The Green Parent

You’ve probably heard the news by now that drugs are bad for your health, right?  But did you ever stop to think about what the illegal drug trade does to the environment?  Demand for illegal drugs destroys countless species of animals and plants, pollutes soil and waterways, and promotes deforestation around the world. And I [...]

Green thinking is everywhere these days, in your appliances, in your favorite movies, in your kid’s school, and yes, now in your menorah. There is a movement underway, launched by the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) called Let There Be (Renewable) Light: A New Look At Hanukkah that offers eco-savvy tips to [...]

I recently wrote about the exploits of Manny Howard, who attempted to grow all of the food he needed for his family of four in his 20 x 40 foot Brooklyn backyard. And while Manny’s experiment went beyond the limits of extreme, it was indicative of the growing national trend to eat locally. Eating locally [...]