Cosmetic Changes
Aveda Proves That Beauty is More Than Skin Deep with its Line of Green Health & Beauty Products…
Oil Right
Natural Cooking Oils are the Healthy Choice, Orna Izakson
Controlling Kids
Are Diet and Toxic Substances Linked to Attention Deficit Disorder? Is it the diet? Parents who have children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) have long been told that their kids can’t be helped by dietary changes, and only a small percentage of kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are helped by a restrictive diet. […]
Up on the Roof
Roofs and solar energy can save money and the environment By Mark Harris
Corporate Report Cards
Green Audits Reveal the Environmental Bottom Line, By Pamela J. Gordon
Peace in the Poconos
Poconos Vacation with environmental twist
Embalming Toxins
If laid out head to toe, every person buried last year in the United States would form a line stretching from Los Angeles to New York City. Since Britain’s low-impact "green burial" methods (see "Dust to Dust," Currents, November/December 1998) have yet to catch on in the U.S., most of these bodies are embalmed with […]
The Environmental Tax Shift
Polluters Pay More So You Can Pay Less Nobody loves tax time. Not only does April 15 bury you in a mess of paperwork, it’s a stinging reminder that the government can take your hard-earned dollars and spend them on activities you object to, like urban sprawl and timber sales on public land. While you’re […]
Right as Rain
Homeowners can prevent pollutants from harming surface and groundwater by installing a rain garden, a pond-like recess shaped like a saucer or shallow bowl.
The Fungus Among Us
Mushrooms are a source of mystery, fascination, and even fear. They appear suddenly, and are gone just as quickly. They come in a diverse array of colors and shapes, growing in dark, out-of-the-way places as well as on front lawns. Their usefulness as food and medicine has spawned a legion of mushroom aficionados.