Peter B. Kaplan/The National Audubon Society Collection/PR African Violet Location: Kenya and Tanzania Claim to Fame: Common, fuzzy-blooming houseplant. Problem: Saving the highly-threatened wild versions requires establishing protected forests and conserving them the Noah’s Ark way. That is, by taking a few to grow in protective gardens. Coral Plant Location: Chile Claim to Fame: The […]
Has Online Retail Spawned a New Orgy of Consumer Spending? Shopnow.com captures the lure of e-commerce in its motto, “The shopping is 24 hours a day, seven days a week.” Indeed, online revenues, which last year totaled $4.5 billion globally, are expected to jump to $14.8 billion by next January. Two years after that, according […]
Are We Threatening Our Intelligence with Chemical Pollution? The 101st Congress declared the 1990s the “Decade of the Brain” to focus attention on the most vulnerable of human organs. But after 10 years of intensive research focusing on chemical threats to mental development, have we learned anything? Yes. Although average IQ scores have continued to […]
In sizing up a prospective house, more and more homebuyers are asking themselves how the property rates on the green scale…
Community-Supported Agriculture is the Affordable Way to Go Organic For most consumers, organic produce is an appealing alternative that they just can’t afford. High price tags don’t exactly encourage the nutritionally curious to make the switch to healthier, pesticide-free greens. But what if there was another way to obtain fresh, organically-grown fruits and vegetables, and […]
The Turks and Caicos government has banned jet-skiing, waterskiing & spearfishing & is focusing on wastewater “pretreatment” for area hotels to curb chemical & fertilizer runoff…
Walking Tours Are a Great Way to See The World, at Your Own Pace
How to Use Your Shares to Change Company Environmental Behavior If you own stock, whether it be a few shares or a large portfolio, you have the right to attend annual meetings and to try—like Judy Holiday in The Solid Gold Cadillac—to influence company policy. An increasingly popular tactic, shareholder activism is the muscle in […]
How Safe Are Feminine Hygiene Products? Many people remember the hundreds of tampon-related Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) cases in the early 1980s. Since then, warnings have been inserted in tampon boxes, and the safety of menstrual products has seldom been much of an issue. Yet there are still toxins in tampons and sanitary pads. And […]
Environmental Designs Stir Things Up in the Eco Kitchen While the kitchen is the center of most American homes, it's often an afterthought when it comes to making environmental improvements. But considering that the kitchen consumes 20 to 40 percent of household energy, it's really a good place to concentrate your efforts. E, with the […]
