We need to know what’s in our food. The good news is that progress is being made! CARightoKnow (Yes on 37) shares that “what’s in our food” is tracking far ahead in the polls and you can see the results in this article by the Los Angeles Times “Poll Finds that Prop. 27 is Likely … [Read more…]
Vegan This: Make Your Own Swedish Chocolate Balls Take a trip to Sweden, and seas of Chokladbollar (chocolate balls) will likely surround you. They fill the glass cases of bakeries, ine the shelves of shops, speckle department store cafes as a welcome Fika break from shoe shopping and even sit in grocery store aisles. It’s … [Read more…]
10 Healthy Tea Elixirs You Can Make Yourself Your spice cabinet, fresh ginger root, some green herbs, a few fruits and vegetables, and honey are all that stand between you and an elixir to treating a pesky ailment – 10 of them, to be more exact. To put together the following recipes, make sure to … [Read more…]
8 Organic School Lunches That Can Be Prepared The Night Before Let’s face it: school day mornings can be pretty chaotic, and preparing a well-balanced lunch for your kid can add to the stress. The best way to ensure that you’re sending your kids packing with a nutritious mid-day meal is to prepare it the … [Read more…]
Climate Change: What the Presidential Candidates Don’t Want to Talk About This Election When it comes to climate change, everyone knows that the US is a deeply divided country — particularly with respect to the science behind the theory. Despite evidence from multiple independent, government and scientific groups, there are still many that don’t believe … [Read more…]
Team Valencia’s Solar Decathlon SML System House Adapts to a Growing Family’s Needs One house spectacular house on display comes from design students from Universidad Cardenal Herrera (CEU) in Valencia. The team has submitted an updated version of their SML System House, which first unveiled at the Solar Decathlon 2010. As noted in our preview … [Read more…]
5 Things You Can Do in College to Protect the Environment When you’re in college, it can be difficult to find time for everything that you need to do. If living an environmentally-friendly life is important to you though, it’s essential to know that there are plenty of ways you can alter your lifestyle to … [Read more…]
Team Japan’s Omotenashi Solar Decathlon House Bridges the Gap Between Tradition and Modernity Chiba University architecture students have built the Omotenashi House as the sole Japanese entrant to the 2012 European Solar Decathlon. Constructed in only a fortnight, the house is impressing crowds with its obvious respect for Japanese tradition, a conscious effort to integrate … [Read more…]
Ford’s Auto Stop-Start offers hope to foot-heavy drivers Ford commissioned a survey through Penn Schoen Berlandalso and found that 64 percent of American drivers are driving less frequently to save on gasoline. As for those willing to lighten up on the gas pedal, 41 percent are slowing down to reduce fuel consumption and 10 percent … [Read more…]
Petrol crisis thriller “Fumes” makes statement, looks for backers “Fumes,” which appears to be a tense, short thriller that’s yet to be made and is looking for backers. It’s set in near-future London, where an oil crisis has caused the country’s petrol supply to run out. The story was Inspired by two crises: a UK … [Read more…]