global warming

Soy is Not a Health Food

Despite the well-crafted, expensive PR campaign, soy is not a health food, and people need to know the havoc it has wrought on both our bodies and the environment.

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Change Your Commute

Nothing would protect the environment and reduce our dependence on oil more than reducing our transportation footprint. Transportation accounts for more than 30 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions. In big cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, and Washington, D.C., car pollution causes the grey smog that leads to hotter summers and those horrible [...]

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Eco-Tip Tuesday: Plant a Tree or Two

It is autumn, which in most parts of the country is an optimal time to plant trees. As we learned in 3rd grade biology, trees are essential to life. They create the very air we breathe and filter air pollution. What you may not know is that they build soil and help soak up stormwater [...]

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Grass Fed Beef Can SOLVE Global Warming

Scientists and ranchers alike see managed intensive grazing as a way to phase out feedlots and ALL of the environmental and health problems they cause.

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Environmental News Highlights – 10/8/2009

This week’s GreenLinks are about inspiration. Each of the following stories inspired me to believe that we can solve the economic and environmental crises the world is now facing, and they also powerfully prodded me to do what I can to make a difference in my home and community. I hope they inspire you too…

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The Future of Food…

An estimated 80% of all food on grocery store shelves contains genetically engineered soy, corn or Canola—even foods you wouldn’t expect to contain them, like spaghetti sauce. If you haven’t yet seen “The Future of Food,” please take the time to watch this feature-length documentary investigating the disturbing truth behind the genetically engineered foods that [...]

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