It is Getting Warm Yet? It’s Summer - Time for Winter Gardening
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 - 04:35 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
It’s summer. While the sun might be sporadic in many places, it’s time to plant your winter garden. Winter garden? Yes, that’s right. Planting a winter garden is a summer time activity,…
How Humans Have Impacted The Oceans
Posted on Jul 11, 2010 - 01:05 PM
By: Brian Liloia
The devastating BP oil spill is still on everyone’s minds as its ecologically dire impacts on the ocean continue to take a toll. The scale of this particular problem is huge, but unfortunately,…
Local Produce is Fun(gi)
Posted on Jun 30, 2010 - 07:23 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
Growing your own? It never looked so good. The grow it locally movement is growing in leaps and bounds, and with it come new trends in urban gardening and foraging. Stinging nettles and dandelions…
Climate Change Might Result in Mass Extinction of Lizards
Posted on Jun 19, 2010 - 02:43 PM
By: Brian Liloia
New research from a study in Science claims that nearly 40% of all lizard populations, and 20% of species could become extinct by 2080, due to the effects of continuing climate change. The study…
Where Does Your Milk Come From?
Posted on May 27, 2010 - 09:53 PM
By: Brian Liloia
Ever wonder where that jug of milk came from that you just purchased at the supermarket? Just how far away were those cows raised? Well, thanks to this super nifty website, you can find out exactly…
Growing Soil
Posted on May 25, 2010 - 08:09 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
It’s spring. The birds are singing, the plants are growing, and at garden stores across the nations there is a run on potting soil and other soil amendments. Everyone is heading out to buy…
Super Green Home: Turf Houses in Norse Era
Posted on May 18, 2010 - 06:29 AM
By: Brian Liloia
Talk about a green home! This website documents some ancient turf home reconstructions that date from the Norse Era in Canada and Iceland. The photos are terribly cool and I cannot resist from sharing.…
BestBloc Organic Sunscreen
Posted on May 11, 2010 - 06:22 PM
By: Adam Beazley
I went to a marketing convention a while back and met the owner of Best On Earth Products and he gave me a sample of BestBloc Organic sunscreen to test out. Quite frankly, when I first heard that…
Discover Bicycling Trails and Directions on Google Maps
Posted on May 04, 2010 - 05:58 PM
By: Brian Liloia
Google has recently updated Google Maps with an option to find bicycling directions, lanes, and routes. Although some major cities have physical maps with bicycling routes, it’s usually pretty…
Learning Communities Are Sustainable Communities
Posted on Apr 27, 2010 - 05:27 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
Carbon-neutral living. Is it about technologies? Well, it is and it isn’t. Technologies facilitate this new way of living. Solar and wind power and even water-saving toilets all play a part.…
