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{News and Views} How to Ease Into a Vegetarian Lifestyle

May 16, 2011 by nelsonmelle
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If you’ve been toying with the idea of going vegetarian, it might be the perfect time. Reports have been hitting the news feeds since  last year about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) being  found in pork, beef and poultry in the United States. On May 13th, the Independent covered another story about US supermarket  meats testing [...]

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{News and Views} Green Days Ahead for Empire State Building

May 9, 2011 by nelsonmelle
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Crain’s New York Business reports when the Empire State Building finishes its $550 million renovation, it will garner the title of one of New York’s greenest. The building is working toward certification through the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) which came about in spring of 2000. The organization measures the eco-efficiency of  buildings. [...]

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{News and VIews} Global Fair Trade Awareness: Bringing Fair Trade Home

May 9, 2011 by twigandleaf
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Fair Trade Pararayo seed necklace from Omnatura Most of us have heard of Fair Trade coffee, but “Fair Trade” is much more than coffee, it’s a sustainable, economically responsible, and globally crucial way of life. So, what is Fair Trade? Fair Trade encompasses a vast array of products from producers across the globe, many residing [...]

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{News and Views} Beyond Earth day: living the sustainable lifestyle

May 2, 2011 by Beth Revels
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It’s post-Earth Day and you’ve just planted your tree for arbor day. You’ve gone to your local event, stopped in the booths and maybe signed a petition or two. Now what? Is it back to business as usual? Take out lunches and single serving yogurt? Once the elation of your name on that petition has [...]

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{News and Views} – Surviving Disaster

March 21, 2011 by lorigami
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In the last few weeks, my morning ritual of coffee and feed reader has become something I face with trepidation. Earthquake, revolution, flooding, police crackdown, nuclear meltdown, war: It’s heartbreaking and scary and frustrating. People across the globe have come together to donate time, money and aid where it is possible and this is a [...]

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The Guerilla Garden Ninjas City Co-op – An Urban Farm in Los Angeles

March 14, 2011 by Jenn Flynn-Shon

 Recently I put a call out to team members for interesting Green news happenings in their local community and the response was great!  One story impressed and inspired me so much I knew it had to be shared with the team.  I spent some time talking with our very own Juanita Rivas-Raymer about the concept [...]

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{News and Views} Monsanto’s Dangerous Contract with Farmers

March 7, 2011 by lorigami
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Genetically Modified Organisms and Monsanto are not new topics for this blog’s readers. Most of us already know about the safety concerns, the risks of contamination of organic crops, the killer weeds being created, the lawsuits filed against farmers, their questionable relationship with government agencies set to regulate them, and the general difficulty of finding [...]

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The Spirit of the Season

December 27, 2010 by Jenn Flynn-Shon

 I hope everyone forgives me this little deviation from the usual News and Views posting format and indulges me in a story that I feel must be told! If you’re anything like me you ate way too much on Christmas Day (for those who celebrate of course) and can barely move to protest anyway, which, [...]

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