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
The time for strong climate action is NOW! LOCAL NYC ACTION: Walk over the Brooklyn Bridge WHEN: 12pm, October 24th WHERE: Meet at the entrance on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge For details, or to assist, contact Stephanie Corrado at Stephanie.corrado@gmail.com Sierra Club NYC – act locally for a sustainable future. www.nyc.sierraclub.org
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
Tea season has come around sooner for me this year with this chilly September. Most of the tea that I drink is probably made in China. I like to drink jasmine tea mostly, but sometimes I’ll have green tea. And I drink A LOT of tea in the winter, so it got me thinking aboutRead More
I started this blog in April 2009. That was about 5 and half months ago! So on the eve of my half-year anniversary, I would like to make this shout out for guest contributions. This isn’t a very high profile blog, just something I started for fun, but I would like to start expanding andRead 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