The Paper Chase

As consumers we know to recycle paper, but our goal should be to limit use in the first place. Paper cannot be recycled indefinitely. Seven to ten times through…

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Make a Choice: Stop Unnecessary Catalogs

Finley made a difference, and you can too.  One of the ways she made a difference in her personal life, as well as those of others, was to lighten…

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Sustainable Palm Oil

Palm oil is found in 50% of packaged products in your grocery store. But do you know where it came from? Chances are it was farmed on…

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Listen Up!

Does any of us know it all? No, and it can be hard to keep up with news and new insights, even for matters we care about deeply like…

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National Park Week

The National Park Service celebrates its 100th Birthday this year. Created in 1916 “to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife … for the…

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Understanding Electricty

Electricity generation and use is a powerful component of our individual greenhouse gas emissions. So, if we want curb emissions and bend that all-important CO2 curve, we need…

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Your Power Workout

In our modern society we have little physical labor built into our daily routines. Instead of being out plowing the fields, we now normally head to the gym to…

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Save Time, Save Water, Save Your Clothes by Washing Them Less

Are you one of those people who throws your clothes and towels into the laundry hamper after a single use? Or equally shameful, have you raised your children to…

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Healthy Pets

Fleas and ticks can cause big problems for pets and their owners. In one day a single flea can bite your dog/cat more than 400 times, consuming more than…

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Put That Yard to Work: Be a Yardfarmer

Well, not everyone can be an official “yardfarmer”, but we can all get into the spirit of transforming a bit of our yards or decks into food-producing landscape. If you…

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