The other day on Twitter someone asked me if I had a resource for finding local, grass-fed meat and dairy products, and I decided that I would mention it here as well because you guys may be interested too. There is a website called Eat Wild which is a tremendous source of information on finding [...]
What can you compost? Good question! While composting can be an effective, environmentally friendly way of dealing with some waste products, it’s important to know what you can and cannot put in your compost pile. Put in the wrong items and you could end up with a useless pile of infested, decaying matter — and [...]
It is a common misconception for many people that bottled water is safer than tap, plastic bottles get recycled, and no harm is being done to the environment in the bottling process. Unfortunately, that could not be further from the truth!
If you are on a budget or just plain refuse to pay the extra for organic fruits and vegetables, there really are some good reasons to buy at least a few of those items in the organic version if you can.
Aside from staying home and drinking tap water out of a washable glass, the best way to be “green” while on the go is choosing your reusable water bottle wisely. From the lowly single-use-only bottle you can buy at your local gas station to the stainless steel and aluminum options, making the right choice is [...]
You know your parents used it when you were growing up and that restaurants use it to cook your food with, but what is teflon? And do you know just how bad teflon can be? Chances are, you probably don’t, but it’s important that you learn what it is and why you should be avoiding [...]
A weekly roundup of important green news stories from around the web… This November, California voters may be able to decide if they are rightfully entitled to full disclosure on supermarket foods containing any genetically engineered (or modified) ingredients, and that these foods need to be appropriately labeled and identified. It’s estimated that 75 percent [...]
Most of us by now know what BPA is and how bad it is for us, but a new study conducted by the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, the University of Exeter and the European Centre for the Environment and Human Health, in association with the University of Cambridge, has linked BPA exposure to [...]
In 2007, I bought a set of rechargeable batteries and a charger from All-Battery. This Tenergy TN145 AA/AAA Charger and 8 AA & 8 AAA batteries set is the exact one that I bought for around $28 or so (it’s $27 right now), and up until now I had not bought a single AA or [...]
The environment doesn’t belong to any particular political party, be it Democratic, Republican, or Independent. It is not the property of any corporation, even though companies like Monsanto like to think they can control it at will. It doesn’t care which team wins the game, it doesn’t pick favorites, and it doesn’t discriminate based on [...]
Chances are you know who Ed Begley Jr. is if you have ever watched television or a seen a movie. But what you may not know is that Begley is a die-hard environmentalist, too, who transformed his 1930′s home in Studio City, CA into a solar-powered showcase for sustainable living. Now he has his sights [...]
Back in 2007, the FDA released a report about lead in lipstick products here in the United States. They tested 400 different cosmetic brands and found that while many of them had lead present in the lipstick, the amount was not above the “safe” level guidelines set forth by the state of California. That level [...]
