Getting the Goods on Green Medicine Did you ever know a kid who counted seasons by super-awesome holidays? In other words, Easter baskets (Spring!); fireworks (Summer!); candy (Fall!); presents (Winter!). Yeah, well, that was so not me. I was incessant hay...

Green Design Gets Groovy As I was perusing the latest issue of Popular Mechanics in my dentists’ office (not at all because the latest issue of People was taken up by a surly-looking woman with a swollen jaw) I...

The Greenest Neighborhood? Last week the Center for American Progress began a series called “It’s Easy Being Green” meant to recognize the steps communities, individuals, and organizations are taking to transform our country’s energy-use. Last week’s column featured...

Fairtrade Fortnight and some locally-made clothing (Cristina Sacco - Glascow, Scotland) Hello everyone, today is the first day of Fairtrade Fortnight (February 25-March 9). This awareness campaign for Fairtrade will last for the next two weeks and will be promoted by...

Founders Of LowImpactLiving Walk The Walk As written in Real Simple, after buying a roomy LA duplex four years ago, Jessica Jensen and Jason Pelletier set about making several eco-sensitive improvements and were stunned by the lack of information on sustainable...

Illuminated design There is a light at the end of the compact florescent tunnel. The hipster design crowd at Hulgar have come to our rescue by creating a product that we can only describe as a new...

The Scale Of Our Cities Is Shaping The Worlds Climate As more and more people move to cities, it has become clear that city living is the future of human habitation on this planet. What shape could future cities take, and how will their human...

Trash in photos Kimberly sent me this link yesterday to trash art on the New York Times Web site. Check out artist Chris Jordan’s work. He photographs massive and painstakingly organized quantities of stuff, like plastic cups, cell...

Solar Homes & Solar Collectors Solar energy is our birthright like the air we breathe or the water we drink. Solar Home Plans and affordable Solar Hot Water Plans are the gateway into a "Solar Age" of energy independence. Fossil...

Green is the New Gold – in the Real Estate Market There’s only one way to survive in a housing market that’s in the toilet – you’ve got to channel Gypsy Rose Lee, yessir – “You gotta have a gimmick.” So if you’re a real estate agent,...