Welcome to My Zork Planet Page!

Which machine creates the most air pollution per hour of operation: the typical car, or gasoline-powered lawn mower?
A single two-stroke engine such as those found in lawnmowers produces pollution equivalent to that of 30 to 50 four-stroke automobiles.
The EPA estimates that one hour of operation by a 70-horsepower two-stroke motor emits the same amount of hydrocarbon pollution as driving 5,000 miles in a modern automobile!

The two-stroke motor, found on 75 percent of all boats and personal wat… Continue

While the wealthy pour clean, fresh water on their lawns, approximately 4,500 children die every day from the consequences of unsafe water and inadequate hygiene, and more than 1 billion people still have no clean water to drink according to WHO's 2005 figures.

Here are some interesting facts about our biggest waste of drinkable water, the kind of water that people all over the world are dieing for:

The EPA estimates that the total amount of residential lawn in the United States ranges around… Continue

Many years ago I lived in an apartment house in the city that had a dry, ugly dirt parking lot across the street. In that desolate little area between even uglier apartment buildings was a tree. Not just any tree, it had berries of some sort, and I soon learned that they were mulberries. Nobody touched these berries, the city folk probably thought they were poisonous, but I scoured all the low-hanging branches to indulge in the most delectable fruits imaginable. Mulberries are amazing! Why doesn… Continue

A new study found that the number of type 2 diabetes medications prescribed for kids and adolescents more than doubled from 2002 to 2005.

Researchers from the Pediatric Research Institute of St Louis University and the Kansas Health Institute reported that the number of asthma medication prescriptions for children increased 46.5% over a three year study.

ADHD medication prescriptions were up over 40%, and girls accounted for a larger percentage of the increase than boys.

In the last 20 years… Continue

Take a look around the room you’re in. You’ll probably see lots of plastic stuff. But petrochemicals are in almost everything, not just plastics.
Phthalates make perfumes stick around longer so they're in just about everything scented. Scented candles, air fresheners, cleaners, you name it. Phthalates can interfere with the normal sexual development of a fetus or infant. Studies have linked phthalate exposure in infants, especially males, to reduced testosterone and reproductive defects. Phthala… Continue