If the Great Garbage Patch is estimated to be at least twice the size of Texas and upwards to 15 million km (roughly the size of United States and India combined), then it makes me wonder how much land is being used in the US for trash in the landfills?  The garbage in the North Pacific Gyre is estimated...

We don’t go out to eat much anymore. When we lived in Los Angeles, my husband and I loved eating out. There were so many great, eco-friendly choices. We dined at Hugo’s and Real Food Daily on a weekly basis. Since having a baby and moving to Northern California, we just haven’t found...

Now that the proverbial holiday dust has settled I am taking stock of the gifts my family received this year; a year we all agreed to spend less, avoid the consumerism monster and give more to charity. It is always difficult for me to not get a gift for someone special though. I love to see their face...

I recently read another story about a small child sustaining severe injuries to his foot while riding an escalator at the Atlanta Airport with his father. The boy’s father is suing Crocs for 2 million dollars.  The 4-year old boy was wearing a pair of Crocs, the well-known, easy on/easy off soft...