Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
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Your holiday wreath could be made of stolen branches
Thieves sneak onto land and chop off tree branches -- or whole trees -- in order to get at the supple tips that wreath-makers prize.
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Washing our hands in hot water is using as much carbon as Barbados, and it’s not doing a damn thing
Sure, hot water can kill bacteria, but it has to be so hot that it would scald your skin.
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Factory farms fed cows the mess from the bottom of chicken cages
There's always one more additional, disgusting detail of factory farming that you've overlooked.
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Get your fill of bananas now; they’re about to get destroyed by fungus
There are replacement bananas in the works, but apparently they taste kind of like apples.
