Fruit Flies on Bread
Get Rid of Fruit Flies Without Pesticides
07/29/2014
Lorraine LoBianco
It’s summer – time to enjoy all the fresh fruits that the season brings. Unfortunately, summer and fresh fruit can also mean fruit flies.  They hover over your food in the kitchen, they buzz... read more
Beekeeper Spraying Bees
The Unlikely, Illegal, Urban, Allergic, Backyard Beekeeper
07/24/2014
Robin Jones
I had no intention of becoming a beekeeper when I signed up for the class at the San Juan Capistrano Ecology Center. (theecologycenter.org). For one, I had a sneaky suspicion I was more than... read more
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Is Green Travel an Oxymoron, Really?
07/16/2014
Gary Diedrichs
Photo: Organic Red Rice Paddy, Bali by Gary Diedrichs Living consciously, even a little bit, means constant choices. Automatically jump in the car to go those six blocks, or walk? Buy that... read more
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Hippo Roller Eases the Burden of Fetching Water
07/09/2014
Andrew Mersmann
Image: HippoRoller.org I learned about this ingenious invention while at Phinda Rock Lodge in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. Phinda is run by &Beyond, a luxury safari/vacation company... read more
Be careful, Gnome! Mean mushrooms ahead!
Fungus Among Us - World's Largest Organism
07/02/2014
Andrew Mersmann
Be careful, Gnome! Mean mushrooms ahead! I don't know about you, but I take it personally when science changes its mind about things I thought I knew as facts. Brontosaurus is not a real,... read more
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Don't Just Recycle, Upcycle
06/25/2014
Lanni Lantto
How to Wear: Household Items The newest fashion-forward trend? Upcycle. Awards season in Hollywood is a time for Red Carpet fashion. The big stars put themselves on display in fancy couture... read more
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Sustainable Fashion - Coffee Couture
06/18/2014
evox Television
Sustainable Fashion: Today's technical clothing is getting a dose of the natural, with fibers and particles from coffee waste. By Nathan Hurst/The Intelligent Optimist Jason Chen, founder... read more
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Canadian Company Creates Mobile Community Gardens
05/21/2014
evox Television
The Bowery Project uses vacant lots around Toronto to grow fruits and vegetables by Daniel Hills at The Intelligent Optimist, www.theoptimist.com There is more grass grown in the United... read more
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WarkaWater - Changing Lives by Pulling Water From the Skies
05/15/2014
Andrew Mersmann
These basket-like, towering design marvels are showing up in the deserts of Northern Ethiopia, where village women and children walk for hours every day just to obtain water for their homes.... read more

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