greening the world one household at a time

Electric plugin vehicles just got a huge boost from Consumer Reports, which declared the Tesla Model S as the best car it has ever tested. It earned 99 points out of a possible 100. If it were possible to recharge … Continue reading →

Should we shop online or in a store? Depending on what we want to buy, sometimes we have no choice. Otherwise, a number of factors can influence how we decide. For example, which is greener? At first thought, online shopping … Continue reading →

When I started this blog, it hadn’t yet registered that my interest in good food was as green as my interest in recycling or energy conservation. I have already written generally about costly conveniences that really don’t save you much … Continue reading →

Humans have always produced a lot of waste. From prehistoric times until fairly recently, people who lived in towns just dumped the waste somewhere. Now we have the sanitary landfill. What’s the difference? Have we found an adequate solution? Dumping … Continue reading →