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How Humans Have Impacted The Oceans
Posted on Jul 11, 2010 - 03:05 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,…
Where Does Your Milk Come From?
Posted on May 27, 2010 - 11:53 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…
Discover Bicycling Trails and Directions on Google Maps
Posted on May 04, 2010 - 07:58 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 - 07:27 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.…
47 Ways to Live With Less Plastic
Posted on Apr 09, 2010 - 10:00 PM
By: Brian Liloia
I was happy to recently stumble upon Beth Terry’s fake plastic fish, a blog devoted to her adventure in learning to live with less plastic, and in the process, tallying her consumption and…
Where To Buy Products Made in the USA
Posted on Mar 03, 2010 - 06:11 PM
By: Brian Liloia
It’s difficult to find clothes without tags that say “Made in China”, or electronic equipment, shoes, tools, kitchen appliances, and well… just about everything. It seems…
Those Who Live In Glass Houses
Posted on Mar 02, 2010 - 04:52 PM
By: Tricia Edgar
I’ve always wanted to have an odd house. As a university student, I studied straw bale building and dreamed about creating my own straw bale or cob creation, a piece of art that I would live…
Where Does Your Trash Go?: The Hidden Life of Garbage
Posted on Feb 12, 2010 - 03:03 PM
By: Brian Liloia
We all know the three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Unfortunately, we’d like to think that recycling goes a long way into decreasing the amount of trash that goes into landfills. However, it’s…
Hibernation Time: Make Your Home a Safe Haven for Heat
Posted on Jan 12, 2010 - 03:31 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
It’s January, and that means that it’s hibernation time! In the Pacific Northwest, the weather is getting truly blustery, the trees have nearly finished dropping their leaves, and the…
A Compact New Year
Posted on Dec 30, 2009 - 06:40 AM
By: Tricia Edgar
You’ve heard of compact cars, but have you heard of The Compact? The idea was created by a group of friends in San Francisco who came up with the not-so-crazy notion that it would be possible…
