We’ve all got one – a little tube in the nightstand drawer, ready for those moments when our bodies seem to …
Petroleum
Shrimp, Petroleum and a Hurricane Named Katrina
Last week I wrote about about my friend Mary Osborne’s trip to the Gulf. Writing it hit me a hard emotionally, as …
Get Unnecessary Oil Out of Your Life
There aren’t a lot of ways to wean yourself off of oil (at least not until the solar-powered jetpacks I dream of n…
Treehugger Points Out the Oil in Our Every Day
Before I started writing about natural beauty products, I never thought petroleum-based products were so bad. I mean, we…
Wake Up and Smell the Polymers
Imagine a TV ad featuring a loopy Zooey Deschanel singing the praises of plastic. Not pretty, nor as comfy as the touch…
On the Paper Trail
“It’s time to change everything we know about paper,” is the mission statement of Sodra Pulp Labs. And…