Apr
30
Barbara Kingsolver has a new book out and I’m on pins and needles until I can get my hands on it. A quote from her recent interview with Salon illustrates why: “Food is the one consumer choice we have to make every day. We can use that buying power in a transaction that burns excessive …
Apr
27
I remember a time (about ten years ago for us), when simply participating in curb-side recycling meant you were an Environmentalist. I felt a certain amount of pride at my accomplishment of going green and felt that recycling, in combination with our vegetarian eating habits and green voting practices, put us on the cutting edge …
Apr
24
To continue my unannounced Earth Day series of interesting articles & causes, I’d like to point to one of my new favorite writers, Michael Pollan, and his latest NY Times article on the cost of foods in America. To summarize, it posits that poor people are suffering from obesity in greater proportions than the general …
Apr
24
As reticent as I am to join the ranks of the mini-van nation, the one thing that might change my mind is a hybrid option. Toyota has one, but only sells it in Japan. You can help bring it to the United States by signing this petition. Come on, soccer moms, unite!
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