Santa Monica’s AltCar Expo Makes the Wheels Turn

On Friday morning, I told my five year old Ryan that we’d be going to a Green Car Show after I picked him up from school.  I think I must have given him the wrong impression because when we got there amidst the booths and people, he looked [...]

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FDA won’t require label for genetically altered meats
by David Accomazzo

The debate over whether to label genetically modified foods shifted a step away from disclosure today as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance saying the agency will not require a label on food made from genetically engineered animals.
The draft will be open [...]

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Getting rid of the toxins in your home

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Can Public Art Propel Us Toward Action?

The subtitle of Elizabeth Kolbert’s piece in the latest NRDC magazine, OnEarth, says it all:  “When it comes to climate, it’s five past midnight. Time for the Big Fix.”  She quotes noted scientists saying that the experts - the people who study climate and “do the ice cores” [...]

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What is the best way to educate, entertain and exhaust your kids, hang with your girlfriends, get exercise and contribute to the betterment of our Planet all at the same time?

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Join Jessica Tuck in her challenge to work through one chapter a week of Squeaky Green- The Method Guide To Detoxing Your Home.

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Stress-Free Holiday Shopping at the World’s Largest Eco-Friendly Gift Show

Imagine this:  Taking care of all your holiday shopping in one place, selecting gifts from a range of unique, organic and fair trade items.  And when shoppers’ fatigue sets in, you take a break by snacking on scrumptious healthy food and sipping a beverage sure not [...]

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Eco-Libris partners with book publisher Simon & Schuster on eco-friendly children’s books.

In a celebration of their new line of eco-friendly children’s books, Little Green Books, Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing has partnered with Eco-Libris in an educational contest - I CAN SAVE THE EARTH!, which provides children an opportunity to share their personal green stories [...]

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I’ve never been a fan of gift baskets. Let’s face it, by the time you dig through all that plastic wrap and shredded paper there is very little left to get excited about-I usually end up re-gifting most of the contents. Then I discovered The Green Perspective, a new company based in Philadelphia, committed to [...]

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Like my cousin Annie Barnes, I am a firm believer that getting your kids out in Nature is key to their intellectual, emotional and physical development. In addition it fosters an appreciation of the great outdoors and an understanding of why it needs to be preserved.
Last week, my daughter Samara and I attended a birthday [...]

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