carbon footprint

I've been seeing a lot of articles about the death of the SUV. Coming back from FL there was a billboard with an SUV picture and the tag line, Donate Your Vehicle. There seem to be a lot of folks wishing they hadn't bought into these gas guzzlers.  Read More »

I have been getting responses to my first Climate Crisis blog saying that they are yet to see evidence that global warming is around us. What ignorance!  Read More »

“If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place… Take A Look At Yourself And Then Make A Change I'm Gonna Make A Change,… For Once In My Life It's Gonna Feel Real Good, Gonna Make A Difference Gonna Make It Right . . .” - Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror)  Read More »

This entry is the first in a series chronicling my activism adventures with my three young charges. Wee tinys can be activists. They have strong feelings about things, but often feel powerless to do anything about their feelings. Teaching them proactive strategies for bettering their world gives them the tools to stand up for themselves and their beliefs later in life. This is my mission with my charges.  Read More »

This month's issue (February) of Popular Science listed America's Top 50 greenest cities. Each city was scored on different scales for emissions, recycling, water conservation, and how much the community cared about environmental issues. I quickly scanned the list looking for my city.  Read More »

As I sit here with my first cup of morning coffee, thinking, "Whew! It's getting late! I almost gave myself a withdrawal headache," it occurs to me that this coffee thing has gotten out of hand.  Read More »

Lately I've been trying out being a vegetarian. I tried it before, but it was too difficult in high school because we didn't have very many options at my house that were meat-free. Now that I'm at college it's actually really easy. My best friend is a vegetarian, and she wants to be a chef someday. She's always reading books on nutrition.  Read More »