environment
Can green algae help save the world? June 28th, 2008
Corn and sugar cane, move over. Several US companies are harvesting an algae that can be converted to oil and refined into biodiesel. Amazingly, the algae can grow in waste water, where it feeds on...more
You Can Help Us Plant a Billion Trees June 21st, 2008
The Nature Conservancy
For only one dollar, you can plant a tree that will help in the fight against climate change! To make a lasting impact go to http://plantabillion.org/ to...more
Climate Change Affects Everyone... Even Janitors! June 21st, 2008
The Nature Conservancy
Everyone in the world relies on nature for survival. And climate change is already affecting nature and people and... janitors. To learn more about climate change or...more
The Nature Conservancy June 21st, 2008
Protecting Nature, Preserving Life
Experts predict that by the end of this century, land and water resources will become scarce and climate change will irreversibly alter our planet. But what...more
How to Recycle Your Old CFL Light Bulbs June 5th, 2008
It's Easier Than You Think
Yes, CFLs are the greatest thing since sliced bread. They use less electricity, last longer, and look cool in your shopping cart. But as their critics are quick to point out, they do contain a...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
We Love Us Some Ed Begley, Jr. May 9th, 2008
Actor/Environmentalist Sets the Green Standard
Before there was Sundance, before there was green swag… Before there was a Vanity Fair cover featuring Julia Roberts dressed as a tree nymph, there was one celebrity who stood above the rest. There was...more
World Class Wrestler Goes to Sea to Fight for Eco-Causes May 7th, 2008
Mexican wrestler puts preserving the environment above all else.
El Hijo del Santo, 25, or Jorge Guzman, is a world-renowned Mexican wrestler, but that's not all he fights for. His latest and most important endeavor is saving the environment. El Hijo del Santo...more
Do You Know How Many Pounds of Pesticide It Takes to Make One Pair of Jeans? May 1st, 2008
One Clothing Company -- Loomstate Organic -- Shuts Pesticides Down
Loomstate Organic Clothing was launched in New York City in 2004 by designer Rogan Gregory and Scott Hahn. They, along with many clothing companies advertised through RiverWired, have emerged out of the growing demand for...more
