I Am Trying to Be More Green

I switched to energy efficient light bulbs and started walking to work instead of driving.  Next step I plan to take is to cut back on products with lots of packaging...like fast food, for instance.

Hello my name is Dr. David Bruce Banner,a scientist. Searching for a way to tap into the hidden strengths that all humans have. Then an accidental overdose of gamma radiation altered my body chemistry. And now when I grow angry or...

But almost every time I go to Trader Joe's I forget my TJ's bags and need to get another paper bag! :)

With this year's climate being really hot - it's a challenge to get these off the ground to a good start.This is spathodea tree ( takes some years to grow )

Haven't we done well getting tshese panels installed on this handy outbuilding.
Actually, maybe we're getting a bit ahead of ourselves here. Owing to it being the end of October and quite seriously north of the equator, not much actual...

I do! I have always been a natural kind of girl. I don't dye my hair, I wear very little makeup, mostly leave my looks to their own devices. I just like things to look real. So it was only natural for me to fall in with the idea of...

My task, and I've chosen to accept it, is to put up a pleasing photo of our SSSI. This is a little steep corner of our farm that has be designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.Well the pleasing photo is still in two parts...

I have been trying to be more green for about 3 years now.  After seeing all the devastation happening in the various parts of the world through "natural disasters" it really started me thinking that something has to be...

There has been a lot of talk about environmental awareness. We've all heard it. Some of us think it's important, some of us don't. About a month ago I saw "11th Hour" ... a documentary on this topic. What I took away...

A new year, a new start. Hope we can do better than before! Have a good day and better new year!

I remember being about 10 years old and recieving a package in the mail from my aunt that contained a book from the Kids for Saving Earth organization. She had picked it up for free at a stand in the mall or something, and decided to...

So I'm an artist by trade, I'm a metals sculpture, with a twist.... I only work in recycled found objects. I find too much of it in the world and it adds too much character to my pieces to consider using new materials. One day as I...

I'm embarrassed to be adding this at such a late date but I need to clarify that I did not write this.  I received it as an unattributed email from a relative and simply thought I'd post it here in the same way that I would forward the...

One of the worst things humans do is eat meat. The acres of farm land required to sustain cattle until slaughter is far greater then the amount of land needed to produce an equal amount of protein/calories in vegetables. Therefore, if...

I went for dinner with some folks and started talking about the environment. We discussed Terapass (http://www.terrapass.com/) which offsets  briefly and I thought, "why not something like that for a web page?" Then I...

I have a thought, I want to be more eco-friendly, so I can be healthier. So what I do is I try to save electric, one day
soon I may change my cosmetics to more environmentally safe
things. Also, I recycle cans and papers. I even recycle...

My name is Katelyn, I have a voice in my head. He tells me what will happen. He is not always right, but most of the time he is. He says that I Mis interpret his words. I find myself losing my self. I find myself becoming him. I find...

As an Environmental Science major in school, I always have been somewhat aware of the impact I am making on the Earth. Living in a major city, it has been easier to be "green". With composting, recycling, second-hand stores, etc being...

I am definitely an environmentalist. Our whole family is. As far back as I can remember we've tried to conserve resources and use what's needed, nothing more.
We buy mostly fresh fruits and vegetables (they certainly taste better too...