Eco-conscious investors looking to put their money where their mouths are need look no further than natural foods supermarkets
and NASDAQ. Two of the three leading national chains, Whole Foods and Wild Oats, are publicly traded stocks that have weathered the recent recession.
The author makes his backyard friendly to wildlife and children alike by avoiding pesticides and creating a natural environment.
Some natural alternatives for those looking to avoid synthetic sleeping pills include homeopathy, herbal remedies, behavior modification & sleep therapies.
Farmers" markets that are committed to selling only regionally grown products exist throughout the country. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, there’s been a 63 percent increase in the number of farmers" markets nationwide since 1994. There are more than 3,000 farmers" markets currently in operation, generating over $1 billion annually.
Catching rays, soaking up sun, baking on the beach—there are myriad ways to describe the typical summer tanning experience. The popularity of tanning continues, despite well-proven correlation between sun exposure and skin cancer.
The sugar industry has been devastating the Everglades for years.
The Science of Sustainable Travel
Green Learning Begins with Hands-On Community Experience America’s 20-somethings are well aware that we’re facing a global environmental crisis. But they grew up in an era of prosperity, peace and opportunity. How can they remain optimistic? What skills will they need to clean up the ecological mess they’re inheriting? Living Routes students in an underground […]
Global Climate Change Threatens the Insurance Industry When winds reach 120 miles per hour, houses begin to crumble, walls break and roofs fly away. With global climate change, winds like this are coming more often. In the U.S. during the last three decades, the number of weather-related natural disasters has increased five-fold. Last year was […]
America’s Parks are the Scene of the Crime for Plant Theft Park biologist Mike Owen had been on the job only two months when he got a startling phone call. It was the park manager. Come to the parking lot, he said. What happened next would inspire a book and, coming this fall, a movie […]
