Clouds. Wind. Rain. Hail. Clouds. Wind. Rain. Hail. Every day, sometime after 12, the same thing happens – and the hail finally did some damage by taking the plaster off the west-facing side of my house. The guys were here this morning replastering, but I expect it all to be removed by this afternoon’s [...]
It’s very, very easy to fall into the trap of feeling overwhelmed about not doing enough for our planet. There are so many choices to make and directions to go in that oftentimes people just do nothing instead because it’s much easier. After all, it’s very hard to make a decision when you have [...]
This week’s Do One Thing is about how you cook and/or boil water at home. Did you know that if just 1% of our population put the cover on their pots as they cook, we could save at least 14 BILLION BTU’s worth of energy per day. That’s a lot of wasted energy that could [...]
Honestly, I wasn’t going to touch this one. But then I came across a really great article over on CorpWatch titled “Wal-Mart’s (Un)sustainability Index” and, well, I couldn’t leave it be without sharing it with you guys. As regular readers know, I am not a fan of the big-box giant, mainly because of their [...]
The experts say yes – and this could mean some really, really bad news for residents of Nevada and California. I just finished reading an article in one of my favorite magazines, Good, about how Lake Mead’s water level dropped 14 feet last year and the Bureau of Reclamation predicts it will drop another [...]
One of the first steps to caring for our environment is getting to know and love it. For those of us who grew up playing outside until the street lights came on, this is not such an alien concept. That said, those days are gone and many kids today are missing out on the opportunities [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What are some things that children and families can do to be greener (and to provide life lessons for the kids in the process)?
There are many ways to be green around the family that are sure to rub off on the littler ones in your midst – if they don’t beat you [...]
