It’s Earth Day today, a day when as many as a billion people around the world will be taking notice. Some will be celebrating what they love about the world we live in with walks in the woods, picnics with families and friends, neighborhood clean-ups, poetry readings, and just some quiet time outside. Others will […]
Compost: Crack for the Garden
Compost is crack for the garden. When you add it to your soil, it makes the earthworms shimmy, the bugs boogie, and plants positively pop. (From what I’ve read, crack has a similar effect on the people who use it; let me say for the record that I’ve never tried it!) Just as good, compost […]
Easy #EarthDay Action: Go Paperless
Though many of us have already cut back on the amount of junk mail we receive and documents we print, here are five resources that will help you get to almost zero paper in no time. What strategies do you use to save paper? 1. Swap your print catalogs for digital catalogs via Catalog Spree 2. […]
13 Steps to More Earth-Friendly Food
Maybe you already eat organic produce. You’ve cut down on meat. You grow your own lettuce. That’s great! But what else can we do, especially when it comes to the food we buy and eat? Danielle Nierenberg of The Food Tank suggests 13 important ways we can reduce the environmental impact of growing, processing, marketing, […]
Hate Throwaway Plastic or Paper Cups? KLEAN KANTEEN’s Pint Cup Is the Perfect Reusable Alternative
Throwaway drinking cups made from plastic, paper and polystyrene be gone! KLEAN KANTEEN’s new reusable, stainless steel pint cup is now available to replace the trashy disposables you’re used to seeing at convenience stores, fast-food restaurants, and keggers (college students, I’m talkin’ to you!). The durable and easy-to-clean cup is made of food-grade stainless steel, […]
US-China Greener Consumption Forum Lays Groundwork for Future Projects Together
How can the world’s two consumer “superpowers”- the U.S. and China – work together to reduce the impact that consumption has on us and our world? That was the topic a capacity crowd addressed on March 22 at the U.S. – China Greener Consumption Forum. The event, held at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. […]
“Green” Easter
How do you celebrate Easter? At our house, it’s a time to enjoy the rebirth of Nature, the renewal of our spirits, and the arrival of a long-anticipated Spring. We try hard not to get caught up in the commercialization of this holiday and don’t go overboard making big flashy Easter baskets or buying lots of […]
We Can Stop Climate Change. Yes, We Can!
Climate change may be happening, but we can stop it! That was the message loud and clear at the climate rally held yesterday in Washington, D.C., delivered by the 40,000 or more people who congregated around the Washington Monument before marching to the White House in the largest climate-focused rally in history. Though the weather […]
