Articles by: Courtney Tenz

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Soy's Eco Creds

Last month, when Starre asked us all for our New Year’s resolutions, I didn’t have to think twice about them because I’ve been thinking so [...]

by × January 30, 2009 × 1 comment

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In Praise of Stay-at-Home Holidays

In Praise of Stay-at-Home Holidays

by × December 22, 2008 × 3 comments

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Eco Wandering through Germany

Eco Wandering through Germany

Countrywide, Germany generates more than 7 percent of its electricity from the wind. After three years of living in Germany, I’ve started to forget all [...]

by × August 29, 2008 × 2 comments

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UN Eco Conferences

Pardon my absence the last few weeks, but this month has been an unbelievably busy one in the green arena here. Bonn, Germany’s former capital [...]

by × June 15, 2008 × 1 comment

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BGreen: Finally, Germany Gets Eco Clothing

BGreen: Finally, Germany Gets Eco Clothing

One of the things that’s driven me crazy living in Germany is the lack of sustainable clothing. I don’t shop all that often, but when [...]

by × May 23, 2008 × 3 comments

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Ecotopia!

Ecotopia!

Got plans to hop the pond this year? Feel an urge to make that trip a bit more sustainable? Think about dropping by Ecotopia in [...]

by × May 16, 2008 × 0 comments

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The Green Yoga Association

The Green Yoga Association

Last summer, totally by chance, I met David Lurey, a traveling yoga teacher who preaches the values of being a green yogi. As a member [...]

by × May 5, 2008 × 3 comments

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Nuclear Is No Option

A few months ago, I posted here a compendium of reasons why I live in Germany. Though I’d intended the post as an answer to [...]

by × April 1, 2008 × 6 comments

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Hurricanes in Europe?

Hurricanes in Europe?

Two years ago, my husband and I were invited to a presentation by one of Germany’s top Climate Change Researchers at The Wuppertal Institute in [...]

by × March 2, 2008 × 0 comments

Escapes

Why I Live in Germany

People often ask why I live in Germany and I never really know what to say because the reason I came is not the reason [...]

by × January 22, 2008 × 33 comments