Sierra Magazine

How Schools Are Saving The Planet

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Immersion, Green, Survey, Bali, Green Living, Sierra Magazine, Utah, List, Education, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Professors, Nature, Questionnaire, Sustainability, Colleges, Campus, Rankings, Sierra Club, Learning, Universities, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Good professors know that discussing nature in the confines of a classroom is not likely to stir the soul, no matter how enlightening the lesson. What awakens, they realize, is experience. Getting hands dirty. Immersion.

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The Greenest Colleges

Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Greenest Colleges, Most Environmentally Friendly Colleges, Sierra Club, Sierra Club Greenest Colleges, Sierra Magazine, College News

How green is your college? Do you ride your bike to class? Do you eschew textbooks for e-books? Is your cafeteria trayless? The folks at Sierra mag...

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E-Readers Versus Old Fashioned Books -- Which Is Greener?

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: E-Reader, Kindle, The New York Times, Books, Sierra Club, Ipad, Sierra Magazine, Terrapass, Public Library, Environmentalism, Green Living, Green News
Jennifer Schwab

The E-Reader would seem to be more environmentally friendly than your typical paper and cardboard book. Should we be buying them this holiday season?

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Green Your Caffeine

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Coffee, Eco Friendly Coffee, Coffee, Fair Trade Coffee, Sierra Club, Sierra Magazine, Coffee Filters, Shade-Grown Coffee, Green News
Jennifer Schwab

Every day, citizens of our planet down 2.5 billion cups of coffee. Yearly, that's enough coffee filters, grounds and paper cups to circle the globe 55 times when placed end to end.

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CU-Boulder Falls 12 Spots In Sierra Club's Green Rankings

Boulder Daily Camera | Brittany Anas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: CU Boulder, Greenest Colleges, College Rankings, University of Colorado, Green Energy, Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club, Denver News

The University of Colorado needs to pass its green crown to Green Mountain College, a school in Vermont that celebrated last Earth Day by installing a...

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Mixed Reviews: Our Trail Mix Taste Test Proves To Be Divisive

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hiking, Green Living, Outdoors, Sierra Magazine, Flavor, Gorp, Taste Test, Organic Food, Fruit, Nuts, Backpacking, Trail Mix, Environment, Food, Snacks, Ingredients, Sierra Club, Brands, Green News
Avital Binshtock

No one knows exactly when humans first paired nuts with dried fruit and thought, "Gorp! I must have this as I journey forth afoot."

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Tea, Green: Five Experts Serve Up Their Favorite Eco-Friendly Brews

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Traditional Medicinals, Cold, David Karr, Sri Lanka, Fair-Trade, Swaraj 'Rajah' Banerjee, Coffee, China, Products, Loose Leaf, Cooperative, History, St. Martin's, Biodiversity, Assam Plant, Yerba Mate, Tea Talk, Black, Noncorporate, Experts, Tea, Solar Power, Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea From East to West, Books, Gong Fu, Handpicked, Echinacea, Tea Sommelier, Production, Lake County, Small Organic Farmers' Association, Los Angeles, Sustainable, Exhibit, Rudolf Steiner, Responsible, Fowler Museum, Certified, Ucla, Connoisseurs, Curator, Harvest, Drinkers, Newsletter, Brews, Practices, Workforce, Leaves, Pesticides, Workers, Small-Scale, Gretchen Iler, Flu, Beverage, Citadel, Organic, Drink, California, Flavor, Fujian Province, Steep, Usda, Floral Notes, Meditations With Tea: Paths to Inner Peace, Sierra Magazine, Ten Tea, Silver Tips, Rainforest-Safe, Rishi Tea, Herbs, Deforestation, Brands, Illinois, Infusion, Oakland, Pu-Erh Ginger, Biodynamic, Makaibari Tea Estates, Ahmed Rahim, Equal Exchange, Diana Rosen, Oolong, Religion, Industry, Farmers, Environment, Yunnan Province, Beatrice Hohenegger, Recommendations, Wuyi Mountain, Ceylon, Sebastopol, Guayakí, Numi, Darjeeling, Green News
Avital Binshtock

The tea industry has an ugly history of deforesting, damaging biodiversity, and using pesticides. To promote more enlightened sipping, we asked five experts to name their preferred brew.

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Green Your Valentine's Day: Four Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Avital Binshtock, Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Radio, Sierra Club, Green Valetine's, Consumerism on Valentine's Day, Green Holiday, Green News
Avital Binshtock

I know, I know: Valentine's Day is nothing more than a Hallmark holiday, promoted mainly to increase consumerism. Or is it? Turns out you can actually...

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Mayim Bialik's Latest Role: Green Mom

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: L.A., Holistic, Disposable, Children, Green Parenting, Babysitter, Waldorf Education, Diapers, Neuroscience, Strollers, Mothering, Eastern Europe, Actress, Medicine, Sitcom, Trend, Family, Research Professor, Materialism, Replacement Level, Nanny, Home-Schooling, Body, Nbc, Caregiver, Planet, Husband, Los Angeles, Sierra Magazine, Sustainable, Ucla, Reform Judaism, Health, Judaism, Population, Vegetarian, Homemade Hygiene Products, Bedsharing, Discipline, Earth, Liberal, Potty-Training, Cleaning Products, Cloth, Tolerance, Holistic Moms Network, Cats, Acting, Southern California, Kids, Celebrity, Stay-at-Home Mom, Mayim Bialik, Hollywood, Elimination Communication, Jewish, Tikkun Olam, Religion, Water, Fast Food, Slings, Environment, Mom, Shtetl, Blossom, Green News
Avital Binshtock

We know her as Blossom, that spunky adolescent on that eponymous sitcom. But since the series ended in 1995, Mayim Bialik, now 33, has truly blossomed.

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Green Gifts That Keep Giving

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Laptop, Backpacks, Hitachi, Green, Christmas, Eco-Friendly, Trees, Cell Phone, Pc, Recyled, German, Wear Your Music, External Hard Drive, Bracelet, Adapters, My Dutch Bike, Shopping, Central America, Plastic Bottles, Joan Jett, T-Shirt, Brazil, Sierra Magazine, Sap, Style, Jack Johnson, Silver, Bicycle, Gifts, Coasters, Eric Clapton, Charity, Tee, Chiclero, MP3 Player, Recycled, Battery Pack, Jewelry, Guide, Agate, Fashion, Bike, Amsterdam, Glee Gum, Voltaic, Holidays, Mac, Hemp, Solar, Gracious Home, Rockers, Packaging, Aluminum, Musicians, Sugar, Guitar Strings, Dutch, Hanukkah, Bags, Environment, Fashionista, Ben Lee, Bamboo, Electra, Rablabs, Gramicci, Simpletech, Green Holiday, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Shopping for picky loved ones is difficult enough. Factor in your commitment to eco-sensitive products, and a holiday shopping mission can become as daunting as an unaided ascent up El Cap.

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