Tag Archives: sustainability

Go Green With Home Based Work

Working from home is wonderful for many reasons. If living an environmentally sustainable lifestyle is important to you, working from home can enable you to combine your career ambitions with your personal values. At the most basic level, imagine all of the gasoline and greenhouse gas emissions that you would save by cutting out your commute, not to mention the time that you would save. In both the United States and elsewhere, the average commute to work is about a half hour each way. Some people have even longer commutes, driving an hour or more each day to and from … Continue reading →

Who is Annie Leonard?

I read about Annie Leonard the other day and thought I would share her story with you. She is an advocate of sustainability, but she carries it one step further – she is also a critic of excessive consumerism. Yes, Annie thinks we all have too much stuff! Annie created and narrated a short documentary about the life-cycle of material goods titled “The Story of Stuff.” In the documentary, which made its debut on December 4, 2007, Annie talks about our everyday stuff, how we love to and are encouraged to shop, and how “stuff” is created and where it … Continue reading →

Vanilla in Our Water

I came across this really interesting piece courtesy of Christine Dell’Amore and the National Geographic Green Guide Blog. Apparently, our earth’s water are actually flavored with the cooking spices and foods that come out of our kitchens. University of Washington associate professor Richard Keil is testing the waters so to speak and finding some interesting things. For example, in the time around the Thanksgiving holiday here in the United States, the Puget Sound (off of the coast of Washington State and British Columbia) tends to get flavored with the spices of time and sage. Summer days and the Independence Day … Continue reading →