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Walk with Google Maps

Walking is great exercise. But while American suburban sprawl doesn’t naturally lend itself to walk-happy travel, $4.00/gallon gas is sparking some to slip on their sneakers to total nearby errands.

Conveniently, Google Maps recently added a walking directions option to its website. Pop in yo…

All natural, homemade insect repellent

As a family, we like to get outdoors and enjoy natural environment. But there’s one part of nature that we don’t enjoy — bugs. Whether buzzing in your ear or nibbling at your ankles, bugs can quickly ruin an outdoor activity. There are plenty of bug repellents out there — effective ones at tha…

Activists want to see an biological food garden at the White House

We planted our first vegetable garden that past spring and enjoyed it so much that we just spent the weekend doubling its size for next year. With a very small financial investment and a little bit of physical labor, we’ve been able to contribute fresh, healthy, biological foods to our menu and …

Presto pesto — Great ways to try that summer treat

At the farmer’s market nowadays, I was able to buy three huge bunches of basil for three dollars… total. Food prices may be going up, but at the farm market, in-season means easy on the notebook. After digging through my pantry for a few other staples, I had all the essential ingredients for p…

How ‘green’ is your takeout?

Be honest: Do you ever take a moment to think about what your food packaging does to the environment? I do, and I cringe a bit when I head to my favourite salad bar, where the only takeout option is a non-reusable plastic container. Hey — at least it’s not Styrofoam. But whether you don’t think…

Decoding some shady green-speak

Everyone wants to be green these days, which of course is a good thing. But unfortunately for the unsuspecting consumer, green is being used somewhat duplictiously as a means of putting more green of a different kind into corporate coffers.

Men’s Health takes a closer look at what some of the…

Why you should join a CSA next year

In many parts of the country, my own included, growing season is in full swing. That means you may be too late to take part in a CSA that year. But whether you get a chance to take part in one, that year or next, I highly recommend it.

This was the first year that we joined a CSA — short for…

FreeCycle your unwanted items and help the environment

I am currently looking to get rid of an old sofa I have, as I think I’m well overdue for a new one. However, I’ve been struggling with how to get it out of my house. Not how to physically remove it (trust me, by that point I’m amenable to the notion of just dropping it out my damn window), but w…

Could your sports bra ability your iPod?

Could the movement of your breasts within your sports bra create suitable energy to ability a small device, like an iPod? The short reply is yes, it certainly could. But there’s more to it than just bouncing them around suitable to create energy — that energy thereupon has to be harnessed.

S…

Green your barbeque

There’s just something about summertime that begs for food to be prepared on a grill. that summer, while grilling out, keep the environment in intellect and make your barbeque a little greener:

Often barbeques focus on the meat. But, when it comes to thinking green, meat production has a big…

Uncanny swimsuits and other recycling facts

You might feel pretty accomplished in your efforts to go green. You’re using reusable supermarket bags, composting your food and yard trash, and forgoing plastic bottles. You’re in good company. Check out these noble recycling efforts from around the globe.

Got your body in tip-top shape for…

Workplace Fitness: Easy ways to form your office greener (and healthier!)

The health of our planet is interconnected with our own personal health, so whether we like it or not, committing ourselves to a healthier, fitter lifestyle additionally means committing ourselves to a healthier, greener lifestyle. And although the whole “green thing” is starting to catch on in …

Does obesity contribute to global warming?

A research team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is pinpointing obesity as a key cause of global warming. Their argument is that it costs more in fuel to transport heavier humans. additionally, obese society require more food to sustain themselves.

The World Health Orga…

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