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Going Green: How to get a healthy looking lawn without jeopardizing the health of your children or the environment

If you want a "green" lawn that is primarily green grass, getting a "green" lawn is a multi-step process that involves much more than just giving up the use of chemical pesticides. This article discusses a multi-step approach to getting an organic, green lawn.

What's Hot in 2007? The Earth

The science of global warming has been debated for decades. While there are those who disagree, the vast majority of scientists agree that global warming is a reality fueled by human activities. This article discusses the global warming debate and the current scientific predictions for global warming.

Solutions to Global Warming for the Reasonable Family

Most scientists agree that global warming is a reality that will lead to potentially catastrophic climate changes, and that human-driven greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide emissions, are fueling that reality. In a weekend, your family can reduce the amount of carbon they emit. This article discusses the many simply steps your family can take to lower your carbon emissions.

Every Party Needs a Pooper: Balloons and the Environment

Environmentalists and animal conservationists insist that balloons make up a major share of litter found on beaches and cause harm and death to animals that mistake balloon fragments for food and ingest them. Balloon enthusiasts claim that latex balloons do not present a legitimate threat to the environment or to wildlife because balloons are derived from a natural source, the rubber tree, and are completely biodegradable. This article discusses this balloon-related debate.

Litter from Sea to Shining Sea

Litter of all types and sizes clogs our lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, bays, and oceans, endangering wildlife and posing health risks to our families. Litter is a persistent problem as it lasts a long time in the marine environment. This article discusses the litter problem and offers some simple steps that people can adopt to help eliminate litter in our waterways and on our beaches.

Lighten Up: California's Controversial Light Bulb Legislation

California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine would like to pass a law in California that would ban all traditional light bulbs from being sold by the year 2012. This article briefly discusses the proposed legislation, as well as the arguments of those who support the legislation and those who are against it.

Activities to Encourage Environmental Stewardship in Kids This Spring

This article discusses craft ideas, activities (including many Earth Day activities!), television shows, and websites that are sure to be fun and encourage environmental stewardship in your kids this spring.

Go Wild! Eat Grass-Fed Beef for Health, Taste, Animal Welfare and the Land

Grass-fed beef comes from cattle that are raised on pasture and eat green grass for their entire life. This article discusses the health, animal welfare and environmental benefits associated with eating grass- fed beef instead of its conventional counterpart.

Food for Thought: Canned and Frozen Produce are Nutritionally Comparable to Their Fresh Counterparts

When comparing the nutritious value of "fresh" fruits and vegetables not grown locally with their canned and frozen counterparts, canned and frozen, which are packaged at their peak of freshness may be more nutritious than "fresh" fruits and vegetables that are often transported over long distances, left to sit on store shelves and on your kitchen counter or refrigerator shelf before finally being consumed. This article discusses the nutritional value of fresh v. canned v. frozen produce.

The "Green" Lawn Care Sell: Why for the sake of your kids and the environment you should choose a "green" lawn

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 78 million households in the United States use home and garden pesticides, including insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Chemical lawn pesticides and fertilizers put the health of your children, pets, local wildlife and environment at risk. This article discusses the risks associated with chemical lawn pesticides and fertilizers.

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