Just a few weeks ago, the boardwalk on Long Beach, New York was dismantled. The boardwalk's fixtures -- bike riders, strollers, and elderly bench-sitters -- are gone.
When you are disorganized and you can't find what you need when you need it, you lose energy, time and money. Disorganization also lowers your confidence in yourself. Bottom line: It's not worth it.
Solar future won't come from Washington loan guarantees or a climate bill. Instead, it will come from the demands of American consumers who want to buy clean, renewable energy and who want to be energy efficient.
6 Star and Beyond-the Essence of Fuller, the Future of Humanity
I did not truly begin to understand the breadth and depth of Buckminster Fuller's thi...
If you believe, as I do, that real action can occur without a "binding" agreement or having all the details completed, you'll be surprised to learn that some key things might actually be happening in Cancun.
I used to diet, now I "cleanse." Even though supposedly toxins don't exist, I want them out of my body. So if there is a new cleanse, I'm on it. Literally. After all, it's not about losing pounds, it's about being healthy.
Out of South Africa came the news that an expensive new soccer stadium had been built in a city where drinking water is often dirty and many people have neither electric lights nor toilets.
Some aid projects have focused on restoring the country's forests, but few have tried to fix the generations of harm that has been done to Haiti's coral, its mangroves, its beaches and, most of all, its fish.
Strong leadership is missing. A few members of Congress have been working on the water problem and Matt Damon, the actor, has made it his cause. But the issue is not getting traction.
Dr. Alejandro Unger, author of the book Clean, appeared on The Martha Stewart Show last week to talk about the need to "detox" from today's modern die...
As the rebuilding of Haiti gets underway, billions of dollars are going to be spent. Some of those dollars, perhaps a billion or more, should be dedicated to cleaning up the country's drinking water.
Greg Allgood will do almost anything to draw attention to the huge number of poor people - more than 1 billion - whose only drinking water is loaded with bacteria and viruses.
The kitchen in most people's house is the heart of the home and, if big enough, where much of the communal activity takes place. The state of the kitc...
White Bread and Ketchup
Use white bread to: Dust an oil painting. Gently dab a slice of white bread over the surface to pick up dirt and grime.
Use ...
Not only is dry cleaning expensive it's actually terrible for the environment. The main chemical used by dry cleaners is perchloroethylene, which the ...