Costa Rica’s Congress recently approved new reforms that were made to its Wildelife Conservation Law. The reforms could ban hunting in the small Latin American country, which could have profound affects in the region as other nations may consider similar bans or some restrictions. Although Costa Rica is a small nation, a little smaller than [...]
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What if your favorite grocery spot started charging you for every shopping bag they used for your purchases? Would you be furious or would you thank them for reminding you of the true cost to the environment of using excess amounts of plastic bags? Ever since I started shopping at the Weavers Way Co-op in [...]
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According to National Geographic, “Americans are the least likely to suffer from ‘green guilt’ about their environmental impact, despite trailing the world in sustainable behavior.” The National Geographic survey, which shows that Americans are the least likely to suffer from “green guilt,” complements the nation’s large populous of supporters on the use of fossil fuels. [...]
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Every human being expels CO2 from their bodies hundreds of times, every day. We rarely think about how ubiquitous the compound is, but perhaps it is time we all pay attention. Scientists have reported that the levels of carbon dioxide in our air have drastically increased, which is bad news for us and our planet. [...]
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We’re all familiar with the disastrous BP Oil Spill of 2010; we’re all aware in some degree of the deleterious effects of oil drilling on the environment, and there’s a general consensus that it is imperative to break our dependence on foreign oil, ideally on oil in general. Despite all of this, however, there is [...]
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Did you know that besides being a delicious and healthy condiment, vinegar is a green, mean cleaning machine with endless uses? I always knew it could be used for cleaning, but when adding vinegar to our shotty dishwasher became the only way to give them a shine, I began researching all the other ways to [...]
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As Saudi Arabia unveils a $100 billion plan to wean itself off fossil fuel and go solar, conservative think tanks in the U.S. are attacking energy legislation that would support development of wind farms. Of course, there is no way to tell this story without mentioning Charles and David Koch, owners of the Keystone Pipeline. [...]
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Fracking has gotten a bad reputation, and with good reason. But using natural gas might be the first practical step toward reducing carbon emissions. In the three decades leading up to 2000, there were about 21 earthquakes per year in the central part of the U.S. Between 2000 and 2011, that number increased sixfold. According [...]
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Aspen, Colorado, the world-famous ski resort town known for its beautiful scenery and as an iconic standard for other ski resorts to attempt to live up to, has made a profound statement in support of sustainability. The Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) has split with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce due to green politics. In [...]
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