Green Your Summer

With summer easing in, the eco-minded have a whole new set of choices to make about things like sunscreen and what to throw on the barbecue. For answers to these and other summertime conundrums, we turn to Nina Shen Rastogi. She writes the Green Lantern column for Slate.com which explores environmental questions that go beyond carpooling and light bulbs.

Her findings can be surprising – for example, that using a microwave might actually be “greener” than cooking in a conventional oven. Or that rinsing out your mayo jar before throwing it in the recycling bin actually doesn’t do Mother Earth any favors. Nina Shen Rastogi joins us from Brooklyn, New York to walk us through some summertime eco dilemmas.

Stories From Today's Roundup:

Do Carwashes Hose the Planet?

The Kindest Cut: Which meat harms our planet the least?

Breaking Down Is Hard To Do: How biodegradable are biodegradable plastics?

Staying Green in the Sun: Is my sunscreen bad for the environment?

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