A Grist reader asks Umbra Fisk if it’s environmentally friendly to buy Dead Sea salt.

Read her answer here.

Here at Zalul we say go visit the Dead Sea yourself! Swim (or float, rather) in the salty waters and then do everything you can to try and save it. You can read more about the Dead Sea’s plight here. Visit Friends of the Earth Middle East’s web site to learn more about the Dead Sea and the Red-Sea Dead Sea Conduit.