What good does all that grass really do anyway? Wouldn’t a front yard covered with edible plants make a lot more sense than just a big expanse of grass that needs mowing but serves no purpose? Well, these people have discovered the art of planting edible gardens in their front yards, which simultaneously saves them [...]
This weeks Do One Thing is about watering your plants, trees, and lawn. If you live in an area where you need to do some watering, please be sure to water either early in the morning or very late in the afternoon. Watering in the middle of the day leads to more evaporation than watering, [...]
They can claim that the palm oil they use in their chocolate is “green and sustainable” – but that doesn’t mean that it actually is. See, they are certified by GreenPalm, a certification system used by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to encourage farmers to produce sustainable palm oil. But only a tiny [...]
A trailer of the upcoming film, Burning the Future. The film takes a hard look at the environmental and human effects of strip mining coal in the US. I just watched it and while I cannot wait to see the entire film, it made me sick to my stomach that this goes on in so [...]
The following is a guest post from Judy Nguyen. As all things have an end, so do vacuum cleaners. We’ve seen it; An old vacuum cleaner collecting dust in the attic, or left by trash dumpster along with use mattresses and shelves, possibly by college students moving back home for the summer. How long does [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I’d like to know the relative electricity cost of utility scale solar and wind plants versus rooftop residential solar. In other words, how can I know whether to subsidize my utility’s alternative energy plant or renovate my own home? Making such a determination is complex, but you could start with In My Backyard,a [...]
More visitors this weekend! A good friend from L.A. is coming in this weekend for a few days, so should have fun showing him around the “neighborhood”. It’s always nice when old friends come to your new house! On to the Reads… How would you like to cut this year’s back-to-school budget in half? Backpacks, [...]
