environment
5 Dangerous & Pervasive Green Myths
May 1st, 20131) Going green, building green, living green is so expensive.
By Gail Groswold-Elwyn, President of Rethink RenovationsConsider Sustainability
May 1st, 2013The name of the small-space game is sustainability. If you want your garden to last through the years and stay in harmony with nature, you’ll need to ask yourself questions like, Am I being environmentally responsible? Is what I want to do economically feasible? Is there a way I can involve my community?
By Charlie NardozziMean Green Cleaning Machine
May 1st, 2013Between those balmy, beckoning summer nights, kids going back to school in the fall, and the blustery, hole-up-and-conserve-energy days of winter, it’s easy to neglect cleaning. Sure we’ll pick up toys and do the dishes, but I mean the down-and-dirty, scrub-until-the-floors-are-white kind of clean.
Win the war on dirt and germs—the green wayBy Amy VerginHealth News: Monarch Butterfly Numbers Down
May 1st, 2013Times are tough for monarch butterflies: drought conditions and wildfires have decreased their numbers and the milkweed plants they need to survive are also not in plentiful supply. Reports from Mexico (where monarchs have their breeding grounds) show their numbers are down, as has been the trend for much of the past decade.
Free Yourself
May 1st, 2013Follow these 7 simple steps and you’ll finally be free from harsh chemicals that are destroying your health and the environment.
The Amazing Tree
April 1st, 2013Before reading this you took a breath of air, let it fill your lungs and escape back out of your mouth, once the body had used up all its resources. What made this possible? Trees.
Here are the top ten reasons we need trees:
Freshwater Snail: Call It a Comeback
November 1st, 2012The Oblong Rocksnail was long thought to be extinct until a University of Alabama graduate student rediscovered the long-lost species in the Cahaba River. The snail, about the size of a nickel with a yellow body and a black band on its head, had not been collected in more than 75 years.
From Advertisement Eyesore to Gardener’s Friend
November 1st, 2012What started as a billboard for Chevrolet’s “All New Camaro” has been repurposed for multiple uses by gardeners and landscapers. These advertisements were created to hang outdoors along highways and interstates in the nastiest of weather: high winds, scorching sun, intense heat, strong rains, and so on.
Tips for Being Green in Your Beauty Routine
October 1st, 2012Erin Schrode, co-founder and spokeswoman of Teens Turning Green (TTG), knows a thing or two about how to take your lifestyle to a greener place. John Masters Organics tapped Schrode for expert tips on why making ecologically conscious lifestyle choices is necessary, and especially when choosing green products for your beauty routine.
Go Green by Going Blue
October 1st, 2012The fate of the world’s oceans is in our hands—and so are the animals that live there.
Rainbow Light makes strides to protect ocean ecosystemsBy Cara Lucas
