Keeping Green Ideas Simple and Down to Earth
Lynn Fang is an eco-conscious writer, thinker, and Conscious Business Coach. She writes about sustainable living, social change, and personal growth at her blog, Upcycled Love. Follow her on Twitter or Google+.
Teflon is great for keeping burnt food off your pots and pans while saving you time and energy spent on scrubbing or seasoning. But is this convenience truly convenient, or is it an additional health hazard in your home? Let's take a closer look at … [Read more...]
Traveling across the vast Pacific Ocean, bluefin tuna were found contaminated with radiation originating from the Fukushima nuclear. The devastating accident occurred March 10, 2011. The contaminated tuna highlight the inconvenient truth of … [Read more...]
With rising oil prices, global warming, rising obesity, and lack of exercise among Americans, it would seem harmlessly riding bikes to school would be celebrated, perhaps even promoted as a new normal. On the second-to-last day of school, seniors … [Read more...]
If you walked into an energy-generating gym, you might not notice at first. You'd see your regular sweaty, toned bodies on sleek workout machines, but there's a special icing on the cake here -- these machines are hooked up to batteries that … [Read more...]
Most of us still have lawns all around us, which, while beautiful, are truly energy intensive in maintaining. Their use of water, gas-powered mowing and weed killing are harsh on local eco-systems . You could consider a lawn alternative, such as a … [Read more...]
We've talked about biking to work and how it helps the environment yet there's still some difficulty in having biking become the main transport getting people from point A to point B. What if there was a way to share bikes, specifically, cargo bikes … [Read more...]
Spring is a time of love and renewal, so how will you strengthen your romantic ties? The conventional couple dines out at a fancy restaurant and gives each other lavish gifts of jewelry, fine clothing, and other material delights. If you could … [Read more...]
Rice is a staple grain for many cultures all over the world. For many, organic products are believed safer than traditional items so organic rice products were believed safe and healthy. Recently, however, inorganic arsenic was found in organic … [Read more...]
Everyone has trouble thinking positively about money. Most people think you can't make money without doing something bad, something against your values. Some think if you have a lot of money, you'll lose your hold on your values, you'll be … [Read more...]
Having a hard time explaining to your kids why the family's going green? If you're living in a typical neighborhood, kids are glued to their XBox and PC games. Kids love games, and they often don't mind playing brainy games that teach them new … [Read more...]
Remember playing with that nasty smelling stuff - Play-Doh - as a kid? It was fun and colorful, but it certainly stank up the home! I can't tell you what's in it, but I don't think it's safe enough to eat. There's another way to play with colorful … [Read more...]
Water recycles over and over. Whatever we put in water now will return to us again. Our oceans are filling up with plastic trash and industrial runoff, allowing toxic slime molds and algae blooms to thrive, while killing larger life like seals, … [Read more...]
Imagine being able to access a wealth of free resources teaching you how to enhance the sustainability of your home or land. You could ask any question you have, and you would receive answers written by experienced Permaculturists. With … [Read more...]
Last week, U.S. Federal District Judge Naomi Buchwald dismissed the lawsuit brought by thousands of organic farmers against agribusiness giant Monsanto. The suit was intended to protect organic farmers from infringing on Monsanto’s future crop … [Read more...]
You've heard about all the controversy with Fluoride. Some dentists say it's totally harmless, and others say too much fluoride causes all sorts of neurotoxic and endocrine disorders. Do we really need to fluoridate our toothpaste and our water … [Read more...]
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