Blue jeans have become a fashion staple all around the world, but the manufacture of denim has also given the world a big environmental hit. Help may be on the way because there’s now a new generation of dyes that eliminate huge amounts of waste and energy…and a surprising amount of water!

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by Elizabeth Striano

Now, don’t be put off by this rather long list — it’s all about doing what you can. Even if everyone made a few small changes, it all adds up. I’ve included both the small and big projects that you can do to go green. They are in no particular order but I did try to group them by category. And most apply both at home or at work. Here goes...

Editor's Note: Hey everybody - if every one of us did even half of these great green tips - and lots of them are EASY - our combined positive impact on the planet would be HUGE! Come on - let's do it!

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by Michael Bloch

If you're struggling in this economic climate to keep up with all the "gotta haves" that perhaps you really don't need, step back, take a deep breath, separate from the pack and consider downshifting. The environment will certainly benefit from you doing so...

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The SuperMUC (pronounced “SuperMUCK”) computer in Munich is notable not only because is it the fastest computer in Europe, but because it mimics the way the human body carries away heat.  And WOW!…what it will reveal to us in the way of astrophysics, quantum chromodynamics, computational chemistry, and genome analysis!  (The head spins!)

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by Jane Kline Kabler

The buzz word in markets is all about organic foods and as we shop in our favorite markets, they are becoming more available in a great variety. The prices are somewhat higher, but it's all about eating what we know is pure and healthy for us and not contaminated with large amounts of pesticides and chemicals...

Editor's Note: Jane shares some great info about organic eating and cooking here. I personally can't wait to try her cake frosting recipe...mmmmmm.

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by Peter Russell

Why do people value money so much? There is, after all, nothing very attractive about grubby pieces of paper, dirty metal discs, or digital records in a database. Money gives us the ability to obtain the things or situations we desire. With money we can buy the security, power, recognition, stimulus, or whatever else we think we need in order to find fulfillment...

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Red tape often prevents good green initiatives from being enacted into law, but smack dab in the middle states of this country there is a group, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, that is actually getting something done!

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by Mac Bartine

There's no doubt about it: if you're a patriot, you should feel great about recycling.

Think about it. Recycling saves trillions of kilowatts of energy every year. It conserves our natural resources. It makes our country's air, water and soil cleaner by limiting pollution, and it stimulates our economy by creating new jobs...

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An eco-system so spectacular that it is attracting attention from around the world has developed in a most unexpected place: in the underwater supports of an abandoned oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico…and a host of organizations are working to reconsider the government’s order to blast it into smithereens...

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 by Brenton Johnson

Brenton Johnson represents a new breed of young, organic farmers whose philosophy is to live in harmony with the land and bring back a sustainable way of life. Naturally (no pun intended), he advocates buying local food. In between tending his turnips and perusing the potatoes, Brenton penned this wise, authoritative list of ten reasons to buy local food. This isn't just about helping the local farmer, it's about preserving our planet -- and eatin' better, too!...

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by Melinda Burns

“P” is for phosphorus, the stuff of life, and “p” is for “peak phosphorus” by 2030, ecologists say, unless — presto! — pee can be turned into gold through modern-day alchemy.

Unremarked and unregulated by the United Nations and other high-level assemblies, the world’s supply of phosphate rock, the dominant source of phosphorus for fertilizer, is being rapidly — and wastefully — drawn down. By most estimates, the best deposits will be gone in 50 to 100 years...

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by Harry G. Psaros

If you enter the word ‘Wheatgrass’ into a search engine, you’ll be astonish to discover over 4 million results. Why so much interest in the seven-day sprouted grass from wheat berries? The answer is a simple one. Wheatgrass is the rock star of green foods. It has immeasurable health benefits...

Editor's Note: I always knew that wheatgrass was something that I should have but I never really knew all the benefits! Thanks Harry for making it so obvious that I need to incorporate this into my lifestyle.

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