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
I just added a new add-on to Firefox that is pretty awesome. It is called Ubiquity and it serves as a command based way to create your own content mashups, access the web, and in general do things. I can’t explain it that well, so here is this video that can show you some ofRead 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
Today’s cool devices may be too desirable for their own good when they foster the “gotta have it” mentality that in turn leads to high turnover rates for electronics, excessive unnecessary purchases, and unruly amounts of electronic waste. Image credit: Flickr user databhi ♪♫ While we are in awe of the latest gizmos and smartphones,Read More
Laundry might be one area of home life that seems the most difficult to “green.” You don’t want to compromise the results of the process, but you want to lessen the impact on the environment. Traditional detergents are super heavy on the chemicals. I remember reading a book when I was younger, in which aRead More
Last friday, I volunteered at the Solar-Powered Film Series hosted by Solar One and Green Edge NYC. I found out about this event from Green Edge NYC (specifically Patricia Curry). It was great to meet up with people doing great work in New York regarding sustainability and community outreach! Thanks should go out to bothRead More