Climate Change is Not a Spectator Sport.
How green is the cruise industry? Not very, say some. Getting better, say others. In a recent New York Times article, Terry Dale, chief executive officer of the Cruise Line International Association, which includes 23 cruise lines representing 95 percent of the global cruise market, said, "Even in these tough ... keep reading
Written by Annika Hipple in May 2009, about Children and Families, Consumerism, Environment & Wildlife, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Pollution, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Transport, Travel, Water (2 comments)
There's a lot of talk in Hollywood about being sustainable, but sometimes it's hard to know whether or not the entertainment industry is really walking the talk. For many productions, being carbon neutral simply means purchasing credits to offset a film's massive carbon footprint. But there's ... keep reading
Written by Annika Hipple in March 2009, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Art & Culture, Celebrities, Education, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Recycling (2 comments)
What is responsible travel? The question has been frequently discussed and sometimes hotly debated. According to one way of thinking, we should all just stay home in order to minimize our use of resources. Yet there are a lot of compelling reasons why people will - and should - continue to roam ... keep reading
Written by Annika Hipple in March 2009, about Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Consumerism, Industry & Business, Lifestyle & Behavior, Poverty & Development, Travel
If you've got a plot of land, however small, you can grow your own food - and you don't even need to know how to do it. That's the idea behind the growing number of community gardening programs and urban "farmers for hire" helping city dwellers discover the ... keep reading
Written by Annika Hipple in February 2009, about Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Children and Families, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Organic (4 comments)
