Creating An Eco-Friendly Deck
Whether it’s real wood, modified wood or some sort of recycled plastic, there are plenty of eco-friendly deck materials to choose from these days.
Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer
Posts by Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer:
Green Thanksgiving: Eat Less Meat, Buy in Bulk
Just because you don’t have to buy & wrap gifts doesn’t mean Thanksgiving is green, but there are lots of ways to make it more that way…
Avoiding PFAS And Other Synthetic Chemicals In Our Food
PFASs are synthetic chemicals of various formulations (PFCs, PFOA, PFOS and GenX, among others) that are used widely for moisture and stain resistance.
Plastic in the Ocean: Too Late to Fix?
Dutch inventor Boyan Slat hopes his marine plastic collector will help solve the growing problem of too much plastic in the ocean.
How Can I Reduce My Carbon Footprint?
Global warming AKA climate change is not going away unless we fight against it with all of our resources. The first step is measuring your carbon footprint.
Hygiene Hypothesis Says Mess Is Best
According to the “Hygiene Hypothesis,” less exposure to bacteria & viruses during childhood could explain the rise in allergic diseases in recent decades.
Lending A Hand To Access Public Land
Access Land and other groups want the government to make campground availability data freely available to help more Americans access public land.
Greener Gear
Greener Gear: A new set of sustainability guidelines from leading outdoor gear retailer REI will force upwards of 1,000 brands to go greener.
Do Animals Like Music?
Do animals like music? Maybe, maybe not, depending on how much it is tailored to the particular species of animal in question.
Record Heat Waves The New Normal Under Grip of Global Warming
Are record heat waves across the United States, Europe and elsewhere the new normal in a world under the vice grip of global warming?