lunch: More fruits & veggies, please!
Texas Schools are Drilling for Dollars
Why do blowouts take so long to fix?
SEARCH ENVIROBLOG
FEATURED
Support the 2010 Safe Cosmetics Act. It's Urgent.
Why, oh why is there plastic in my aluminum water bottle?
Cell phone radiation series - Part 2: 8 Ways to reduce your exposure
Test Your Knowledge of Cosmetics Safety: 8 Myths Debunked
EWG's Tips for Parents: The Series
EWG's Tips to avoid BPA exposure
EWG on TV
Cutting the Pork from U.S. Farm Bill
Sunscreen safety & DC drinking water
Perchlorate in people, kids' personal care products & plastics, and sunscreen
BPA in baby formula & safe cosmetics
What can I do about fluoride in my water?
What is new carpet treated with? What can I do?
Are stainless steel water bottles safe?
Is mineral-based makeup safer?
PEOPLE TALKING TOXICS
TALK TO US
Did we miss something? Email Enviroblog.
« Dell to Offer Free Recycling of Old PCs | Main | The 'Rumble in the Jungle' of Farm Policy Debate »
Happy Interdependence Day
As many of us celebrated the 50th birthday of our nation's highway system and the 230th birthday of America with a roadtrip, it's a good time to ask how we plan to get around for the next fifty years. Even greenies like me are not going to stop driving, so as a nation we'd better figure out how to stabilize gas prices.
For my $3.12, Sebastian Mallaby hits the nail on the head, saying we should just admit that no nation is an island when it comes to energy security. Rather, the more nations diversify their supply sources of energy (ie buy less oil from more places), the less vulnerable everyone will be to individual catastrophes or political conflict.
For example, check out how much money drivers from 50 metro areas send to Middle East oil producers each year. It's here: http://www.ewg.org/reports/stuckinthesand/.
Clearly, we have to give in to that other great American pastime -- shopping, for oil. Just remember what your grandmother said when she gave you birthday money: don't spend it all in one place.
And PS: For those that want to drill in our own backyard, consider that all of our hard work over the past 15 years has given the US, um, 53 days' worth of oil: http://www.ewg.org/oil_and_gas/.
Leave a comment