Taking cues from several African countries, the City of Los Angeles passed a law on July 23, 2008 banning all plastic grocery and take out bags as of 2010. Rwanda, Uganda, and Tanzania have also passed laws banning or restricting the use of plastic bags. In Kenya, where only about 10% of waste makes it [...]
Read full post...In my perusing of numerous online blogs and news stories, I ran into this interesting site: Locavore Nation.
Locavore Nation a website dedicated to a year-long experiment in which 15 folks from across the US try to base at least 80% of their diet from local food sources. You can read about their struggles and sucesses [...]
Here’s an interesting interview with Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.
In the interview, he discusses the shift in our eating habits and practices, and the influence of the food industry on our conception of what it means to nourish [...]
Check out this new website from the Washington Post called Sprig. They’ve got great articles on food, home, fashion, and beauty…all, the green way!
You’ll also find videos with useful health and beauty tips, and interviews with today’s eco-celebrities (if there is such a thing).
http://www.sprig.com/
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Read full post...I know I’m about 4 years behind with the podcast thing, but I’ve recently become obsessed with them. If you’ve got some time to kill and you’ve got iTunes installed, check out the tons of great (and FREE) podcasts at the iTunes Store. A couple of my personal recommendations are GreenLiving.com’s Green Talk Radio [...]
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