Although I rarely do it, I sometimes use this site as a place to talk about things other than just environmental issues. Today is one of those days. I have recently joined the ranks of the 47 million Americans without health insurance. I am self-employed, make a good living, and I am healthy to the [...]
The following is a guest post by Nan Fischer, a Certified EcoBroker specializing in green real estate in Taos, NM. Check out her website www.nanfischer.com, and follow her on Twitter for a daily green news feed, www.twitter.com/nan_fischer. Nan writes about green building, solar energy and the environment on her blog, www.desertverde.com. . You can dramatically [...]
Beginning this fall, a $300 rebate program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will encourage consumers to buy new ENERGY STAR-rated home appliances. The new program authorizes rebates of between $50 – $200 for purchases of efficient household appliances. This is great news for folks who have been thinking of replacing their [...]
Last night I attended a screening of “Standing Silent Nationâ€, a heartbreaking documentary about a Lakota Sioux family trying to make a living growing industrial hemp and the DEA’s seemingly illegal raids on their tribal lands.
EarthTalk is a weekly installment from E/The Environmental Magazine. Dear EarthTalk: My old computer finally bit the dust and I am in the market for a replacement. Are there any particularly “green” computers for sale these days? Thanks in part to pressure from non-profits like Greenpeace International””which has published quarterly versions of its landmark “Guide [...]
Just a quick little head’s up…if you live in or around Los Angeles and believe we should all have universal health care, you might want to attend the giant rally that is planned for Saturday, August 11th in downtown. The rally is in support of Senate Bill 840, titled “The California Universal Healthcare Act”, authored [...]
I have the utmost respect for Firefighters…anyone who would give their life or safety in order to help someone else deserves all the praise and thanks we can muster. And these NYC Firefighters have something to say about “America’s Mayor”, Rudy Giuliani…”He’s not the hero of 9/11.” – Deputy Chief Jim Riches, FDNY. And from [...]
