It's about time we all came to the party. Earth Day here, Save the World Day there - how about joining the largest, straight to the point celebration of all, feted in over 100 countries -- World Environment Day (WED). Born from a proposal by the United Nations General Assembly to ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in June 2008
This is what my dad used to say to me about basically anything I didn’t like that wouldn’t necessarily kill me. Thunderstorms are our friends. Lions? Friends. Julie, don’t you forget -- guns are our friends. (I’m from Texas.) So I allowed a little further investigation into ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in May 2008, about Environment & Wildlife
In an effort to emphasize the power of one person doing one thing to address the overwhelming issue of global warming, the people of Sydney, Australia were asked to turn off their lights for one hour. On March 31, 2007, over 2 million Sydney residents opted to trip the anti-lights ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in March 2008, about Climate Change
Solar Parabolic Cookers When Sandra Wijnveldt sent out numerous emails in her search to do the world a favor -- she didn’t know what the favor would be, but she knew she wanted her family to do some volunteer work over their Christmas vacation -- she was curiously directed by three ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in March 2008, about Clean Technologies
The nose knows, however in the case of sweet, pleasant and memory-filled fragrances, the nose has been duped. At least mine has been as I wander through the drugstore sniffing all the various deodorants I’ve used throughout the years since 7th grade. Sort of like the way chlorine wafting ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in March 2008, about Consumerism, Health, Industry & Business
Light, natural and artificial, and dark play a shining role in our health as well as that of our animals and our environment. Our bodies have evolved with the total electromagnetic spectrum of wavelength provided by natural sunlight. Artificial light provides a different mix, leading some to believe that this ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in February 2008, about Health
Editor's Note: Today we welcome Julie Reitz to the writing team. Julie writes out of San Francisco, where she is working towards a masters in holistic nutrition. We look forward to more posts from Julie! Ever since I went to look at an apartment that could have been my ... keep reading
Written by Julie Reitz in January 2008, about Health (1 comment)
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