Green Living

“Practically Green” Offers Simple Steps to an Environmental Lifestyle

If you still haven’t figured out how to live with the environment in mind, pick up a copy of Micaela Preston’s cheerful new book, Practically

Eco-Friendly Greeting Cards

Greeting cards without the guilt

House Cleaning? Use a Fly Swatter, Not a Sledge Hammer

The way we’re being told to clean our homes these days, you’d think we were all living in breeding grounds for small pox, typhoid fever,

Organic Vodka & “Green” Gin

If wines and beers aren’t your drinks of choice, check out eco-friendly companies like Altitude Spirits in Thornton, Colorado which produces its Vodka 14 (pictured left) using organic corn and

Sure, it’s made from grapes. But does that make wine eco-friendly?

Not unless those grapes are grown organically; and if they’re grown locally, even better (Ideal Bite claims that “a local wine always trumps an organic

Organic Beer Tastes Good!

If you’ve been waiting for organics to add some bounce to the beers you drink, wait no longer. Many micro-breweries and even some of the major

We Need Meaningful Standards to Protect the Planet — and Us, too.

We’ve all seen the product claims that SOUND like they mean environmental protection. But do they? * Products labeled “natural” may contain some biological ingredients, but

Environmental In-Box: Cast Iron Cookware

For top-notch cooking without the worry generated by non-stick coatings, I turn to cast iron cookware. Here’s why: What I Like: No Nasty Chemicals – You

Eco-Friendly Paint Keeps You & the Planet Healthy

Conventional paint contains many volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, that “outgas” and escape into the air after they are applied. Indoors, these VOCs cause headaches,

“In Wildness is the Preservation of the World”

Henry David Thoreau wrote these words in 1862. Today, almost a century and a half later, they are more true than ever before. Mining, forest clear

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