I’m the type of person that prefers to be hot rather than cold.  Needless to say, I’m looking forward to summer.   I understand however, that the hot weather can be a challenge for a lot of people – especially if your house isn’t designed to cool rooms naturally.  Those warm, sunny days can mean over-heated apartments and hot sticky nights (remember those?).  Before you break out the AC unit this summer, think twice...

Finally, some good news on the climate change front. It turns out that, according to a study by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) , that cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 70% this century can greatly diminish the threats from global warming.

The NCAR press release is clear to confirm that emissions caused by human activities have already changed the climate and, left unchecked, will lead to dire circumstances for us and...

A few weeks ago, Michelle Obama and a group of local school children planted a vegetable garden on the White House lawn.  This story struck me as exciting news.  My grandmother had a vegetable garden in which I spent time as a child.  I enjoyed picking peapods and strawberries and eating obscure foods like gooseberries and kohlrabi.  My grandmother would squish crop eating beetles between her bare fingers and throw grubs that...

I highlighted in a recent blog posting how the Princeton Review now includes a Green Rating for colleges and universities around the nation.  This piqued my curiosity: how is my alma mater, The University of Notre Dame, measuring up?

The University of Notre Dame received an 86; out of a possible 99 points. I consider that pretty respectable given that the Green movement continues to gain momentum among individuals, businesses and...

It’s Time for Some Serious Trash Talk.

With that slogan splashed across the facemask of an imposing Philadelphia Eagle football player, you enter the Eagles’ Go Green website, exhibit A in my challenge to my good friend Mardi Ditze. She wrote two weeks ago about sports’ detrimental environmental impact that sporting events create, but sports and teams can actually help lead important changes on a wide range of sustainability issues, and my...