Environment

Sick Of High Gas Prices?

August 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Tired of big oil raking in all this profit while they also benefit from massive government subsidies thanks to the Bush administration? Is your children’s college fund going out of your pocket and into your local gas pump? Maybe you… [read]

10 Easy Things You Can Do to Get Better Gas Mileage

August 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Trade in your car for a moped; and take public transportation whenever possible. Better yet, get a bicycle! Car pool to work and walk everywhere else. When you do need to drive, following ten tips can save you gas, and… [read]

Plastic Bags

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Americans throw away about 100 billion plastic bags annually, and only 0.6 percent of them are recycled.1 Plastic bags not only endanger wildlife by polluting land and water but also pose an environmental threat, as some plastic bags can take… [read]

Organic, All Natural, and Certified Naturally Grown Food Labels

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Sometimes it doesn’t say organic, but it is. Sometimes it says organic, but it’s not. At least not by the definition you’d expect. When it says Certified Naturally Grown, wildcrafted, or organic, what do the labels really mean? USDA Organic… [read]

Gyre

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 16, 2014

Between California and Hawaii lies a gyre (jir), one of the five areas in the world’s oceans where the currents maintain a circular pattern. The North Pacific Central Gyre is nicknamed the Eastern Garbage Patch due to multiple “islands” of… [read]

Canvas Bags

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Back in March, I was in the checkout line at my local farmers market when the checker asked, “Paper or plastic?” “Damn it!” I yelled, loud enough for everyone to hear. “I forgot my canvas bags again!” I don’t usually… [read]

Plastic Everywhere

June 1, 2008 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: June 3, 2015

Here we go again. Just when I thought I had picked the right plastic, I discover I’m drinking toxic water. I stopped microwaving with plastics after reading about dioxins leaching into foods. Soon after, I threw out my microwave. What… [read]