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In a statement made yesterday by the Institute of Cetacean Research, Japan announced that it made it back to the mainland with only 679 whales slaughtered, as opposed to their annual minimum of 985 killed. The Japanese fleet pointed to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as the primary cause for their failure in the annual [...]

Food Democracy Now! is a grassroots campaign comprised of farmers, writers, activists, policy advocates and people who eat. A petition is circulating to bring our attention to the desperate need for sustainable practices regarding food. The Food Democracy Now! petition asks President-elect Barack Obama and newly appointed Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack to consider leaders [...]

Sara Brancato of The Four Hundred sustainable design showroom, Starre Vartan of Eco Chick, and Lara Miller, eco fashion designer. Check out our awesome shoes! I’m wearing the Melissas by Vivienne Westwood.
Last week was a busy one, kicked off by the Lexus Hybrid Living/Waterkeeper salon at the home of William Wachtel and Annie Zabar.

James Blunt [...]

Last night I was reading my favorite magazine, Orion. Bill McKibben was discussing the campaign 350. From the website:
350 is the red line for human beings, the most important number on the planet. The most recent science tells us that unless we can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts [...]

A green woodland burial site in the UK where the ‘headstones’ are saplings
Today, there are many environmentally responsible decisions that one can make regarding the ‘eternal rest.’ Mortality is not the most popular topic at the water cooler, but talking green lightens things up. Why not choose a departure that honors not only an [...]

My husband and I are not big drinkers but recently we both wanted a beer. In trying to make our home and lives greener, we decided to try an organic beer. On a recommendation from a Whole Foods employee, we bought Peaks Organic Amber Ale. The beer was tasty and a great [...]

Green schools are inarguably the right decision for our children and the environment. Though up-front costs are higher, green buildings save enough in operation and maintenance expenses to pay for their original construction in a matter of months. The money saved on energy bills (the annual energy savings from a single green school is generally [...]

So you’ve paid your dastardly taxes and you realize that you could’ve been a wee bit more generous this year with your cash, but you don’t know which group is the most deserving. Good thing the folks at EarthShare have picked and chosen the best national (and local!) environmental orgs to work with.

Through their workplace [...]

Environmental education and experiential learning need to be incorporated into our lives, and our children’s lives. No Child Left Inside is an initiative coordinated to raise awareness and government funding, so that no child is left sitting idly in front of a television screen or computer monitor during their education years. Getting outside, touching the [...]

Isn’t it funny how a lot of us grew up with the idea that a ‘clean’ house smelled like a bunch of toxic chemicals? Since my grandma who raised me had a mild version of MCS (that’s multiple chemical sensitivity), I remember her making her own all-natural (not to mention cheap!) cleaners, but my school [...]