The Plastic in the Ocean Comes From Us!
[Aug 19, 10 by
I took a joyous day off recently and visited friends at Lavalette Beach with my daughter. Despite the perfect weather and wonderful company, a greenie like me just couldn’t fully relax. I was too focused on every bit of plastic that I saw littering the beach and the surrounding area. I could not help but think about where this plastic was likely to end up–in the ocean, carried by the currents far out to where it is churned and broken down into non-biodegradable bits so small that they get mistaken …
Remodel Consciously
[Aug 6, 10 by
Sure it’s great to get a spanking new kitchen or redo your old bathroom, but home remodeling is a pretty wasteful enterprise. Millions of tons of trash are created when it’s out with the old and in with the new. The trends in the past may have been changing fast and keeping up with the latest style, but if we are going to move into a green future we need to slow it down and hang on to what we have for longer.
One way to do this is to choose …
Keep Cool Like You Give a Damn!
[Jul 15, 10 by
As I walk and bike all over town, I hear central A/C units cranking all day in huge 3,000-square-foot homes whose owners aren’t even home during the day. I asked one such homeowner why they keep the a/c on even when they are not home and they told me it’s so the house is cool when they get home. I can’t help but wonder what becoming a society that cannot tolerate being uncomfortable for even 10 minutes is doing to us—both personally and physically.
Now that I am committed to not …
Cleaning with Neurotoxins? Huh?
[Jun 24, 10 by
Recently I hosted a green cleaning workshop in my store, given by Jennifer Mortarulo, founder of New Jersey-based Clean Green Co., a residential and office cleaning service that uses only green cleaning products and procedures. The seed of Jennifer’s company was planted when her beloved husky suffered from a seizure. The veterinarian asked if Jennifer used the air freshener Febreze, and Jennifer said, “Of course!” It is, after all, advertised to combat odors on dog beds!
Her vet proceeded to tell her about a study in the Veterinarian’s Journal concerning …
