Environment

How green is your orange juice?

July 19, 2010

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 [...]

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What BP doesn’t want you to know

June 4, 2010

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

May 20, 2010

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 [...]

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Green Fatigue Part 2 – Depression but Acceptance?

May 18, 2010

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 … [...]

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Green Fatigue Part 1 – Anger

May 17, 2010

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, [...]

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How to remove oil from oiled bird

May 12, 2010

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 [...]

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Offshore Wind Farm Approved for Cape Cod

May 6, 2010

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 [...]

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Blue Jeans and Pollution

April 28, 2010

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

April 14, 2010

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 [...]

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Plastic in NYC drinking water

April 7, 2010

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 [...]