Eco-steps are not just for the home front. You can carry eco-steps principles just about anywhere-- even to work! My friends at Treehugger and Planet Green put together a handy little list of things you can do to help lighten your load on the planet and your pocket!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
New Book: Food Rules by Michael Pollan
Let's face it, even smart people can get confused. And super busy smart people can get more confused just because they don't have time (or don't *think* they have the time) to "slow their roll" and get their proverbial stuff together. On a macro scale, I think this mass confusion has spilled over into our society's approach to food, nutrition and our severely broken American health care system. Yes, they are related and are deeply intertwined. Sure, a lot of "smart" people are trying to fix our health care system, but I would argue that most of them are probably very much in the confused category when it comes to knowing what's best.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Chew on This: 10 Simple Things...
Catching up on my movie viewing, I recently had the opportunity to watch Food, Inc. And wow, did it dig into the very core of what's wrong with our food supply! This is something that I could go on and on about, but instead, I'm going to let you read up on it for yourselves and draw your own conclusions. After all, what we eat is a personal choice. But... if we all start choosing differently and better, what a difference we could make and be healthier as a society! So, in the spirit of eco-steps, here are ten simple things you can do (borrowed directly from the website, links and all):
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