I am the first to admit that I am, at best, a mediocre environmentalist. My crimes against the planet are too long to li…
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The Beige Report: A ‘Green’ Noah’s Ark. Really.
Green. Recently, the mere mention of the word has started to make me cringe. In an attempt to market a multifaceted issu…
Rise of the Killer Gadgets: The 5 You Need to Know
It’s hard to make generalizations about Americans. But here’s one I’ll buy: We tend to rush things. Especially our shopp…
Around the Web Wednesday
Here are some links we liked and recommend for your Wednesday lunch break! Green holiday decorating and wrapping ideas &…
Arrival In Cape Town
After a journey that was punctuated by storms and unfavorable wind directions, the 5 Gyres crew arrived in Cape Town, So…
‘Tis the Season for Brawls and Name Calling
You better not shout. You better not cry. You better not snake someone’s parking space at the mall cause they migh…
Shoulder Pads + Soul Mates: A Letter to My 20 Year Old Self
Last year, I turned 40. Impossibly surreal. Mystically bizarre. Just yesterday I was fleeing high school, with shoulder …
The Best of the Best: Weekly Highlights
10 Reasons Not to Turn Our Backs on Stem Cell Research How to Save the World in One Step The Green Plate: Eating Brookly…