April 21, 2011
I know that the scenes we have recently been exposed to by the media have been pretty horrific. The earthquake in New Zealand, the tsunami in Japan, and the engagements in Libya are the epitome of horror and devastation. In tough times like these, I see a crisis and want to help those people out ...
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April 21, 2011
Eco-Friendly Restaurants in St. Louis Our friends at EcoLifeSTL.com have written a great article about the growing variety of local restaurants that offer organic and locally-sourced food, as well as those that make it a priority to reduce waste, recycle and be more sustainable. They showcase restaurants such as the Schlafly Bottleworks and Foundation ...
April 19, 2011
Eco Efficient Light bulbs Being eco-friendly doesn’t mean you have to change your life drastically. Doing what you can a little at a time really adds up and is certainly better than doing nothing at all. Some people may not want to bother adjusting their lifestyle in order to help the environment because they ...
April 16, 2011
America is quite truly the greatest country in the world, when the politician’s aren’t screwing it up. This is a country that goes big period. There is no other option as far as I am concerned. This fine country has been built for the automobile; if you live anywhere outside of the city you have ...
April 15, 2011
Easter Fun for the Little Ones Since it is April and Easter is coming up soon, I thought it would be appropriate to share a Spring art project that is easy for adults and kids of all ages. What is also great about this project is that the materials needed are ones you’d usually ...
April 14, 2011
Natural disasters are a terrible occurrence here on planet Earth. With such disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the recent earthquake in Japan, it is very hard to see anything but negatives from the situation. But there are some people who take all the destruction around them, and turn it into something beautiful. Using just items ...
April 13, 2011
I had never realized just how dependent our society and way of life is to oil and other petrochemicals. The first step towards reducing our petro dependence is to realize what products we use are manufactured with petrochemicals. I know that gasoline comes from oil, but I was amazed at how many other things we ...
April 11, 2011
Turn Easter Candy Wrappers Into Something Useful According to earth911.com, currently there is not much hope for life after garbage/recycle bin for candy wrappers once they are tossed out. Since most are made of mixed materials, recycling candy wrappers is a problem. “Candy wrappers are usually made up of mixed materials, making the recovery ...
April 9, 2011
I have become tired of winter. I know that this subject has been discussed ad nauseam on social media for the duration of the cold months, but I am over it. I am tired of driving myself to a gym to work out when with a few extra degrees of warmth outside, I can enjoy ...
April 9, 2011
Helping Our Economy According to the SEAC – Student Environment website the Washington, DC-based Institute For Local Self-Reliance calculates that recycling creates 36 jobs per 10,000 tons of material recycled compared to 6 jobs for every 10,000 of tons brought to traditional disposal facilities. So recycling is not only better for the environment, but ...
