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President Obama, Your Secretary of Agriculture Choice is The Most Important of All: Here’s Why
Dear President-elect Obama,
After a long, hard and contentious campaign you’ve won the Presidency of the United States. Congratulations. Take a moment to enjoy your success. Ok, that was long enough. Now let’s down to business.
You well know that you have a long hard road ahead of you, but your first order of business is to [...]
A Victory Garden at the White House?
The next U.S. president is going to have the daunting task of fixing all that has gone wrong in this country. However, I believe that both candidates are overlooking an extremely important issue — our food system. As Michael Pollan said on WNYC’s Leonard Lopate Show, “It’s true that neither candidate has talked about food [...]
Westfalia’s SuperGreen Eco Van: This Ain’t No Hippie-Mobile!
Twenty years ago when I travelled all over the country to see the Grateful Dead, I always thought it would be cool to have a Westfalia VW van to travel around in. Cruising the parking lot of a show I loved to poke my head in the Westfalia’s, checking them out and fantasizing about the [...]
1908 Ford Model T vs. 2008 Ford Pick-Up
On October 1st, 2008, the Ford Model-T turned 100-years-old. Back in 1908, the year my grandmother was born, this “universal car” as Henry Ford called it, became the first mass-produced car and the symbol of low-cost reliable transportation. But more important than it’s centennial, the Model T got 13-21 MPG (max speed [...]
The Week in Green
I decided that there is so much “green” news out there each week that I would update Eco-Chick readers on what I think are the most interesting stories and topics. Here is “The Week in Green.”
Be Green and Vote: In most states you have until the end of the week to register to vote [...]
Pollution Makes You (and Your Kids) Fat: New Study
Pollution contaminates our water, air, and land. It has been proven to cause asthma, allergies, cancer, emphysema, and whole host of other diseases. It causes global warming, kills our wildlife and now scientists from the Environmental Epidemiology at the Institut Municipal Investigacio Medica in Barcelona discovered it causes OBESITY.
So in addition to fast foods and [...]
Five Surefire Ways to Get Rid of Junk Mail
If you’re like me, you love getting mail. The holiday cards, the thank you notes, etc. There is little more exciting than the sound of opening an envelope and reading a real piece of mail. But what I hate is the junk mail. Specifically the catalogs that clog my mailbox and pile up day after [...]
Cancer or Germs? I’ll take the germs.
I must admit that in my house we might be thought to be a little lax when it comes to germs. I am not saying that we don’t wash our hands when we go to the bathroom or before we eat. We play in the yard digging for bugs and worms and get big slobbery [...]
Crunchy Greenolas: Organic and Natural Personal Care Products
Crunchy Greenolas is my own personal review of new green stuff I’ve found- I’ve tried everything and these are the goods!
• Kimberly Sayer of London – Kimberly Sayer is the daughter of organic farmer in England. Her family used fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs to create their own skin, body and home care items. [...]
ENDoutdoor: New Sustainable Trail Sneaks for the Green Outdoorschickie
Many people think that when you live in the suburbs you are only surrounded by tiny plots of land with mowed lawns and white picket fences. That’s not the case for me. I am very fortunate to live within a half mile of a forest reserve of more than 2,000 acres of undeveloped land. Twice [...]
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