So today I took and passed the LEED Green Associate examination! I can now add the LEED GA credential to add to my resume! While studying, I pulled together this basic outline of study tips and resources. These are meant for people who are also in the process of studying for the LEED GA exam.Read More
Watch the Food Network for a few hours of programming and count up the number of times a healthy eating habit is promoted. You won’t count very high. Even with over 50% of the U.S.’s adult population overweight or obese (Wikipedia citation), healthy food and eating is on the backburner for the Food Network. AsRead More
Halloween is this Saturday, so I thought I would pull together a quick list of ideas: 1. Make your own candy this year. Why? Store bought candy uses a lot of packaging, and typically travels long distances to make it to your belly. Here are some links to make-it-at-home recipes: http://www.cooksrecipes.com/category/candy.html http://candy.about.com/od/halloweencandyrecipes/a/halloween_hub.htm http://candy.about.com/od/halloweencandyrecipes/Halloween_Candy_Recipes.htm 2. Reuse,Read More
While doing this internship with Greenanswers.com, I’ve come across many, many questions that I find to be quite ridiculous. Sometimes, it made me wonder what kinds of people are posting questions on this website, and if they ever received any basic understanding of science from their schooling. I don’t mean to be offensive by sayingRead More
I’m currently in the middle of an application for StartingBloc, which is an organization that holds a fellowship on Social Innovation. Part of the application process is a series of essays. One of which asks how I “live” social innovation. So now I have to figure out, what is social innovation? And how do IRead More
On October 10th, a beautiful morning even if the slightly overcast sky and the occasional drips of water threatened more rain, I set out for Prospect Park in Brooklyn. I took part in a group hike through the park with the goal of foraging and learning about foraging in this urban parkscape. The group wasRead More