Hmm. This is a very interesting question and the article on Time.com brings up some very valid points. Even their post on Twitter had me thinking … TIME.com @TIME Bet you can’t get through this article on digital distraction without looking at something else … can I make it through this article without looking at […]
I have noticed – first hand – the profound difference only a few minutes a day of simple breathing exercises can make in reducing stress and relieving built-up tension. There are plenty of different techniques you can try, and below you will find some that will help you get started. Give it a week. Read the full article here […]
Well more bad news from our oceans. The Great Barrier Reef, once a beacon of all things ‘good’ in our troubled seas, is not doing very well after all. This story was originally posted here on Grist by Philip Bump. Optimists look at the Great Barrier Reef and see it half-full of coral. Australia’s Great […]
What’s On My Food? is a searchable database designed to make the public problem of pesticide exposure visible and more understandable. How does this tool work? We link pesticide food residue data with the toxicology for each chemical, making this information easily searchable for the first time. Use the tool, share it with others: we […]
Read full article here: WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH ANTI-BACTERIAL SOAP? on Ecosalon … America has declared war, and it’s not against high-waisted jeans. (Though on that subject, consider me General Patton.) Germs are the new enemy and we’re engaged in hand-to-hand combat with them. Recall the sight of Britney Spears traipsing across gas station bathrooms barefoot, which horrified people […]
Some great ideas to help people ‘greenify’ their lifestyle. PLANT A NOTION “Going green” doesn’t have to be a daunting task that means sweeping life changes. Simple things can make a difference. The contents of this list might not be new, but they bear repeating. Sometimes it takes a few reminders for things take root. […]
At my house we prefer to hand dry most of our clothing, but we do still throw some things in the dryer – socks, underwear and towels for the most part. And currently we do use dryer-sheets for these loads, mainly to get rid of static cling. For those that don’t know, these dryer-sheets are […]
Full article can be found here on Grist …. “Fracking”: It sounds more like a comic-book exclamation (kapow! boom! frack!) than a controversial method for extracting natural gas and oil from rock deep underground. By turns demonized as a catastrophic environmental threat and glorified as a therapy for our foreign oil addiction, fracking has become […]
Hooray! Seriously. This is a BIG step in the right direction. So they banned the sale of sugary drinks over 16oz, this includes pop, iced-tea and other calorie packed beverages. I mean lets be honest, 16oz is already a big enough drink. Now it has gotten right out of hand in the past few decades in […]
Here are some of the recent headlines: Northeast, two other US fishing areas declared disasters – Reuters Commerce secretary declares Alaska salmon disaster – Seattle Times Call to freeze fishing in Europe to replenish stocks – BBC ‘Profound’ decline in fish stocks shown in UK records – BBC Study: 40 Mediterranean fish species could vanish – […]