Eco Facebook
By Hannah Guzik It's come to this. I'm writing an environmental column about Facebook. Not that the "book," as s (more…)...
Living the Green Way
By Tal Ginsburg “But now, says the Once-ler, now that you’re here, the word of the Lorax seems perfectly clear. UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It&rs...
Summer Eco-Fashion
By Elisabeth Edvardsen With the summer looking to have skipped straight into autumn, and the heavens have opened above us this eco bikini by French label g=9.8 is the perfect way to look good while thinkin...
A sustainable superfood from the sea
By Times Staff If your experience with sardines is limited to what you get from a can, then you are in for a special treat with Portuguese sardines. Good, grilled sardines are a shock for most people who have ...
Kirstie Alley Unveils All-Organic Weight Loss Program
By Erin La Rosa I have followed Kirstie Alley‘s diet roller coaster with a fervor that should be reserved for things that actually matter, but when I heard she had created an all-organic weight loss ...
Green Getaway
By Salvatore Cardoni With almost 1 billion tourists zigzagging the planet every year, the need for travelers to soften their ecological footprint is perhaps more pressing than ever. One of the best ...
WeedRobe
By Amy RolphNicole Dextras is a Vancouver B.C. artist with an unusual medium and motif: Where weeds and fashion meet. Dextras’ work consists of seasonal collections that make statements, usually about consumeri...
Beauty products not so organic?
An environmental group filed a lawsuit Thursday against 26 cosmetic companies, claiming they are improperly labeling products such as shampoo, facial washes and soaps as organic. The Center for Environmental H...
UN Secretary-General launches the “Sustainable Sanitation: Five-Year Drive to 2015”
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, along with UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, Ugandan Minister of Water & Environment the Hon. Maria Mutagamba, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange, today laun...
Sustainable lifestyles
By Tracey Bedford Leisure probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind when you think about addressing the sustainability of lifestyles. But in fact a surprising 27% of the greenhouse gas emissio...