The Noughties will go down in history as the decade we spent avoiding our biggest challenge. The headlines of the decade…
Culture
Flying the Unfriendly Skies with New Airline ‘Security’ Measures
Removing shoes, getting scanned and patted down doesn’t cut it anymore amid tightened airport security following t…
Year in Review: The 10 Biggest Environmental Stories of 2009
2009 was a year of flood and fire, Food Inc. and flu, frugality and food waste, foreclosures and floating islands of pla…
Film Review: The End of the Line
Called “the Inconvenient Truth” for the oceans, The End of the Line asks viewers to imagine a world without …
Rooting for The Blind Side
“Will Sandra Bullock get nominated?” asked my 13-year-old daughter, blown away like the rest of us by the fe…
EcoMeme: 2009 Study Finds U.S. Consumers Prefer Greener Gadgets
A newsletter from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) this December predicted that 80% of shoppers would purchase…
In Remote Regions, Clinics on Camels Save the Day
Camels might be considered invasive creatures destroying the countryside and intimidating the locals in Australia, but …
Looking for a Clean, Green Shave? Best Nontoxic and Organic Shaving Products
Shaving cream is a bit of an enigma for us women. I asked several of my friends if they used it. Some stared blankly (wh…