July 31st, 2008
Just in case you missed them…
Friday Favorites: Caves Reveal Climate, Amazon Sighting, Eco-Tourism, Soaring Solar and More (A perennial favorite)
Those Kicks Aren’t Done Kicking - Reuse Those Shoes! (mentioned in BestHealthMag.ca. Nice!)
Five Reasons Being Green Is Good for My Mental Health (by guest blogger Alicia from Mental Health Notes)
Is $4 Gas a Good Thing?
How is […]
By Gabrielle -- 1 comment
July 24th, 2008
Readers, I need your help.
Yes, I know that when prescribed antibiotics, one should always finish the prescription. There really shouldn’t be any leftover pills.
Ok. Fine. But sometimes there are.
Numerous medical sites including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the CDC, say, oh yes! For the safety of your family, get rid of them! Don’t reuse! […]
By Gabrielle -- 1 comment
July 3rd, 2008
How timely!
An article in today’s New York Times actually adds stats and graphs to support the argument that escalating gas prices are doing more to enhance usage of public transportation and reduce traffic and pollution than policies:
“We’re at the point where people really are changing habits,” said Sam Schwartz, a transportation consultant. He said that […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
July 3rd, 2008
Wait, wait. Before you bean me over the head with your pocketbook (which probably won’t hurt that much since it is so much lighter these days), let’s think about it.
Sure, gas priced above $4 a gallon broke some pumps here in Pennsylvania, but if something’s not broke, we usually don’t fix it. Maybe more expensive […]
By Gabrielle -- 3 comments
June 11th, 2008
Celebrity Week continues here at Daily Tomorrow and the rest of the Health & Wellness Channel. Today’s featured star is one of the best and brightest of my generation, Leo DiCaprio.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest film is no summer blockbuster, no teary big-budget romance, nothing with a theme-song from Celine Dion. It is, however, an epic saga. […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
May 4th, 2008
Amidst the controversy, media attention and calls for boycotts, Beijing continues to try to convince the world that the 2008 Summer Olympics will earn the title, the “Green Olympics.” According to the Seattle Time’s Daniel Beekman who is Blogging Beijing:
A slew of ambitious ‘green’ campaigns have indisputably transformed the city and garnered international attention.
In 2005, […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
May 2nd, 2008
Up until last month, President Bush had been seen as strongly opposed to any “cap and trade” legislation. But a recent CNN article reports that he may be shifting his stance on global warming and what he and his Administration are willing to do about it. In a speech he gave in early April, he
proposed […]
By Gabrielle -- 0 comments
April 29th, 2008
I love the fact that “Going Green” is all the rage. The bandwagon is huge - room enough for everyone! The more the merrier, I say. I love that businesses, companies (small and large, including the one that employs me) are all clamoring to say, “hey, look at us! We are green!”
I can certainly think […]
By Gabrielle -- 5 comments
April 27th, 2008
Bioremediation - I had heard this word before but never really understood what it meant. An article in today’s New York Times gave me a great practical example and piqued my curiosity even further.
So what is bioremediation? This page on the Cornell University website breaks it down (pun intended):
“Remediate” means […]
By Gabrielle -- 2 comments
February 25th, 2008
A new online information tool from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is an interesting interactive that shows North American environmental issues.
The North American Environmental Atlas brings together maps, data, interactive map layers, and links to other related materials.
The maps outline geographical features like railways, roads, cities, lakes and rivers. Different layers relay visuals for […]
By Ali -- 0 comments
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