Books & Music
Books vs. eBooks: Which Are Greener? August 29th, 2008
Amazon.com has sold nearly 300,000 of its Kindle eBook readers since it introduced the device earlier this year. Rumors of a Kindle 2.0 release before year-end have been squashed, but that doesn't mean that the...more
Is Boone Pickens on to Something? August 26th, 2008
A primer on investing in alternative energies
As a sportswriter for years, I knew who T. Boone Pickens was only because of his extravagant donations to Oklahoma State, which has given his alma mater some of the premier facilities in the country....more
Was Obama Right about Tires? August 20th, 2008
How proper automobile maintenance really can save the environment
Addressing our dependence on foreign oil by "urging" Americans to make sure their tires are properly inflated is like trying to lasso a bucking bull with dental floss--it's doomed for failure. Despite Senator Barack Obama's...more
It's in the Can August 15th, 2008
How to keep those garden fruits and veggies from going to waste
In our shrinking global world, it's easy to forget that food isn't in season year round in your neck of the woods. But you wouldn't know that from a quick visit to the produce section...more
Going for the Gold August 12th, 2008
... in clutterless living, that is
As I was sitting on the couch last night watching Michael Phelps win another Olympic gold medal by beating a field of swimmers that looked so slow in comparison that maybe they were wearing floaties,...more
Air Quality Overwhelming? August 8th, 2008
Book addresses how social change is leading in battle to save planet earth
With the 2008 Summer Olympics opening today, the truth about China’s vast environmental issues will come to light—that is, if the sun is able to get through Beijing’s thick smog. One article I read even...more
Small Acts of Anonymous Mercy August 5th, 2008
How little things you do change the environment—and the world
I often get overwhelmed when a seemingly insurmountable problem looms over me. It’s not that I really think most problems are insurmountable, it’s just that I see them taking way longer to resolve than I...more
High Gas Prices Have You Feeling Low? August 1st, 2008
David Wann offers tips to create a sustainable lifestyle to beat the blues
While ExxonMobil continues to set quarterly records through prices at the pump, most Americans are scrambling to figure out how to create a sustainable lifestyle that will weather an economy on the verge of a...more
Free Money to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint July 29th, 2008
Well, only if you're from Toronto, but here are some ideas for you, too
The city of Toronto has a program called "Live Green Toronto" that is offering citizens grants for ideas that would reduce their carbon footprint. It may take a while before any U.S. cities follow suit,...more
Hearst Catches Green Flak Over Esquire’s E-Ink Cover July 28th, 2008
Esquire Magazine, published by Hearst, is taking heat (here & here) over the use of E-Ink in its upcoming 75th anniversary issue, which hits newsstands in September. The cover, created using battery powered electronic paper...more
