The following is a guest post from KuleKat. If you're at all interested in environmental issues (and since you're here reading this that's probably a reasonable assumption) then doubtless you've seen claims that y…

A lot of people that I come in contact with share sentiments with Kermit the Frog and think that "It's Not Easy Being Green." (OK, I really just wanted to crowbar a Muppets reference into a post.) They think you need to in…

This post does not necessarily represent the opinions of the owner of this site. We understand many people feel strongly about the following post from Mike, and rightfully so - it is a strong, opinion-based post, and…

With Thanksgiving approaching, many Americans are prepping for feasting, family time and football.  I would like to take a moment to shed some light on these traditions and put a new spin on them for those of you who ar…

I've spent the last few days thinking about what I should write for today, Blog Action Day. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world's bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. Today's top…

On my fire escape vegetable garden in Manhattan. Last week there was a post on The Big Money titled Why Gardening Won’t End the Recession. Personally I found a lot of the points in this article to be part of the bigger pro…