The greeting card industry estimates that over a billion cards are exchanged on Valentine’s Day every year. Cards can be recycled, providing they’re not adorned with sparkle and glitter, but then there are the countless roses, candy, chocolates, singing telegrams, and other assorted heart and cupid shaped knick knacks and trinkets that people use to show their affection for each other. Gift-giving is wonderful, but when we start factoring in the fact that everything we buy is manufactured, then packaged and shipped, you come up with an unnecessary and negative impact on the environment. More...

It’s easy to eat sustainably, right? Just buy all organic foods when you go to the store. Actually, it’s not that simple anymore. Like so many other green products, organic foods have become a mixed blessing as they’ve gone mainstream. As large, corporate conglomerates have caught on to the fact that we want foods grown without chemical fertilizers and pesticides, they’ve been using the term "organic" in ways that have little to do with the wholesome ideals which fueled the movement during its early days. More...