October 28th, 2009 by
Nancy Goldstein View Comments
I have been to a lot of weddings. While most of them were beautiful and meaningful events, and a few were indescribably fun, a wedding last weekend was perhaps one of the best I have ever attended.
It wasn’t just that the bride was beautiful and overflowing with happiness (she was) or that everyone seemed...
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September 8th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
To ease back into the real world, here are a few happy news...
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Africa, marijuana, snow leopard, sustainable farming
September 2nd, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
So you only take non-stop flights or ground transportation when available, you don’t get drinks on the plane (so many little cups!) and while traveling you cut down on waste whenever possible. But where do you...
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ecotourism, Environment, footprint, travel
September 1st, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
The countdown to Copenhagen has begun. Delegates will meet in December to discuss and agree on binding emissions reductions goals, adaptation protocol and funding. There have been calls to lower our expectations on the outcome , predictions of outright failure and one strangely awesome underwater event to garner attention for the historic meeting. With the limited progress made on climate change action thus far it’s hard to be optimistic for what Copenhagen might...
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activism, climate change, Copenhagen, politics
August 31st, 2009 by
Guest Author View Comments
Food is a complex issue - on all of industrial, societal, and even psychological levels. Discussing food as a system, seemingly without variation, is painting some fairly broad strokes, but the key to this, if I read Pollan correctly, is through...
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Environment, Food, Health, natural
August 31st, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
Hybrids, electric or diesel? Oh my! What’s an environmentally conscious car consumer to...
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cars, diesel, driving, electric, Environment, fuel efficiency, hybrids, transportation, waste vegetable oil
August 27th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
Earlier this week the New York Times began a section of stories called Toxic Waters – a look at the worsening pollution of America’s waters. To continue SocialYell’s discussion on water safety I wanted to highlight the first article in the series: Debating How Much Weed Killer is Safe in Your Water...
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conatmination, Health, pesticide, water
August 27th, 2009 by
mjnesta View Comments
If you tuned into SocialYell last week, you got a primer on fauxganics. At its most basic level, organic foods, particularly whole foods (those that come right off the vine, branch, etc.), may not be as pure as you think. Prepare to get even more befuddled.
Slide a few aisles down in the supermarket and hit...
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August 26th, 2009 by
Elizabeth Ulion View Comments
Shifting to a sustainable lifestyle can be a pain. Solar panels need to be installed, farmers markets require early weekend wake ups and those darned reusable grocery bags can just get left behind. So why do so many people make the...
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deep ecology, ecology, religion, Sustainability
August 26th, 2009 by
Ashley Strickland View Comments
We’re facing a global controversy that shakes the very idea of being green down to its core by questioning one very simple practice: does recycling work? The results: Recycling works, but only as well as we make it...
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aluminum, economy, glass, Going Green, paper, plastic, recycling, styrofoam
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