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Nature is an incredible source of an inspiration

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After such brutal winter, look what I found in my garden this morning, amidst the still barren, dry, and desolate … Hope.  

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How green is your orange juice?

This might not be news to some of you but it was an eye opener for me. At least the numbers anyway. I mean, I knew my orange juice didn’t just appear in the grocery stores like magic and that it needed to be grown and transported but I didn’t think about the details of how it creates such a huge carbon footprint. So here is the low down on [...]

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What BP doesn’t want you to know

Photos: Hufffington Post According to the NY Daily News , BP does not want you to see what’s going on and is making  the clean up crew sign contracts NOT to talk to anyone. Read more about it here and see more horrid pictures here.

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Coming up for air

Since my last two ranting posts, I’ve received many comforting e-mails, messages, and comments about my green fatigue. I am so humbled by your caring words of encouragement. It’s friends and crusaders like you that will keep me going and continue to live the best way I can, to be proactive…even with these little hiccups along the way. I was also pleasantly surprised, although sad too, that I wasn’t alone; [...]

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Green Fatigue Part 2 – Depression but Acceptance?

When dealing with the environment, I feel like I am going through Kublor Ross’s five stages of grief. 1. Denial – done that all my life about the environment 2. Anger – explained in yesterday’s post 3. Bargaining – I think I go through this every day, which is the reason why I’ve reached … 4. Depression – explained below 5. Acceptance – will it ever get to this? I [...]

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Green Fatigue Part 1 – Anger

Anger I’ve been kinda down lately. There’s nothing optimistic about what’s been buzzing in my ears recently and humming incessantly inside my head, like an ongoing droning sounds of a dryer. I want this humming to stop so I thought I’d try the ranting therapy. I normally don’t rant – especially on weekends.  Mind you, I’m a hopeless, eternal optimist. Ask my hubby. But I feel like I have to [...]

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How to remove oil from oiled bird

If you have been reading and watching the horrific oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico as I have, the first thing that comes to mind is the threat to wildlife in the environmentally sensitive areas. Tri-State Bird Rescue is the lead organization to help the rehabilitation of the affected seabirds along with International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC). Although BP is vowing to pay for the cost of [...]

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Offshore Wind Farm Approved for Cape Cod

Photo: Cape Wind On April 29th, 2010,  Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar approved America’s first offshore wind farm project! But before construction can start, there will additional studies to make sure that there are certain things, like the site, where Indian burial grounds, can be preserved and whether the views of the cape can be minimally obstructed as opponents, like late Senator Kennedy, were concerned with. The project has [...]

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Blue Jeans and Pollution

I own two pairs of blue jeans. Personally, I don’t find them comfortable. But after seeing this, I know I won’t be buying any more blue jeans. Ever. Makes you think twice about buying blue jeans, doesn’t it?

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Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) EXPO’10

This is a quick post on what I’ll be doing next Tuesday, April 20th. I’ll be volunteering at Children’s Environmental Literacy Foundation (CELF) EXPO in Pleasantville, NY. As you know, I truly believe that education is a key to success in changing people’s behaviors and misconceptions. And educating them while they are young, is crucial for so many different reasons that I won’t go into right now. Having said, the [...]

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Plastic in NYC drinking water

I live near the Kensico Reservoir, a reservoir that supplies New York City’s  drinking water. The road around the reservoir is one of the most beautiful scenic roads. Today’s weather was perfect for a picture I wanted to take of a certain spot for months. So I went out for some outdoor photography. And this is what waited for me today. If you obtain a fishing license, you can use [...]

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EPA will rule on BPA this fall.

The latest news from EPA about BPA is……it will rule on it this Fall. I know what you are going to say. “Yeah yeah…that’s what they said the last time.” I’m inclined to agree with you in thinking that it’s just another lip service but then the report that just came out yesterday said that “EPA intends to consider initiating immediate actions addressing BPA in the environment based on concerns [...]

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Stop Antibiotic Abuse on Factory Farms

I signed this petition to “Stop Antibiotic Abuse on Factory Farms” According to Petitionsite.com where you can go to sign the petition, Factory farms use 70 percent of antibiotics in the United States, not for sick people and animals, but for healthy pigs, chickens and beef cattle. Why? The agricultural industry says it helps the animals grow to market weight more quickly. Antibiotics also compensate for the crowded, filthy conditions [...]

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National Geographic and Global Warming

I love this short video on Climate Change.

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The Dangers of Plastic Bags

Just to remind you why we should get rid of plastic from our lives.

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BPA in toilet paper and pizza boxes?

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Those of you who follow me on Twitter and in blogsphere, know I’ve been trying to get rid of a case of crushed tomatoes. We had this case since before the news broke about BPA tainted canned goods. OK, so we had them for awhile. It was actually part of our emergency stash. But now, we can’t use them because of BPA in the lining. Tomatoes in cans are especially [...]

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Deer Park Tavern and the Environment

To All Our Friends During the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday, January 26th, Deer Park Tavern suffered a devastating structural fire. The flames quickly engulfed the historic wooden structure and all was lost. Thankfully, the restaurant was unoccupied and no one was harmed. It is a time of great sadness for all of us who have been part of Deer Park Tavern for the past 15 years. We would like to [...]

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Midway: a message from the Gyre by Chris Jordan

These are some of the photographs in a series called “Midway: a message from the Gyre” taken by a photographer, Chris Jordan from a tiny island 2000 miles away from the nearest continent in the middle of the Pacific. Here is a slide show of all the photos by Chris Jordan *All photos by Chris Jordan

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What is Fair Trade?

This is a two part series on Fair Trade and a review of a fair trade co-operative exchange company called Equal Exchange. My family and I watched a documentary called Food Inc. on Thanksgiving. I’d figured, I better capitalize on the opportunity while everyone was in food coma and couldn’t protest. I also reasoned (and yes, there was some pleading involved) that since I fed them, I should get to [...]

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Peer pressure is good for the environment

If you have kids, I bet you tell your kids not to give into peer pressure. I bet you tell your kids not to take drugs or drink alcohol just because their friends are doing them. But on the flip side, I bet you want to follow what your neighbors or your colleagues are doing, secretly. I bet you want to make your garden just as pretty as your next-door [...]

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The Ultimate Repurposing Part 2

Remember my post on Ultimate Repurposing? I am adding these to the list.

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NYC is the most eco friendly city in the country!

I had an unexpected opportunity to walk around NYC  last Friday when I visited Ecostore’s launch at Duane Reade.  I lived in and around NYC for the last thirty years and honestly, I never paid attention to what the big deal was about my city. I mean, why would people be jealous that I lived in NY? OK, so we have theaters, museums, restaurants, shopping, landmarks, and millions of eclectic [...]

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Couch surfing; eco-friendly sport?

My husband loves college football and last weekend was his weekend of non-stop college football madness. At one point, he didn’t know which channel to flip to and which game to watch. But as he screamed with every passe and touch down, all I could think of was all the toxic plastic that went into making the astro turf that these kids were rolling around in and all the plastic [...]

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Ecostore Review, Giveaway, and the big launch at Duane Reade in NYC

I was so ready and eager to post this product review two weeks ago because I couldn’t wait to share it with  you but then, I found out that Ecostore USA is coming to NYC!! I couldn’t believe it. Ecostore USA will be stocking up the green aisles at Duane Reade Drug Stores all over Manhattan. The big launch is next Friday, October 23, 2009 at it’s brand spanking new [...]

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October 15th is a Blog Action Day for Climate Change

Do you know what today is? No, it’s not nine days before my birthday. (oops, did I slip that in?) No, it’s not sixteen days before Halloween. It’s a Blog Action Day for Climate Change. Today is the day when over 7,400 bloggers unite and we discuss our number one concern, the climate, and give more than 11,000,000 readers a chance to talk about our dire situation. Today is the [...]

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No Impact Man

I heard about Colin Beaven last month and I kinda knew about him and yet I didn’t. But I saw this video and now I am dying to see the movie. Watch this trailer of a family living in New York City without using electricity (is that possible in NYC?), without using any mode of transportation except for walking (yup, no subways, no taxis, and no elevators), eating no meat [...]

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Summer of 2009

A collection of newly discovered nature’s beauty this summer.

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Annual International Walk to School Day October 7, 2009

When my daughter was in 5th grade, I was very active in the Parent Teacher Association. I was the Board Executive for the “Health and Safety Committee” and one of the events I coordinated was “Walk to School” in October. At that time, child obesity was the “hot” issue and “Walk to School” event promoted walking to prevent obesity and to rally safer sidewalks for kids. But conserving the environment [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Plastic invades Niagara Falls

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Green Cleaning Your School

When I had my chiropractic practice, one of my patients was a preschool teacher. She had horribly cracked hands. She told me that she’d use Clorox mixture to clean and disinfect the tables and chairs every day. And when a child was diagnosed with Strep throat or pink eye, the cleaning procedure would involve the toys and everything that kids would touch. Well, I remember thinking, if the cleaning products [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Brewster, MA

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Stop the School Buses from Idling

It’s end of August already and you know what that means…..it’s almost time for Back To School. I’m happy to say that I’ve seen a lot of  news about  eco friendly school products from recycled notebooks, stainless steel lunch boxes, reusable snack bags, and book bags made with recycled plastic. If you don’t know where to buy them, just Google eco friendly lunch boxes or snack bags and you’ll get [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Bald Eagle Returns

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Ronnie Trash on Sesame Street

Although I applaud Sesame Street for sending this important message about throwing trash out in proper places, I wonder where the deeper message of “reducing” and “recycling” trash is? But my favorite, all time classic, is this little guy saying it’s not easy being green but it’s “BEAUTIFUL” So, let stay GREEN!

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Wordless Wednesday – Mom’s Clematis

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Pseu-do Wordless Wednesday

This is a photograph of Muir Glacier in Alaska taken on August 13, 1941, by glaciologist William O. Field. This is a photograph taken from the same vantage point on August 31, 2004, by geologist Bruce F. Molnia of the United States Geological Survey (USGS). According to Molnia, between 1941 and 2004 the glacier retreated more than twelve kilometers (seven miles) and thinned by more than 800 meters (875 yards). [...]

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Wordless Wednesday – Croton Reservoir

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Wordless Wednesday – Plastic Garbage

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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday – Sun Set in Brewster, MA

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Wordless Wednesday – Kensico Reservoir

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Wordless Wednesday

I saw this feature on several blogs and I thought it was a quintessential way to describe the awe I feel when I see my surroundings and my life. Some things are better explained through pictures than words and I relish the moment when I can just sit still, without speaking and just watching. So, from now on, I’m having Wordless Wednesdays to contemplate, to daydream, to meditate, and to [...]

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Summer Rayne Oakes – a beautiful role model

Remember when you were in High School, there was always one girl you loved to hate? She was gorgeous, beautiful hair, flawless skin, tall, legs up to the sky, and smart? And she always had popular girls around her with all the guys swooning over her? Well, there is one girl that I love to hate now. And I’m way past High School. Her name is Summer Rayne Oakes. Yes, [...]

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The Ultimate Repurposing Ideas

Stilleto –> Planter Snitary Napkin –> Soothing Eye Mask Bikini –> Carryall Miniskirt –> Lampshade Courtesy of More Magazine

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Being Optimistic in 2009

As we bring in the New Year, most people make New Year’s resolutions but regret later for making them or ignore them totally. Well, this year will be different for me. I made an attainable resolution and encouraged my family to do the same. Oh, and to have just one. My family’s resolutions are: 1) Be more positive – Me 2) Be less stressed – my hubby 3) Manage time [...]

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