H ome  I n the news  S cience for everyday life  E arth warriors  O ne World  W hat people are talking about  W hy people are talking about  T he trouble with  G ood ideas (for a better world)  T en biggest environmental problems  M essages from Little Earth  D o It Yourself  S torybook  A lternatives  C hangemakers  F ind out for yourself      F ind out for yourself What is Life Cycle Analysis? When you buy and use a product, how do you know if it's good or bad? In a general sense, if it is useful, works well, and fulfils its purpose without costing you too much, you can say that the product's good. But now that caring about the environment is becoming important, judging whether something is 'good' or 'bad' goes beyond its usefulness.   What is the poverty line? In these web pages you will often come across the words 'the poor' and 'poverty'. Let's try and find out what it means when we call people poor.