A  recent New York Times Magazine article, Why Isn’t the Brain Green? seeks to answer one of my unanswerable questions:  Why do people resist making simple lifestyle changes that have the potential to reduce climate change and ensure a clean environment for future generations?

“CRED (The Center for Research on Environmental Decisions) researchers consider global warming a singular opportunity to study how we react to long-term...

This Earth Day, and every day, find a way to connect with the world around you.

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...

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...