I’m Heading for China…
Is China a beacon of the environmental future – or a reminder of its past? What are we to think, when in the same conversation, we hear that the country is building one new coal plant a week – at
Green Back-to-School Supplies: Part 1 – Pens, Pencils, Crayons, Markers
Kids eat crayons. They chew on pencils. They sniff markers. And pens? Sure, kids use them for writing – on their skin, not necessarily paper. In other words, as weird as it may sound, you need to treat the tools
My test-drive of the all-electric Nissan Leaf – On a scale of One to Ten, I give it a …
Solid Nine. And that’s saying a lot, considering that most cars would probably average only a 3 or a 4. What’s so great about the Leaf? I had a chance to find out earlier this week when I stopped
Shopping for Eco-Friendly Clothes, Part 3: Choose Hemp
Part 1 of this series suggested you read the label and look for specific certifications that indicate clothes were made to reduce their environmental impact. Part 2 noted you could make it easy to buy greener fashions by choosing Tencel
6 Ways To Beat Mosquitos. #1 – Don’t Zap ‘Em, Trap ‘Em
Do you hate mosquitos? Who doesn’t? But just hating them won’t make them go away. One way to keep them at bay is to use a good but non-toxic to humans repellent; I list some options below. But it
Have you taken the “Buy Local” challenge?
Want to show your support for environmentally friendly, locally grown food? Yes, you can eat it! You can also take the “Buy Local” challenge, a campaign to get shoppers to eat locally grown food every day from July 23-31. Here
It’s World Population Day. Or is that, “Over” Population Day?
This year, the number of people living on the earth will amount to 7,000,000,000. That’s seven billion, more than at any other time in the history of human kind. To say that we’re taking an environmental toll would be an
Meatless Monday Recipes: Gazpacho
Salads and cold soups offer a delicious eco-friendly and healthy alternative to meat. Here’s my favorite recipe for gazpacho, a refreshing tomato-based soup made from ingredients you can easily find locally grown at the farmer’s market or your grocery store.
France BANS Fracking. But New York is about to allow it. Huh?
The French Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to ban fracking, a toxic way to extract natural gas from rock thousands of feet below ground and pollutes groundwater and sickens people and animals in the process. The state of New Jersey is
Fracking: A Clear and Present Danger
I don’t like to exaggerate the impacts of the many environmental issues we face. But it’s impossible to overstate how dangerous fracking is. Fracking stands for “hydraulic fracturing,” a highly polluting process for tapping underground pools of natural gas. It
