Gardening on School Roofs
June 3rd, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
You’ve probably heard of green roofs before. And if you have, you’ve probably even thought of the possibility of gardening [&hellip
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Have You Considered Keeping Bees?
May 26th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
I just read an interesting piece on Sustainablog titled “Why I Decided to Keep Honeybees” and it was such a [&hellip
Seedbombing & Guerrilla Gardening Become Easier with Candy Machines
May 13th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
Guerrilla gardening is an increasingly popular way of reclaiming dead or derelict public spaces and improving them while having some [&hellip
17 Pacific Northwest Cities Feature Pesticide-Free Parks and Playgrounds
March 31st, 2010 | by Jennifer Lance
From electric car charging stations to solar highways, the Pacific Northwest is a model region for living green. The use [&hellip
One Million Trees for Ethiopia
March 22nd, 2010 | by Guest Contributor
With so much environmental destruction going on in the world it can be hard to know where and how to [&hellip
Urban Lawns Contribute to Climate Change
January 21st, 2010 | by Jennifer Lance
There’s a movement to green urban spaces. From seed bombs to guerrilla gardening, vigilantes are taking the green movement to [&hellip
Rare Tree Cut Down by Christmas Thief at WA Arboretum
December 19th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
Bah Humbug! A thief has cut down a rare conifer from the Washington Park Arboretum for a Christmas tree. A [&hellip
Inert Ingredient in Roundup Kills Human Cells
December 6th, 2009 | by Derek Markham
One of the inert ingredients in the popular herbicide Roundup has been found to kill human cells, especially embryonic and [&hellip
Golf Balls Take 1000 Years to Decompose
November 13th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
Golf is a popular leisure sport in the United States and Europe among the middle and upper class. Golf courses [&hellip
It’s Winter Gardening Time
July 29th, 2009 | by Jennifer Lance
If you are a gardener, your summer garden is probably in full swing. You may be harvesting tomatoes, basil, onions, [&hellip
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