January 23, 2009
- Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
Here are some of our favorite posts from around the greenosphere that had us thinking this week, to help start your weekend a bit greener. (…)
January 15, 2009
- Say "Goodbye" to Handmade Toys, Or…Don't!
Don’t you just love purchasing handmade goods, that on the by-and-large are naturally green and eco-friendly by the fact that they are created with love in peoples’ own homes and workshops? (…)
December 22, 2008
- Reflecting On The Best Of 2008
As the end of the year draws near, we all get inundated with the "Best of 2008" programs, lists and commentaries. (…)
December 16, 2008
- Green Glue
Despite being sick for three days now, I have been expending all my energy to prepare for my big event this week. (…)
December 15, 2008
- Don't Let Handmade Toys Become Extinct
There has been buzz all around the handmade corners of the internet about the recently approved Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), passed in August of this year in large part because the United States Congress rightly recognized that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) lacked the authority and staffing to prevent dangerous toys from being imported into the US. (…)
December 5, 2008
- Around The Greenosphere: Weekly Link Roundup
First things first! Don't forget that you still have until 7pm EST on Sunday (December 7th) to enter the Home Depot Programmable Thermostat Giveway if you haven't already. (…)
November 13, 2008
- Christmas Is Not Your Birthday, Green Edition
Christmas is Not Your Birthday is an initiative started by the brains behind CoolPeopleCare.org, in an attempt to redirect the typical holiday hub-bub and excessive consumerism surrounding the holiday season with local outreach, outward thinking, and overall giving. (…)
November 4, 2008
- The Undertow of Materialism
Trust me, I know how it is. You feel like you can just dip your toe into that ocean of consumerism this holiday season and walk away unscathed. Keeping it simple this year, you say? (…)
November 3, 2008
- Filtering For Change
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm blogging for The Man. (…)
October 16, 2008
- Seeing Green In November: The Energy Crisis On All Ballots This Year
It's the middle of October and election day is fast approaching. (…)
October 3, 2008
- What You Can Do About Sweatshops
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It’s hard to believe that sweatshops could possibly exist today. But they do. (…) - I Bet You Can't Do This!
Remember when someone would dare you? Taunt you. Tell you, you can't do something. You wanted to prove them wrong. Well, that's sort of my theory behind this post. (…)
October 1, 2008
- Is Walking Becoming Obsolete?
While I walked 20 miles each day for the Michigan Breast Cancer 3 day this weekend, I had a lot of time to look around and just think. One of my big realizations over the weekend was that we were the only ones walking around in the downtown, neighborhood and nature areas along our path. (…)
September 25, 2008
- Becoming Part of Your Child's Classroom
It's a month into school, and the opportunities to become involved in my daughter's classrooms are plentiful. (…)
September 24, 2008
- When Fresh Water Becomes the New Oil
I was shocked last week to learn about the Great Lakes Compact legislation that was sent to Congress two weeks ago. (…)
September 19, 2008
- Go Green and Get Happy!
What is the key to happiness? Does happiness correlate with wealth, demographics, reputation, attitude, etc.? (…)
September 17, 2008
- Walking the Talk
When I realized I was ready to take the next step in my journey going green, I signed up for the Chicago Conservation Corps (C3) Leadership Program. Their mission is to recruit, train and support a network of volunteers who improve their surrounding communities and schools through environmental service projects protecting our water, cleaning the air, restoring the land and saving energy. (…)
September 3, 2008
- Winter Gardening in My Favorite City
Earlier this week, some friends and I were talking about how to continue our weekly gardening play dates into winter. (…)
August 20, 2008
- No Idling!
I can vividly recall riding the school bus when I was a kid. I remember the ride as being very long, very boring, and very stinky. And while I was probably exaggerating the long and boring parts (my ride lasted about 15 minutes) I now know that I wasn't imagining the stink…
A recent Yale University study found that children who ride a school bus are exposed to up to 15 times more particulate pollution than average. (…)
August 15, 2008
- Save Money and the Earth at the Supermarket
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a Mommy Blogger luncheon hosted by Stop and Shop/Giant. It is Andrea Astrachan's job as VP of Consumer Affairs to listen to customer feedback. (…)
