May 21, 2008
Have you ever wondered what became of your VHS player? How about that old computer with the black and green monitor, or your first cell phone that was the size of a loaf of bread?
We laugh at the memory of this tragically out-of-date technology, but for the developing world,...
Harry Fuller | Posted April 22, 2008 | Business
Ask a thousand Americans what's special about Tuesday, April 22, and here's what you'd get:
It means I survived another Monday at work 43%
Pennsylvania Primary 38%
Income Tax Deadline 7%
Earth Day 2%
My Mother(Father's) Birthday/Anniversary 1%
Tiger Woods' Birthday 1%
Don't Know...
Olivia Zaleski | Posted April 14, 2008 | Living
Starting this April 22nd, Earth Day, Whole Foods will up the ante. The leading natural and organic food supplier will ban the complimentary distribution of plastic bags in all 270 of its locations worldwide. Applause, applause, applause!
Though reusable bags will remain available for purchase, Whole Foods will encourage...
Marianne Schnall | Posted April 9, 2008 | Living
Last year I did an interview with Cameron Diaz who was helping promote Al Gore's Live Earth event for a piece I wrote that ran at Entertainment Weekly's web site, EW.com, "Cameron Diaz on Live Earth".
With Earth Day upcoming on April 22nd, I thought...
Starre Vartan | Posted January 30, 2008 | Living
Hey, you, on your Crackberry! You know those fun gadgets that we all love sooooo much? Not only that PDA in your sweaty palm, but also mobile phones, iPods, laptops, GPS's, and their buzzy, addictive ilk? Well, they're not so good for the planet. They create tons of ewaste...
Gary Hirshberg | Posted January 28, 2008 | Business
I'm convinced that smart, hardworking people can profit from practicing what many people call the R's of effective waste management. The R's aren't new, but the order of priority is much more important than people realize. Specifically:
- Reduce or redesign (or both) by using less material and...
USA Today | Bruce Horovitz | January 22, 2008 12:46 PM
Laurie David | Posted January 15, 2008 | Living
Something I've been waiting for my entire life has just happened. I've been a huge Beatles fan for decades and, in fact, my very first display of activism was not on behalf of a cause, but on behalf of them. When I was 12, I was so obsessed with the...
Andy Lipkis | Posted December 21, 2007 | Living
'Tis the season to be conflicted. We love our Christmas trees and we love nature. But what about the decision of buying an artificial tree (considered sacrilege by some) versus the tradition that requires killing a tree? And once Christmastime is over, for most people it means that our "natural"...
Sabrina Parsons | Posted December 5, 2007 | Living
Last year after the holidays my husband and I decided we need to change our holiday focus and do something drastic. I call last year the "garbage holiday." I come from a large family (I have 3 sisters and one brother) and some very close cousins and aunts that we...
Amy Swift | Posted November 27, 2007 | Living
The Ladies Who Launch series gives members of the Ladies Who Launch Incubator a platform for sharing their stories of giving back and doing good through their business'.
The other day I realized that the charger for my Blackberry was actually to someone else's Blackberry and that (weirdly) it wouldn't...
Robin Wilson | Posted November 16, 2007 | Living
So, you pick up The New York Times and read a story that talks about purported "green" products, such as clothing, that sell at a premium. Yet, when independently tested the products come up short on the reality of the claims...like, that organic seaweed shirt is no different from a...
Thomas Mooney | Posted November 13, 2007 | Business
This week, FIJI Water announced a major sustainability initiative that we're calling "FIJI Green," which was highlighted in the New York Times. FIJI Green is all about our path to sustainability and it's a comprehensive approach -- cradle-to-cradle -- to lessen our environmental impact and actually reduce the amount of...
Hillary Newman and Alex Davis | Posted November 6, 2007 | Living
Learn how to recycle fashionably from two chicks who love vintage clothing! Buying clothing at thrift stores, vintage stores, and markets can help you on your path to becoming a high fashion eco-warrior. Vintage and recycled clothing bought and reworked to incorporate your individual style is a great way to...
Chicago Tribune | Stevenson Swanson | November 5, 2007 09:16 AM
Suzy Shuster | Posted October 19, 2007 | Living
Can you imagine the impact of a mandatory recycling campaign based on those 99 barrels of beer on the wall? How about a voluntary one?
Americans pour their way through 210,000,000 million barrels of liquid gold every year, and there is no shortage in sight. Forget about Middle Eastern...
New York TImes | J. Michael Kennedy | October 10, 2007 07:07 PM
A front page story in today's New York Times wonders whether...
One of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top financial supporters offered $1 million to the...
The Washington Post reports from Obama's rally in Portland, Oregon: Sen....
Yesterday, Time's Joe Klein noted that he could find no evidence...
Chuck Hagel is quickly becoming Barack Obama's answer to Joe Lieberman. The
WASHINGTON — Democrat Barack Obama has a message for Tennessee's Republican Party: "Lay off my wife." Obama,...
Read the full account of Sen. Ted Kennedy's condition below,...
John Hagee, the controversial evangelical leader and endorser...
The Legal Framework for the Prosecution That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and...
White House official Ed Gillespie, in a nice bit of synergy with their Fox News patrons, has...
Listen to the talking heads...
7:03 (all times are EDT) Even though the early returns are...
Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted May 12, 2008 | Politics