2008-04-22
Q&A: Driving less is best
With around 40% of the trips Americans make being 2 miles or less... shouldn't we be emphasizing that the most important and effective thing is to drive less often?
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2008-04-22
One Green Step at a Time
Celebrities create green nurseries for their babies.
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2008-03-19
Solar: Are we there yet?
Almost — according to LiveScience.com. Famed futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil, along with a leading panel of engineers, predicts that within 20 years solar will produce most of the energy we need.
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2008-03-19
Oscar gives a nod to green living
This isn’t the first time that the environment or corporate irresponsibility has been used in a storyline.
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2008-03-19
One Green Step at a Time
New book for children: My Bag and Me, by Karen Farmer (includes a reusable shopping bag).
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2008-02-14
A Reader Asks
Where do all the used tennis balls go?
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2008-02-14
One Green Step at a Time
Sports super-agent Leigh Steinberg hosts a green Super Bowl party.
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2008-01-16
One Green Step at a Time
Napa Valley has its first environmentally-sustainable hotel.
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2007-12-18
"Top 10 Green Movies That Didn't Set Out to Be"
Films often set out to tell one story but end up telling another one all together. Here are my picks for films that end up telling a green story.
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2007-12-18
One Green Step at a Time
Kenya outlaws "thin" plastic bags.
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2007-11-28
Green*way
If you like to celebrate the season with the smell of real spruce, consider buying a living tree...
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2007-11-28
Down to Earth with The Monarch of Maize
We caught up with Curt Ellis as he was beginning to explore a corn-free diet and promote King Corn in 30 cities nationwide.
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2007-11-20
Air, Air Everywhere
Take a deep breath as you may not believe the amazing new air-powered car — along with a few other current and future projects powered by air.
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2007-11-20
One Green Step At A Time
Swap your unwanted items with others at barterbee.com.
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2007-10-17
Carbon Offsetting: Fad or Neo-Indulgence?
Lately we've been hearing about a lot more options available to carbon offset your personal and business lifestyle.
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2007-10-17
One Green Step at a Time
The first FSC certified Bible printing announced by publisher, Thomas Nelson, Inc. on treehugger.com + more
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2007-09-11
The Experts' Last (maybe) Word on Bags
Among the many things that our readers really care about—and are experts in—is the subject of shopping bags. Paper or plastic or something else?
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2007-09-11
One Green Step at a Time
Pope Benedict urges young people to take care of the planet.
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2007-08-01
One Green Step at a Time
This year’s theme of Burning Man is green.
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2007-07-25
One Green Step at a Time
Business Week tackles the sensitive subject of "greenwashing"
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2007-07-16
Down to Earth with Dr. Heidi Cullen
The Weather Channel scientist who made some TV viewers throw their remote controls
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2007-07-10
One Green Step at a Time
Mexican food is organic.
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2007-06-28
The greenest cities
How green is your city?
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2007-06-28
One Green Step at a Time
Stanford's highly rated business school starts a new course in sustainable business.
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2007-06-06
Inspired by Earth Day
Among the readers who were good enough to respond to our question about your Earth Day actions in last month's newsletter, Karen had a simple effective suggestion.
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2007-06-06
Paint like Rachel
The birthday celebration for influential biologist/writer Rachel Carson noted in last month's newsletter continues with an intriguing art contest.
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2007-06-06
One Green Step at a Time
Organic beer goes mainstream.
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2007-05-01
What's your city doing?
It's great to see American towns and cities, small to large, stepping up to the challenge of conserving resources along while providing the services many of us have become accustomed to.
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2007-05-01
Happy Birthday, Rachel
Reading Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" for the first time had the same impact on me as reading "Catcher in the Rye" as a 15-year-old. I don't mean that her book also made me sullen, cynical and non-communicative with my family. "Silent Spring", published in 1962, changed my life and gave many of us a new perspective on the world of nature.
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2007-05-01
One Green Step at a Time
On April 14, many thousands walked, marched, hiked and rallied to say, "Step it up Congress: cut carbon 80% by 2050".
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2007-04-01
Faster than you think
Knowing my friend Mark's marketing creativity (getting interviewed in his boxer shorts on CNBC, for one thing), I wasn't surprised at the ingenuity of a new fund-raising project he's involved in.
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2007-04-01
A greener office
One of our typically conscientious readers shares her suggestions on actions to make her workplace more earth-friendly
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2007-03-01
One Green Step at a Time
Maybe we can't change the world overnight, but we sure can acknowledge and support steps in the right earth-saving direction. Here are just a few of many encouraging recent steps.
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2007-02-01
Paper or Plastic? Enter the Debate
Using the right bag may be a little thing, but it symbolizes how our small everyday actions can add up to world changing.
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2007-02-01
Climate Change and What You Can Do
Discouraged about all that you hear about climate change and the enormity of how much needs to be done?
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2007-01-01
How green is your office?
How green is your office? What have you done personally to make it greener? What more could and should be done?
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2006-12-01
Grass roots. Good works.
In the Winter Issue we shared our staff picks for our favorite non-profits (NGO's). Here are some of yours.
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2006-11-15
Green and Festive
How do you make your holidays more earth-friendly? Readers share 25 tips.
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2006-11-01
Grass roots. Good works
For nearly 30 years, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has worked to protect the landscapes that give character to the region and the kind of open space that recharges our souls.
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2006-11-01
What are you doing to make your Holidays greener?
At greenlight magazine, we're collecting good ideas for our Winter issue and wonder if readers have some interesting approaches to Holiday entertaining, decorating and gift giving — traditional, festive, all that and earth-friendly as well.
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2006-10-01
Grass roots. Good works.
We owe lots of thanks to Peninsula Open Space Trust. For nearly 30 years, POST has worked to protect the landscapes that give character to the region and the kind of open space that recharges our souls.
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2006-09-14
Shifting Into Neutral
How much CO2 are you responsible for? How to offset emissions and be "carbon-neutral."
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2006-09-14
Down to Earth with... Laurie David
Founder of StopGlobalWarming.org and producer of An Inconvenient Truth talks about everyday changes.
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2006-08-15
A Climate for Change
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, global temperatures were only 7° colder than what we measure today, and that was enough to bury most of North America under a blanket of ice. That gives you a sense of how little it takes to change the world.
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2006-06-15
Surfside Savvy
The summer ritual of heading to the beach, shore, or whatever you call it in your part of the world seems like a carefree escape. Truth is, the more than 12,000 miles of U.S. coastline, and the oceans lapping against it, can't be taken for granted. Be informed when it comes to beach safety, and know how to help keep our beaches and oceans healthy.
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2006-04-19
A Prairie Comeback
Way up in Montana, witness (and visit) a magnificent wild place coming back to life.
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2006-04-19
50 Things You Can Do About Global Warming
How to understand, cope with, and even help stop climate change.
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2006-04-15
A Tree For You, a Tree For Me
Tree holidays are celebrated around the world, but America’s Arbor Day is commonly observed on the last Friday in April (this year, the 28th)—which makes tree planting a perfect way to honor the planet during this month of festivities.
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2006-04-15
Plant a Tree for the Planet - and Yourself
Arbor Day serves to keep the health of the planet—and what we can do about it—on our minds.
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2006-03-16
Consider the Earth
Start today with a new eco-aware custom, then implement it into your life to make every day Earth Day.
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2006-02-15
Carbon Offsets = Purchasing Power
If it seems too quick and easy to solve the problems of global warming and dependence on foreign oil with the click of a mouse, here's how it works.
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2006-02-15
Litter Is Not A Light Issue
One tiny cigarette filter thrown on the ground, one garbage can with a loose lid—these things seem small. Yet in the 2003 fiscal year, for example, the state of Georgia Department of Transportation planned to spend $17 million to pick up litter on its interstates and highways— $2 million more than it spent in the previous year. So litter, in fact, is a really big deal.
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2005-12-16
Control the Catalog Avalanche
The dread begins in early November: Each time you open your mailbox, exactly how many catalogs might slide out? By December, the number is so overwhelming you chuck them in the recycle bin without even taking a look. This year, fight back with this direct method.
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2005-12-15
The Season of Giving
Perhaps you’re pondering how to simplify your life? If you’re thinking at all of downsizing, consider doing it before time runs out for 2005 tax deductions on December 31. But anytime you donate thoughtfully with recycling in mind, you’ll benefit on several counts: a life with less stuff to manage, a credit back from Uncle Sam, and the knowledge that your excess items didn’t go to waste..
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2005-12-01
The Winter Sky Above Us,the Earth Below
An eco-mom uses neighborhood walks to convert her teenager to caring about his community and the earth. "The excuse was that the dog needed walking. It was seemingly an afterthought when I asked my 14-year-old son, Duncan, to accompany me on that brisk winter night."
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2005-12-01
Nell Newman: Ordinary Questions for an Extraordinary Person
Daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, she is co-president of Newman’s Own Organics and a tireless advocate for sustainable agriculture.
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2005-12-01
Everyday Dilemmas
We know you want to do the right thing, but it's tough to stay abreast of all the latest environmental reports and studies. In this column you'll find the information you need to make healthful, earth-friendly choices.
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2005-12-01
Recycling Bucks
RECYCLEBANK, a pilot program in Philadelphia, pays residents recycling dollars for their recyclables, which they can use to buy groceries or Home Depot necessities.
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2005-12-01
New Orleans 2.0
From the Hurricane devastation along the Gulf Coast rises hope for developing sustainable communities.
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2005-11-01
Green Up Your Holidays
If the upcoming season makes you want to run to the mountains to escape the spending frenzy, you're not alone. A 2001 survey by the Center for the New American Dream showed that 70 percent of Americans yearn for a holiday season that puts less importance on gift giving and spending. The good news is that a simpler, less commercial holiday season is also more earth-friendly.
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2005-10-01
America Recycles Day
Now nine years old, America Recycles Day (ARD) is a national day set aside for communities to hold events that focus on the importance of recycling and buying products made with recycled content. This year's November 15th celebration is a great time to spearhead an effort to expand on your community's commitment to recycling and review the many new recycling possibilities available. Thinking beyond the paper/glass/metal bins in your garage will take recycling to the next level. Expanded recycling efforts can conserve our natural resources and reduce pollution of the air, water and land.
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2005-09-01
P2 Means Pollution Prevention
Have you heard about P2? No, it doesn't belong in the periodic table. It's a handy acronym for Pollution Prevention – a green tool that is winning over corporate bean counters and environmentalists alike.
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2005-06-01
Mother Nature's Annual Check-up
San Francisco was recently the first North American city ever to host the United Nation's World Environment Day, which began in 1972 as part of the UN's efforts to stimulate global attention to the health of the planet. "Green Cities" was the theme this year, and the five-day event focused on clean resources, design, transportation, power and biodiversity in densely populated areas.
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2005-06-01
10 Take-Aways from World Environment Day
In true San Francisco-style, United Nations World Environment Day - held in the U.S. for the first time ever - demonstrated that there are endlessly imaginative ways to promote greener cities. The five-day event in early June included mouth-watering organic dining, a house built from recycled materials, a green film festival and an eco-chic fashion show. It also featured mayors from around the world who gathered to create a grassroots movement aimed at developing environmentally friendly cities. In the city where the United Nations was born with the signing of its charter in 1945, the mayors shared innovative and effective plans for a future where most of the world's population will be urban dwellers.
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2005-03-01
What To Do With Your High-Tech Stuff
According to a recent item that appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Americans throw away 2 million tons of computers, cell phones and other electronic gadgets every year. In fact, technology products now account for 40% of the lead load in U.S. landfills.
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