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Environmental Impact of Forest Fires

The flames that have recently engulfed a large portion of the forests in the West and Southwest may seem 'harmless' to those living far away, but such strong wildfires have a broader impact on our environment and economy than we may think. Read More!

What have people done historically in lean financial times? They made the most of what they had, and nothing went to waste. The up side of the economic downturn is that we have more incentive than ever to review our consumption patterns with more scrutiny, and practice more energy and resource efficiency.

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Designing Green with Robin Baron:  Tips and Tricks to Keeping Your Home Cool 

As the thermometer rises, so do the energy bills. And though flipping on an air conditioner is a quick fix to keep cool, both your wallet and Earth take a hit. Burning fossil fuels harm the environment and will eventually make our summers even hotter! The question we then have to ask is with these rising summer temperatures, how can we keep cool while saving money and the environment? Simple changes can make all the difference. Read More!  

The Accidental Locavore: What is Good Food? 

The recent outbreaks of E-coli in Europe and salmonella here from sprouts have many people re-thinking that staple of hippies (remember them?) and green food. It's also put a question mark on organic food, since the tainted sprouts in Europe were supposed to have been organic. Organic, doesn't necessarily mean safe and it certainly doesn't mean sustainable.

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Dede's Green Scene: Mark Ruffalo Says, "What the Frack?!"

Mark Ruffalo has been making big headlines recently and not because of his next big movie. Ruffalo has come out against hydraulic fracturing. Hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" is a controversial procedure used to extract hard to reach natural gas from shale rock. Thousands of gallons of water and chemicals are pumped from the ground to break up the rock and free the gas. It contaminates the surrounding water in the process, including the drinking water of nearby residences. Now gas companies want to put drilling wells on the east coast in order to tap the natural gas hidden in the Marcellus Shale. Read More!

From the EcoPlum Blog : Please Vote for Pamela! 

This weekend I was up in Cape Cod with my kids and all their cousins.  The cousins were about to spend a whole week with their Grandmas.  My husband and I decided to take them all for a bike ride to give my mother-in-law and her partner a small break before their big we ek.  In a very uncharacteristic brain fart, I forgot to bring ice water in stainless steel water bottles for the ride.  When we got to the break in the bike path by Ferretti's market, the kids  were thirsty and my husband looked at me and said we're going to have to buy bottled water (there were no water fountains in the vicinity).  Grudgingly I agreed.  Read More!  

July Green Drinks at the Delancey