Restore Full Protection for Polar Bears
last week Congress passed — and President Obama signed into law — a bill giving Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar the authority to immediately rescind Bush administration regulations that...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Tent
Camping need not necessarily mean leaving behind all the comforts of home. This 6-person tent includes a solar panel that provides battery power to run the tent’s built-in lighting. Here is a link to...
View ArticleThe Compostable Picnic
Next time you’re headed out into the wilds (or the park) on a picnic, why not take along a hamper that’s 100% compostable? Tree- and petroleum-free in manufacture, everything in these party sets can...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Rodent Deterrent
Although we love nature, some yard-invading parts of it are less welcome. This sonic deterrent for gophers, moles and other burrowing creatures does no harm, but irritates them and encourages them to...
View ArticleWasp Trap in Attractive Recycled Glass
Attractive enough to look almost like lanterns hanging in the yard, these glass wasp catchers work well too. No chemicals are needed. You fill the catcher with lemonade or sugar water and the wasps...
View ArticleOne of the Best Ways You Can Help Reduce Global Warming
Can’t afford a Prius or Solar system for you home? There is another, basically free, way you can do even more to do your part to help reduce greenhouse emissions and lower your carbon footprint in a...
View ArticleBuild Your Own Eco-Friendly Christmas Tree
Forget the toxic plastic artificial trees and the pesticide laden live trees. Here is nn excellent way to remove some of the consumerism out of Christmas and make your holiday’s a tad greener is to...
View ArticleWhat the greenest sunscreen and why would you care?
UV Natural ADULT Sunscreen SPF 30+ 5.29 oz. 37.80 at uv natural sunscreen store Blue Lizard Australian Suncream, SPF 30, Sensitive 5 fl oz (148 ml) $10.29 at drugstore.com What’s the greenest...
View ArticleThe Widening Gyre of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean
The North Pacific sub-tropical gyre has a massive spiral of floating plastic crap floating over an area estimated from the size of Texas to bigger than the continental United States. Most of this...
View ArticleBottom Trawling and Overfishing – Footage you don’t often see
Great short video from Greenpeace on the destruction of Ocean life from Bottom Trawling factory ships and overfishing in general. If you want to eat only fish that are caught in a sustainable manner,...
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