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Can Garlic Stop Climate Change?

Megan, selected from Ode magazine — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:17:11 +0000

From Ode Magazine Over 20 percent of methane gas, a greenhouse gas, is emitted by cows. There are about a billion cows in the world, and their methane emissions total more than the methane gas produced by all the cars, planes, ships and trucks in the world combined, according to Springwise. UK company Mootral thinks they have [...]

Bigger Threat to Global Warming - Cars or Cows?

Megan, selected from Green Options — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:02:22 +0000

“Now should be environmental vegetarianism’s big moment,” writes Ben Adler in the article “Are Cows Worse Than Cars,” found in The American Prospect. “Global Warming is the single biggest threat to the health of the planet, and meat consumption plays a bigger role in greenhouse gas emissions than even many environmentalists realize.” Generally speaking, the environmentalist [...]

10 Tips for Energy Efficient Baking

Megan, selected from Planet Green — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:03:17 +0000

I don’t use my oven an awful lot, and in fact I don’t even have one at my cottage. But there is something about the holidays that demands homemade baked goods. Before you start making all those wonderful Christmas cookies and mince pies, give some thought to how to use your oven in a more [...]

50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again

Megan, selected from Planet Green — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:08:11 +0000

By Colleen Vanderlinden, Planet Green “Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without” is a favorite adage in both frugal and green circles, and it is something I strive to live by. One of the best ways to “use it up” is to think differently about our food and ways to avoid wasting [...]

Green Your Paper Products

Robyn, selected from Yoga+ Magazine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:13:17 +0000

Although toilet paper is a product that we use for less than three seconds, old-growth forests, tropical and sub-tropical forests, boreal forests, and many others are being decimated by its manufacturers. “Deforestation causes more global warming pollution than all the combined emissions of cars, trucks, buses, airplanes, and ships in the entire world,” writes Allen [...]

15 Ways to Reduce Food Packaging

Terri Hall-Jackson — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:21:14 +0000

It is now a common sight to see shoppers carrying their own reusable shopping bags to the grocery store. That is fantastic, and such an easy eco-friendly action for most of us to take. Still, there’s a ton of material we continue to schlep home when shopping — the cellophane, unrecyclable bags, plastic, and cardboard [...]

Milk Alternatives: Easy Greening

Melissa Breyer — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 18:11:11 +0000

Some people have pretty compelling arguments against drinking milk. And while it's true that we are the only species to drink the milk of another species�we are also the only species that cooks its food and can open a bottle of red wine (should we give that up too?). Truth be told, there are a number of persuasive reasons to wean oneself from cow milk�find out here if you should stop drinking milk, and read about non-dairy alternatives.

10 Ways to Reduce Your Environmental Footprint Through Food Choices

Veronica, selected from Green Options — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:48:53 +0000

By John Chappell, Eat. Drink. Better A website recently delineated a simple list of 10 ways that you can reduce your environmental footprint through changes in your food choices. The list is fairly straightforward and involves changes that any person in any country can make to reduce their carbon footprint. Substantive facts for each item [...]

Make Your Office a Little Greener

Robyn, selected from Intent — Thu, 14 May 2009 20:28:46 +0000

By Curtis Cook, Intent Forget blue collars and white collars. Workers of the world are going green. Small businesses and multinationals alike are reaping the financial and corporate benefits of environmental accountability. And, while corporate social responsibility policies grab the headlines, it is the individual actions of employees and employers that make the difference. Here are some [...]

5 Simple Alternatives to Toxic Cleaning Products

Robyn, selected from Intent — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:03:53 +0000

By Annie Bond, Intent People tell me all the time that living in a less toxic home improves their sleep, makes their babies less fussy, and boosts their sense of well-being. Step-by-step, you too can have a healthy home. How? By updating your cleaning products to eliminate toxic chemicals. First: Stop believing the myths. In order [...]