November 2012
It’s Bananas!
Bananas and Other Produce May Soon Come in Chemical Coats
Adventures in Mushrooming
Growing your own mushrooms at home via a mail order kit not only can supplement your diet but is also good for the environment…
Bottom-Line Appeal
To jumpstart efficiency projects, the Sustainable Endowments Institute launched the Billion Dollar Green Challenge in October 2011, specifically aimed at colleges. This vigorous investment strategy has a whopping average annual return-on-investment of 32%…
Safe for Consumption?
comprehensive information about which particular foods contain nanoparticles is hard to come by
Staying Grounded
Climatologist Kevin Anderson hasn’t flown in an airplane for seven years in order to lead by example in cutting his carbon footprint way back…
E’s Green Home Picks: Home for the Holidays
Serving Bowls, Refillable Bottles and Furniture with Wow Factor
A Loo for You
Portland Loos, Portland’s newest outdoor public bathrooms, are 100% solar-powered and graffiti-proof-coated — and really put the “public” in public restroom.
Rethinking Farms
When it comes to sustainable food and farming, author and researcher Dan Imhoff likes to get his hands dirty.
How Green Is That… Gift Wrap?
Green and Fun Alternatives to Traditional Wrapping Paper