Nearly everyone takes some time to create a beautiful lawn and garden. The landscape may be filled with plants and trees of all types. It can include everything from rose bushes to zinnias and daffodils to majestic trees that provide protection from the sun and wind. But have you ever considered making the interior of … [Read more…]
Tesla powers up East Coast with first stops in new Supercharger network The argument can now be made that Tesla Motors has come up with a sleeker alternative to the Amtrak lines that run along the Eastern Seaboard. The California-based electric vehicle company has installed the first East Coast fast-charging stations, allowing Model S owners … [Read more…]
California Sets a New Record for Winter Solar Power Generation California is taking the lead in reducing carbon emissions with one of the nation’s most ambitious renewable energy programs. By 2020, California intends to generate 33 percent of its power from renewable sources. If there was any doubt about its progress, the state recently set … [Read more…]
With the price of gas running sky high, frugal drivers are looking for ways they can save money on fuel. While traditional methods such as driving on the freeway as often as possible, keeping tire pressure at the correct level and carpooling can definitely help, many “green” drivers now have a new choice in addition … [Read more…]
If you watch the news on a regular basis, it would have been hard to miss the devastation left by Superstorm Sandy in early November. Large numbers of houses and buildings were damaged or destroyed, costing billions in property damage. A side effect of the storm was power outages, and some areas still have not … [Read more…]
How To Make Sparkly Holiday Accessories from Dead Christmas Lights Every string of Christmas lights tends to have a few dead bulbs in it when you pull it out of the closet. Instead of sending them on their merry way to the landfill, you can reuse those dead bulbs and use them to create some … [Read more…]
NASA Photo Taken on Dec. 22 Shows Earth Still “Completely Intact” After what had felt like months of chatter about the looming Mayan apocalypse which was to wreak havoc on our cozy planetary home, that ominous date has now passed without incident. Green book review (and a giveaway!): Paddling North by Audrey Sutherland This week … [Read more…]
Let’s talk yogurt. There are a lot of varieties out there – Non-fat, low fat, full-fat, cream top, Greek, and more. Yogurt is an ancient dairy product that’s enjoyed all over the world. It’s believed that the first yogurt may have been fermented by accident, perhaps by nomadic people carrying milk in goatskin sacks. Now, … [Read more…]
Grist’s ‘Shift the Gift’ campaign hits national TV — again Apparently Gristers aren’t the only ones feeling discontent with America’s holiday traditions. Our campaign to “shift the gift” this season has taken on a life of its own on Twitter and attracted the attention of two national TV news programs — first 20/20 and now … [Read more…]
Science 2.0 recently published an article stating that researchers have determined that the genome of conifers, like Christmas Trees, have remained the same for about 100 million years. This is remarkably stable, and suggests that the conifer pretty much got it right the first time around and hasn’t had to evolve to survive. However, there … [Read more…]