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• The Farmers’ Market Chicken Debate: Making Sense of Science

  

  A recent study found that chicken sold at Farmers’ Markets is more likely to carry salmonella, leaving many people wondering if doing the right thing for the... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Where is the Sustainability Locus of Change?

  

  For the students at the University of Santa Cruz who worked hard to rid their school’s bathrooms of paper-towels, sustainability started in the dorms. Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• “New” Urinals: Clean and Green All in One?

  

  I say “new” in quotes because Japan has had these for decades, but NPR and Latvia are calling them new innovations: sink urinals. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Let the Actual Truth Be Told: Rebutting a Rebuttal

  

  Temerity? Interesting. I prefer practicality. In Harold Manger’s response to my original article, he laid out a succession of specious claims. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Movie Review: Food Fight

  

  I watched yet another documentary about food recently. This one was titled Food Fight and was a bit more up to date since it was released in 2012. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & DRINK, MOVIES

• Formula E: Electric Vehicles Meet Formula 1

  

  Despite anyone’s guess as to why it’s such a big draw, car racing doesn’t appear to be going away. While NASCAR has experienced some declines in attendance... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Keep Cabbage Worms Away with an At-Home Solution

  

  It’s bad enough that the mosquitos in DC regularly leave welts on my legs; it’s unacceptable when bugs start eating my plants, too. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The Health Impacts of Driverless Cars

  

  Ah, the driverless car. As Google and other companies are beginning in earnest to develop driverless cars, much has been written on the subject. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Green Design Greets Pearl Harbor Visitors

  

  Pearl Harbor is one of the most popular attractions in Hawaii, drawing more than one million people every year to see the World War II Valor in the Pacific... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Anderson Valley – Holistic Approach to Community Engagement

  

  Company About 100 miles north of San Francisco sits the Anderson Valley, a remote location that was at one time most famous for its distinct dialect,... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: More Tar Sands

  

  As a follow up to last month’s Five Friday Facts on tar sands, come another set, also from Andrew Nikiforuk’s Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Fast Food: Ultimate in Waste Or Efficiency?

  

  Up to 9% of food is wasted at fast food establishments Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Trouble in Paradise: Koh Phangan’s Water Woes

  

  Koh Phangan is known as the home to Thailand’s famous — or infamous — Full Moon Parties, when thousands of backpackers descend on the island for a couple... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How the BART Strike Could Be Great for Alternative Transportation

  

  Last week BART- Bay Area Rapid Transit- workers went on strike. While the strike is now over, it did cause a host of problems and it also produced a lot of... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Book Review: Charles Mann’s 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created

  

  Several years ago I picked up Charles Mann’s 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. While I don’t remember many specifics, I do recall enjoying... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Perfect Walkscore: Manhattan, Where Else?

  

  It’s been a month since returning to the states from 2 years in Tokyo. Do I miss Japan? Sure, especially the food, the proximity to the rest of Asia, and the... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Thoughts on Biking

  

  I was recently on vacation in Breckenridge, CO. I noticed that biking as a recreation was very popular. There are many roads, passes, and trails to bike on.... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• EPA Boosts Energy Star Standards for 2014

  

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that residential refrigerators and freezers must meet tougher standards to earn an Energy Star... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Two Floridian Butterfly Species Believed Extinct

  

  A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to sit on a porch in southern Maryland and watch butterflies flutter around a lilac bush. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Navigating Composting

  

  Have you ever looked in a compost bin at a restaurant or cafe? Though it’s not the most glamorous of tasks, I don’t mind digging through trash. I’d even offer... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT, GARDENING, HOME