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Polar Bears: An Unstable Future

5/11/12 2:03pm by Good Girl Gone Green
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Polar Bear Cub

The footprints of climate change are apparent throughout the world: droughts are threatening our crops and water supplies, and on the flip side, our oceans are warming, increasing the intensity of storms and hurricanes, sea levels are rising, arctic ice is melting at an alarming rate. And one fury white mammal is clinging on to the nearest iceberg. Image: waynesworld_az via Flickr   Read more >

Women of the World More Vulnerable to Climate Change

4/16/12 10:14am by Diane MacEachern
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Climate Woman

Solutions to climate change are usually discussed in terms of what's best for business or politics. But what's best for those who have the most to lose as climate change worsens? Namely, women, especially those living in the poorest regions of the world. Image: Xinhua via ZUMA Press.   Read more >

Chipotle's Farm Ad: Pros and Cons

3/2/12 4:54pm by gigabiting
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Pigs

Chipotle Mexican Grill ran a doozy of a commercial during the Grammy Awards - it's been two weeks and it's still buzzing. The company went all out for its' first national ad buy, a two-minute spot during which it screened a short film celebrating sustainable agriculture.  Read more >

Arsenic in Organic Brown Rice Syrup

2/29/12 1:01pm by greentalk
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Brown Rice

A recent Dartmouth study revealed certain products containing organic brown rice syrup as a major ingredient contained high levels of cancer causing inorganic arsenic. The products tested were toddler formula, cereal bars, and high performance energy products.  Read more >

Reducing Your Paper Trail

1/20/12 11:54am by Good Girl Gone Green
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Paper

Reducing the amount of paper you use daily is easier than you think. It just might take some extra effort on your part at he beginning to start out, but once it is all on in place, it should be second nature to go paperless!Just think of the impact your actions will have- about 90% of paper comes from trees, the majority of which are not sustainably harvested. By reducing our paper use we can reduce our support for this generally non-renewable industry. Therefore, here are 10 ways in which you can jump on the paperless bandwagon! I hear it is a fun ride.  Read more >

America's Investment Toward Energy Self-Sufficiency

12/9/11 1:14pm by Pranada Comtois
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Solar

In September I wrote about a green technology concept for stabilizing the European economies in Survive the Next Industrial Revolution: Come from your Heart.  Read more >

BlogHer '11: Greening a Conference

9/6/11 12:44pm by Lori Luna
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BlogHer '11 - Greening a Conference

There are many challenges when producing a conference -- and one of the biggest is being eco-friendly. At BlogHer '11 this year, we did many things in an effort to be green. We do know it's not only about "recycle," so there was also a healthy dose of "re-use and reduce" in the mix!  Read more >

New Fuel Economy Standard: 54.5 mpg by 2025

7/29/11 6:28pm by greenlagirl
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Clean air lovers rejoice: Cars in the U.S. are going to get a lot more fuel efficient. Earlier today, President Obama -- along with automakers -- announced new fuel economy standards. As NPR reports, "The agreement pledges to double overall fuel economy to 54.5 mpg by 2025, bringing even greater under-the-hood changes to the nation's automobiles starting in model year 2017. Cars and trucks on the road today average 27 mpg."  Read more >

What the 'F...' Is Fracking?

7/27/11 3:25pm by Diane MacEachern
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Stop Fracking badge

It sounds like it could be a new dance ("Let's do the frack!"). Or maybe it's a cool way to clean your house ("I really fracked my floor this week; it looks great now!")  Read more >

Carmageddon LA 2011: Who Will Survive?

7/16/11 6:10pm by Morgan Shanahan
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Carmageddon LA

If you follow anyone who lives anywhere near Los Angeles in any fashion on this big bad internet (or, from what I understand about signs up North, anyone on the West Coast in general) then surely the phrase "Carmageddon" has not escaped your virtual ears. Maybe even your real ears, if you watch the news.  Read more >