Articles on Sustainable Living

Cohousing

A cohousing community consists of private homes with common facilities (a shared kitchen, dining room, outdoor area, etc.) and is often managed by the residents. This article will focus...

What's a Wind Credit? And What Can It Do for You?

Looking for a way to green your home without spending a lot of green? The government may be able to help. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides tax incentives...

Restoring Your Soil

“Mary, Mary quite contrary … ” How does your garden grow? Even if the answer is “not well,” a black thumb might not be to blame. Instead, the culprit could be poor soil quality....

Yes, We Chicken

When I told Tony, my neighbor, that I wanted to get chickens, his response was a litany of reasons why I should not: Noise. Smell. Bird flu. One by one, I dismissed each of his fears...

Ramp Up Your Early Spring Menu

The days are still cold and blustery, and the seeds of this summer’s cucumbers and corn are still months away from even being planted. But the very first wild green of the season,...

5 Qs for Jessica Biel: Is She a Green Nerd?

Jessica Biel’s good deeds seem largely about saving animals, not the planet. She’s well-known for her support of PETA and other pet and wildlife organizations. And her first...

You Are More Than What You Eat

Raj Patel used to not give much thought to food. He grew up in a London convenience store, surrounded by, as he puts it, “all kinds of crud.” And in graduate school, where...

Meet Shmeat

Last April, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals announced it was sponsoring a one million dollar “X-Poultry Prize” for the creation of affordable, humane and “commercially...

Cooling Crops

Confronted with an exponential increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide, many scientists are looking into global-scale solutions to slow climate change. Some of these “geo-engineering”...

Romancing the Gorge

Ah, February. The month for lovers when red becomes the new black and folks everywhere start making dinner reservations at their favorite restaurant for Valentine’s night. I never...