After years of making New Year’s resolutions that are admirable in their scope — and frustrating in their lack of achivement — I’ve finally hit on the one goal that makes sense to me not only for the year that’s about to dawn, but for the decade that lies ahead: Do less. Do it better. […]
“Practically Green” Offers Simple Steps to an Environmental Lifestyle
If you still haven’t figured out how to live with the environment in mind, pick up a copy of Micaela Preston’s cheerful new book, Practically Green: Your Guide to Ecofriendly Decision-Making. Then keep this handy guide on your desk or in your purse, backpack or briefcase — anywhere you might find yourself in need of some […]
Eco-Friendly Greeting Cards
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Energy-Efficient Lights and Eco-Friendly Holiday Candles
December is such a cold, dark month here in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., I think Christmas was invented just to give us an excuse to put bright, cheery lights everywhere. At my house, we do! We outline the outside windows of our house in little white twinklers that beautifully frame the Christmas tree […]
Why Climate Change Matters to Women
Solutions to climate change are usually discussed in terms of what’s best for business or politics. But what about what’s best for those who have the most to lose as climate change worsens: namely, women, especially those living in the poorest regions of the world? A report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and […]
Recycle Your Clothes? It’s Easier Than You Think.
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 But every time you donate your worn shoes, outdated dresses, and old blouses to the Salvation Army or Goodwill, each time you sell your used sweaters at a yard sale or give your kids’ too-small T-shirts and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 […]
House Cleaning? Use a Fly Swatter, Not a Sledge Hammer
The way we’re being told to clean our homes these days, you’d think we were all living in breeding grounds for small pox, typhoid fever, leprosy, or some other awful disease that practically kills on contact. We’re not. We ARE living in a world that we share with billions of “germs,” most of which are perfectly […]
Environmental S.O.S. For Water-Soluble, Biodegradable Bottle Caps
OK, all you entrepreneurs, scientists, techno-twits, and geeks – let alone captains of industry who are looking for a way to make an honest-to-goodness difference. Take another look at these photos of baby birds that are dying because they’re eating plastic bottle caps. Yes, we need to phase out plastic bottles, and the sooner the […]
