Do you hate clutter? I sure do! In my house, clutter is a “five letter word” that actually means “paper – and too much of it.” Yes, that’s a picture of my office, above, before I got clutter under control. Where does it all come from? Too much junk mail I won’t read. Too many newspaper advertising supplements I […]
Recycling is great, but it’s not enough. We need to reduce the amount of stuff we buy even if it is recycled. And we need to stop feeling like throwing all that stuff away is ok, just because it can be recycled. (Lloyd Alter makes the argument more clearly than I over at Treehugger.com. ) So today, […]
Is buying in bulk worth it? Really? Only if you want to protect the planet and save money… Seriously, buying products in bulk is one of the most “eco” ways to shops; it’s one of the best ways to save money, too. Why? For starters, larger sizes deliver the same amount of product using less […]
In 2008, Yoga Journal‘s “Yoga in America” reported that 6.9 percent of U.S. adults, or 15.8 million people, practice yoga. The study also showed that Americans spend $5.7 billion a year on yoga classes and products, including yoga mats, clothing, and media (DVDs, videos, books and magazines). (image source) Where’s the eco in all of this? […]
During the post-holiday season, retail catalogs begin swamping mailboxes as the stores where you shopped add your address to their mailing lists. The huge amount of paper and ink used to produce catalogs is an environmental no-no. Producing all these catalogs is a big waste of energy and resources, especially because most of the products and […]
When Apple debuted its much-awaited iPad on Wednesday in San Francisco, one of the first attributes founder Steve Jobs touted was the gadget’s eco-friendly specs. But how “green” can an electronic device like this really be? Greenpeace recently released its analysis of electronics manufacturers: Nokia and Sony Ericsson came out way ahead of the pack; Apple didn’t fare […]
You’ve probably been recycling your clothes for years, though you may not think of it that way. But every time you donate your worn shoes, outdated dresses, and old blouses to the Salvation Army or Goodwill, each time you sell your used sweaters at a yard sale or give your kids’ too-small T-shirts and shorts […]
In 2005, Americans used and discarded 14.4 billion disposable paper cups for hot beverages, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters of Vermont calculated. That’s so many cups that if put end to end they would circle the earth fifty-five times! Based on anticipated growth of specialty coffees, reports Green Mountain, that number will grow to 23 billion […]
