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Back in the early aughts, I was browsing in an athletic shoe store on Broadway (might have been David Z), and my eye was caught by a pair of natural kicks in among all the flashy basketball shoes and Air Whoevers. Turned out they were a pair of Adidas Hemp Gazelles, an eco-version of the ...read more

A wretchedly wet June wreaked havoc on the summer’s butterfly population, causing a steep decline throughout much of New Jersey , according to experts who oversee butterfly counts. They say a range of factors could have contributed to the decline, from deer eating the favorite plants of butterflies to a lack of snow cover last winter, ...read more

Whenever Bill and Elaine Mikelionis return from a weekend at their summer home in Huntingdon County, their trunk is filled with luggage - and recycling. Why leave all those empty bottles, cans and newspapers in central Pennsylvania when they can be deposited curbside in Port Richmond? “She has been a big supporter of recycling for at least ...read more

There are so many negatives to Windmills. They make noise that harms neighbors. Even the little bats flying near them, their little lungs are exploded by the energy waves off the windmills. Earlier today it was announced also that tornado warning systems using Doppler radar are being triggered to turn on by Wind Farm false-positives! Inventor ...read more

Crude: “What a great movie! Crude is an environmental legal drama, a thriller and concert film all wrapped into one beautifully shot, fast-paced yet thoughtful and moving documentary about the vast and grotesque damage wrought by Texaco (which merged with Chevron in 2001) in the jungles of Ecuador. Three years in the making, Joe Berliner's Crude takes ...read more

“According to the World Agroforestry Center, Garrity states, “Growing the right tree in the right place on farms in sub-Saharan Africa—and worldwide— has the potential to slow climate change, feed more people, and protect the environment. This tree, as a source of free, organic nitrogen, is an example of that. There are many other examples ...read more

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Are you trying to eat on the lighter side? Concerned about lightening your fitness footprint? If you’re toying with the idea of becoming a vegetarian but don’t know where to begin, here are some common questions answered by Ellen Kanner, the nationally syndicated columnist The Edgy Veggie. Ellen also writes the Huffington Post’s Meatless Monday ...read more

On any given day 3.5 million pounds of explosives blast apart the oldest mountain range on the planet. But for the past week the sounds of silence have replaced mining blasts while Laura Steepleton and Nick Stocks have been living 80 feet up in a pair of trees in Pettry Bottom West Virginia. As a ...read more

Holy smokes — have you heard about that crazy-cool thing called “living walls?” People are starting to grow all sorts of wild plants along the facades of buildings — no really, it's like the latest coolest greenest thing to do! Huh? Of course it's new. It's never been done before. Whaa?? Since when? You're trying ...read more