All Green Books
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
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
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
Top 5 Green Books for Your Mother on Mother's Day May 7th, 2008
Plus 5 Green Yo Momma Jokes -- Free -- Exactly What They're Worth!
"Yo momma" jokes were always a sure-fire way to get you amped up and defending your mother. They would compel you to defend her honor even if you had decided you were never speaking to...more
Wide-Eyed Wonder May 6th, 2008
Kingsolver harvests rich insights in latest book
Barbara Kingsolver's works of fiction do much to inspire the reader's imagination and provoke contemplative thought regarding heady subject matters. She makes you feel deeply and seeks to help you understand the protagonist's plight in...more
New Book Explores the Key to Sustainable Living May 2nd, 2008
There Is Hope Among the Dire Warnings
Chicken Little and his cohorts in mass hysteria earned the attention of other animals because they were the only ones predicting the sky was falling. There used to just be Al Gore and a couple...more
Always Have a Backup Plan April 30th, 2008
Brown draws up a winner on environmental issues
While the No Impact Man knows how to shrink your green ego in a hurry, his ideas regarding refrigeration of food intrigued me. Using some primitive "technology" from Nigeria, he cools his food with giant...more
