A Garden Above Your Head
Photo by John Lei for the New York Times Chances are, you don’t think much about your roof unless it’s leaking and might need services such as madison roofing or Commercial Roofing, Inc. I haven’t thought of mine since I bought my house, and once when my cat got stuck…
Retirement No More: The Anchor has been Lifted
The campaign to stop global warming is attracting more and more recognizable media and political faces. The respected Tom Brokaw, the former NBC anchorman, has teamed up with the Discovery Channel, in partnership with the BBC to host on Sunday July 16th, ”Global Warming: What You Need to Know” at…
Rosita Arvigo: Rainforest Home Remedies
I picked up this book some time ago when it was recommended by a good friend, and I love it. To get an international perspective on herbalism and holistic health adds a new dimension to living well. Rosita Arvigo is the co-author of this, one of several books she has…
Excuse Me, There’s Blood on Your Diamond
“I don’t understand about diamonds, and why men buy them. What’s so impressive about a diamonds except the mining?” —Fiona Apple Many of the prisoner-laborers who work Sierra Leone’s open-pit mines end up in shallow graves, executed for suspected theft, for lack of production, or simply for sport. (© Jean-Claude…
Mountain Clubs or Country Clubs?
Unlike bigger mountains out west, the craggy granite outcroppings of New Hampshire’s White Mountains and Vermont’s Green Mountains are within a day’s drive of about 75 million people. Each summer, mountain clubs and other non-profits get to work educating hikers about Leave No Trace and the responsibility of land stewardship.…
Saving the Great Bahama Banks
Two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to take an incredible trip to the Bahamas. I wasn’t there to relax and enjoy myself for a vacation, though I certainly did some relaxing and had a fabulous time. I was there to see the Grand Bahama Banks- and why they need…
Serious Style to Save You
There’s a gorgeous new e-zine out of foggy ‘ole England! (I swear the Brits are way ahead of us when it comes to making green look great.) Style Will Save Us comes from some of the same fine folks that brought us Ergo Living, a fabulous (but short-lived) print eco magazine. …
Daisy Blue Naturals: Like a Green Avon!
If you’ve ever read the ingredients on conventional shampoo, body wash, or lotion, you know how many chemicals and unpronouncable ingredients are in them. Jena Thompson, 33, a trained chemist and mother of two started Daisy Blue Naturals five years ago in response to the already overly-toxic world we all share. DBN has a…
Poor Unfortunate Coral
As beach season officially begins, it is important to remember the fragile state of the ocean and try not to take the beach going experience for granted. It’s harder for us Americans to comprehend the most obvious affects of global warming such as the melting of glaciers and the starvation…
Um yeah — "Did hell just freeze over?"
Maybe its my own pessimism, but the recent reports about Walmart’s plan to clean up its act have left me feeling like I’m reading a story from the Onion instead of the Times. After seeing the anti-Walmart film, “The High Cost of Low Price,” my feelings for the ginormous chain…
