Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category

Environment: Movement Against Bottled Water Gains Municipal Adherents

Sunday, October 26th, 2008

The Babylon Town Board has decided to pull single-serve water bottles from the town’s vending machines and is extolling the benefits of drinking tap water. Related PostsBourcefranc-Le-Chapus Journal: A French Family Dynasty Reinvents the OysterThe fourth generation of the Gillardeau family has modernized and expanded the company, ...

Completely Unplugged, Fully Green

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

The compulsion to live green in the extreme is, to some people, a lifestyle that involves reusing Ziploc bags for a year and unplugging the family refrigerator. Related PostsDiner’s Journal: The Wrong EntreeWhat should a restaurant do when they give a diner the wrong entree?. ...

The Carnivore’s Dilemma

Friday, October 17th, 2008

Two books ask whether there is an ethical and environmentally friendly way for Americans to maintain their love affair with beef. Related PostsNew York Up Close: A Cheap Lunch Takes a HitHurry and get your “Recession Special” at Gray’s Papaya — two franks and a drink for ...

Food Stuff: What’s Fresh Is Not the Only Factor

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Three environmental groups have issued pocket guides to sushi, listing seafood according to sustainability. Related PostsOwacja dla Daniela Radcliffe’aHollywoodzkie gwiazdy: Glenn Close, Kathleen Turner i Dominic Cooper zgotowały młodemu aktorowi Da...Album Oasis wyciekł do internetuPiosenki z płyty “Dig Out Your Soul” brytyjskiego zespołu Oasis znalazły się w ...

A Slow Food Festival Reaches Out to the Uncommitted

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

A gathering in San Francisco last weekend was a sort of coming-out party for Slow Food U.S.A., a 10-year-old group that links the pleasures of food with community and environmental activism. Related PostsNo related postsOriginal post by By CHRISTINE MUHLKE and software by Elliott Back

Op-Ed Contributor: Drink Outside the Box

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Wine in a box makes sense environmentally and economically. Vintners in the United States would be wise to embrace the trend that is slowly gaining acceptance worldwide. Related PostsGestykulacja pomaga w matematyceLiczenie na palcach nie musi oznaczać słabej znajomości matematyki. Co więcej, może się przycz...NATO będzie miało ...

Putting the Dream Car Out to Pasture

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

America’s romance with the automobile is being severely tested now that every trip causes financial worry, environmental guilt and self-consciousness about the size of your car. Related PostsNawrócony muzyk powracaBrian “Head” Welch, były gitarzysta Korn, powraca z solowym albumem “Save Me From...Muzyk od 15 miesięcy ma czkawkęMuzyk, ...

Cyberfamilias: A More Flattering Shade of Green

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

CarbonRally.com offers a few dozen ways that individuals — or teams — can save energy. Related PostsWho’s That Girl?She once led the fashion pack, but truth be told, Madonna is no longer daring. Related PostsAmer...Amerykański wynalazek - niewinny flirt na stoleAmerykanie odwiedzający Las ...

Solution, or Mess? A Milk Jug for a Green Earth

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A simple change to the design of the gallon milk jug keeps the milk fresher and holds costs down. Related PostsTeksański akcent PazuryWszyscy fani serialu “Ranczo” niecierpliwie czekają na kinową odsłonę opowieści o s...Closing Time at a Diner That Never ClosedFlorent, the undistinguished but somehow unforgettable diner ...

Green Traveler | Environmentally Friendly Honeymoons: Love, Honor, Leave No Carbon Footprint

Friday, June 20th, 2008

These days many newlywed couples are choosing a bed draped with mosquito netting over one dotted with rose petals. Related PostsVows: Michelle Mead and John ArmorThe couple met about 36 years ago and were reunited by a curious email. Related PostsNatalia Les...Natalia Lesz: “Nie ...