Books & Music
Five Tips for Greening Your Pets June 2nd, 2008
Natural Ideas to Keep your Pet Healthy and Safe
I recently read a story about a Boulder woman who sought to bring awareness to breast cancer by "staining" her poodle pink. While many Colorodans are enviro-savvy, especially in Boulder, this story seemed out of...more
What's the best green book to give your dad on Father's Day? May 27th, 2008
Mother's Day is already behind us and now it's time for fathers to get some attention. Father's Day will be celebrated in many courtiers (including the U.S.) on June 15 and it's time to start...more
Recycling Your Garbage: Where Does All that Trash Go? May 27th, 2008
How You Can Keep Garbage from Going to the Wrong Place
My dad and I talk about recycling more than two people probably should. There's the "Hey, dad. How are you?" part of the conversation. Then at least once a week, we talk about recycling. I'm...more
Rock star in action May 23rd, 2008
Breast cancer survivor Sheryl Crow testified this week before a U.S. House committee supporting the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act. The bill would provide $40 million annually for five years for federal research into...more
Save Your Child from Nature Deficit Disorder May 23rd, 2008
Let Children Find Wonder in the Woods
Each spring growing up in the south, my brother and I raced to build another insurmountable fort to keep the girls out. While many kids I knew built forts, ours was not a treehouse built...more
What's in a Name? May 20th, 2008
Book revisiting Love Canal eco-disaster sheds light on historical impact
I don't remember the Love Canal fiasco that occurred in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1978, but the horror of this eco-disaster is just as gripping 30 years later to me as it surely was for...more
50 Simple Things You Can to Save the Earth-- Updated May 16th, 2008
Saving the World is Easy as Long as It's Simple
It's the hard part of being green that makes you really feel like you're making a difference. For example, my wife and I recently decided disposable diapers really weren't that disposable and made the transition...more
Farewell My Subaru -- Living off the Land May 13th, 2008
One Man Leaves the City -- and Leaves a Smaller Footprint
At 23, Cleveland Cavaliers' superstar LeBron James can't even escape his mother's shadow, as he endured the embarrassment of having dear ole mom defend her son's honor courtside after a hard foul against the Boston...more
Green Books: The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilization by Brian Fagan May 13th, 2008
Monday's Green Books series welcomes Jennifer Mabe-Israely as our new Eco-Libris reviewer. The book is available nationwide, and is also distributed in Canada by our partners Raincoast Books, and was part of their "Buy a...more
Sting, Feist, Billy Joel, James Taylor to Perform for the Rainforest -- Get Your Tickets! May 8th, 2008
Empire State Building to glow green on May 8th in honor of Rainforest Foundation Fund Carnegie Hall Benefit and Rainforest Awareness Month 2008! It's Rainforest Awareness Month and Jessica is kickin' it telling you about...more
