So many people who live in my area are Tweeting and Facebooking about ladybug swarms that have descended on us, the event seems to be as popular as writing about Sara Palin. How odd that …

Mexican President Felipe Calderon is exhorting Mexicans to be aware of the importance of conserving water and to consider saving water as important as protecting their family.
What a beautiful concept and way to care …

If you have a green space that is 42 percent of the area within .62 miles of your house, a new study by researchers from the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam finds that …

I have an outdoor plastic storage unit that’s been sitting outdoors, little used, for several years. It was filthy and full of mildew. Really bad! It even had a wasp’s nest in …

The List of Things that Suck, on ecostilleto.com, is pretty good and with a strong vegan slant. I’d disagree about organic wool, but the list is good read.

Many homes have turned toxic because the builders used Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric acid. In a double whammy for homeowners, insurance companies are not only refusing to cover the cost of replacing the drywall, …

Technology creates a lot of environmental problems, but sometimes technology can help solve them, too. Pollution (http://www.amobilefuture.com/en/products/pollution/) is an iPhone app that synchs your GPS position with up-to-date environmental data. You get a customized map …

If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned, or removed from production.
—Peter Seeger, “If It Can’t Be Reduced”
Eco-Win!

I work for a company that delivers organic produce throughout the Berkshire region of Massachusetts. Recently, we were asked to be a vendor at the West Stockbridge Zucchini Festival. We spent a beautiful late-summer Saturday …

The Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will promote a new chemical law in Congress in the coming months that puts the responsibility on industry to prove that its compounds are safe. This is …