So yesterday we went to LA Pride in West Hollywood . . . walked around, and naturally my eyes gravitated to a bunch of tents that were pitching “green products.”   (more…)

I love Absolutely Fabulous, a British sitcom that has had a larger effect on current American TV than we realize.  In one episode, Edina praises her latest client, disposable sunglasses called “PopSpecs.” Her daughter, Saffie, attacks the product for littering the planet, and Edina points out the “kind to trees” label.  When Saffie asks, “How are they [...]

Here’s a great article regarding the issue of bottled water in Canada.  Thanks to a friend in Ottawa for passing it on. At a very base level, why pay for something you’re already paying for???

I despise bottled water and avoid it whenever I can.  Sometimes you can’t help it—you go to an event or friend’s house, you get offered a bottle, you don’t want to be rude—so I usually end up taking it with me to be sure it gets recycled—and judging by the fact that our recycling bin [...]