"Seven Wonders for a Cool Planet", a new book by Eric Sorensen and the staff at the Seattle-based Sightline Institute, updates a 1999 book by John Ryan of Sightline (then known as Northwest Environment Watch). With plenty of timely new stats and a 21st-Century sense of urgency about global warming, this book feels fresh and relevant. It's a quick read - just over 100 pages - but for such a slight book, it's deceptively deep and inspiring. More...
With plenty of timely new stats and a 21st-Century sense of urgency about global warming, this book feels fresh and relevant. It's a quick read - just over 100 pages - but for such a slight book, it's deceptively deep and inspiring. More...
Will this be the year reusable grocery bags go mainstream? Let's hope so, because most major grocery stores in the area are doing their part. Nearly every grocery chain now sells a nice reusable bag (with their name on it) for about a dollar. Now it's up to us, the customers. So far, most Americans have not gotten into the mindset - prevalent in Europe - of bringing bags back to the grocery store. It doesn't have to be the store's bag, it can be any reusable bags, or even disposable plastic or paper bags that you reuse a bunch of times. Somehow we just need to remember to do it. So let's take a look at some of the great options now available here in the Twin Cities area if you want to Bring Your Own Bag. More...