Q: Could it really be true that we are in the midst of the worst drought in the United States since the 1930s? Indeed we are embroiled in what many consider the worst drought in the U.S. since the “Dust Bowl” days of the 1930s that rendered some 50 million acres of farmland barely usable. [...]
Are you ever astounded by the amount of trash littering the roads near you? It never – and I do mean never – ceases to amaze me that we live with fellow humans who deem it A-OK to toss trash out their car windows. On the highway, in the neighborhood, by a school, or parked [...]
Ever feel like the environmental movement is always climbing a hill but will never, ever reach the top? Our President, who once stated he would do something to help protect the environment, has pretty much dropped that idea by the wayside. The CO2 level in our atmosphere is expected to pass record levels this month, [...]
If you were to walk down the street and ask five random strangers whether they believe efforts toward energy efficiency are a positive thing, chances are good they will all agree. If you ask those same five people whether it’s important to take care of our environment, they’ll likely agree again. But if you were [...]
Q: I’d like to have a garden that encourages bees and butterflies. What’s the best approach? Attracting bees and butterflies to your garden is a noble pursuit indeed, given that we all depend on these species and others (beetles, wasps, flies, hummingbirds, etc.) to pollinate the plants that provide us with so much of our [...]
Checking out Sourcemap may make you a little sick to your stomach but I still recommend you take a look. Sourcemap was created by the MIT Media Lab in order to let people know where products come from, what they are made of, and how they can impact people and our environment. It is a [...]
It wasn’t until I became a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin that I became a much more green-savvy person. For years, I had taken advantage of all the countless energy sources at my disposal. Throughout my young-adulthood, I never recycled, devoured numerous packaged, processed foods, left the lights on all night, took [...]
