What’s a Green Home and Why Do We Care?
All the TV shows, all the magazines and all the advice from our environmentally conscious friends about green living can really make our heads spin. Is your floor off-gassing VOCs,…
9 Smart Ways to Winterize Your Home for Comfort and Savings
One of the best perks of making your home more green is that it makes a ton of financial sense. Windy, rainy and cool weather is already here. For the…
Eco Kids – How to Raise True Stewards of the Environment
If you are an eco conscious parent there is no doubt your kid will be one too. The only challenge we may face as parents is finding an effective way…
City from Heaven with Pollution from Hell
If you ever think that San Jose is polluted or is not “green” enough then keep reading… Last February I had a fortune to visit one of the most polluted…
West Coast Green 2009 – What’s Your “Green” Idea?
West Coast Green 2009 was as informative and inspiring as ever. Hundreds of vendors and thousands of people have gathered once again in San Francisco to check out world’s latest…
Cooking without Electricity – Solar Oven
In the heat of San Jose summer, most people don’t want to turn on their ovens unless it’s absolutely necessary. I know I don’t. A lot of cooking is done…
How “Green” are Our E-waste and Computer Recycling Programs?
We love our electronics, don’t we? There seems to be hundreds of new and improved gadgets hitting the market every day. Today however, the headaches of recycling computers and the…
Kids and Consumerism – What’s Your Strategy?
Although we may be disciplined shoppers, able to go into any store and spend only a few minutes there, picking out what we need, purchasing it, and then leaving, the…
What is Sustainable Landscaping and Why it Matters
The drawbacks of traditional landscaping are evident everywhere these days. They include air (lawnmowers, transportation) and water (fertilizers and pesticides) pollution, harm to biodiversity, consumption of natural resources like water,…
Labels May Not Lie, But Do they Speak the Full Truth?
The big companies like Whole Foods, Safeway and even out own Trader’s Joe’s would never skew the truth… or would they? When we are purchasing organic foods, green clothing, and…