Dr. Ravi Gupta thinks hospitals need to become a lot more environmentally friendly. Hospitals and outpatient practices use a lot of energy and waste a lot of materials. Doctors tend … [Read full article]
Urban Farmer Wins MacArthur Genius Grant
Will Allen, former pro basketball player, founded Growing Power to help low-income people in Milwaukee and Chicago grow their own food locally. He will now have an extra $500,000 to … [Read full article]
Hurricane Ike Soaks Chicago
Hurricane Ike battered Texas, causing untold damage for millions of home-owners in Houston and Galveston. But some people in Chicago had a pretty bad weekend, too. After raining all day … [Read full article]
Tell Ten People To Cut Their Emissions
If you are an American reading this post, you probably emit 10,000 pounds of carbon ever year into the environment. Would you like to improve that statistic? Then join the … [Read full article]
Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and Recycling?
It’s a bang-up baseball season here in the Windy City. With both the Cubs and the Sox in first place (hopefully my writing this won’t jinx my home teams), everyone … [Read full article]
The Adirondacks: Rest, Relaxation, and Compostable Toilets
After leaving Ontario last month, we drove to Lake Placid, NY, to spend several days enjoying the lakes and mountains of upstate New York. We looked forward to a little … [Read full article]
My Day Without Driving: A Reader Challenge
I did not drive at all on Monday. If you live in New York City, London, Paris, or on Mackinac Island, and you either have access to a great subway system … [Read full article]
Oh, Canada: We Are Green With Envy
Why is it so easy to be green in Canada? I spent the first night of my summer vacation in a bed-and-breakfast in Toronto with my family. (Yes, I blogged … [Read full article]
We Have a New Mattress–How Do I Recycle The Old Mattress?
My husband and I are quite pleased with our brand-new king size mattress. It’s firm, yet comfy, and because we also indulged in some new down pillows, we are sleeping … [Read full article]
BYOB Stirs Controversy
Henry’s Farm, a local organic farm that brings a wide range of produce every week to my local farmer’s market, stirred the pot a bit lately when they asked shoppers … [Read full article]
Recycling at Outdoor Concerts: Wecycle Has a Better Idea
It’s summer, and you are sitting outside on the Great Lawn of Central Park, listening to a concert in New York City. You are surrounded by friends, you are enjoying a delicious picnic, … [Read full article]
Mini Extreme Recycling: What Are You Doing?
I admit, I am not an extreme recycler. But I am trying to recycle more and encourage others to do the same. It just takes a little creativity. A few weeks … [Read full article]
An SUV Vanishes: OneFewer.com Makes it Happen With Your Input
If you drive an SUV, the easiest way to cut your carbon footprint drastically is pretty clear: ditch the gas-guzzling monster. But what do you do with a large car … [Read full article]