The Green Parent

On October 24, we will stand together as one planet and call for a fair global climate treaty. United by a common call to action, we’ll make it clear: the world needs an international plan that meets the latest science and gets us back to safety. This movement has just begun, and it needs your help. Here’s [...]

by Jennifer L. DeLeo, PCMag.com Consumer electronics—including TVs, computers, peripherals, audio equipment, and phones—make up almost 2 percent of the municipal solid waste stream, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This percentage may seem small and inconsequential, but the quantity of electronic waste is steadily rising. In fact, the EPA estimates that the number of obsolete consumer electronics [...]

One of the biggest changes in today’s automotive industry is the perception of a “tune-up. The 21st Century Tune Up; the tune-up was historically associated with the routine replacement of key ignition system parts like spark plugs and ignition points, along with basic adjustments to help “tune” the engine. According to Lauren Fix, [...]

For this week’s edition of Waste-Free Wednesday,  I’m getting wiggly…as in wiggly worm composting.  Don’t be afraid!  Worm composting is an excellent way to reduce your food waste, create your own all natural fertilizer, and get your kids interested in gardening. Worm composting, or vermicomposting for you gardening geeks, helps kids learn about ecology while turning [...]

Oh prom season!  Time to reserve a corsage, buy a new dress, amp up your makeup, book a stretch limo… The Works!  With so many choices to make about the big night, caring about the environment might not automatically be a high priority. Being green at prom is actually really easy, and the teams at [...]

This week for Waste-Free Wednesday, I’m going “paper-free.”  Since most of my business is online, it’s pretty easy for me to avoid using paper at work.  In fact, my printer is used so infrequently that it has had the “low-ink” light on for three years and it’s still going strong! But I have found that my [...]

The words chocolate and party may very well be my two favorite words in the English language. I mean seriously…I would pretty much drop anything for either of those things at any given moment. Combine those two together and it is guaranteed that I will be there. This month, Divine Chocolate is offering [...]

Thirty years ago when Walt Disney was planning his Florida theme park, he set aside more than one-third of the park property to be dedicated conservation habitat. That adds up to 10,000 acres of conservation area that is integrated throughout Walt Disney World property. And I found the the Mouseketeers that work at Walt Disney [...]

Get this widget! Do you know a teen who is ready to save the planet? In exactly 100 days, a new book, The Green Teen: The Eco-Friendly Teen’s Guide To Saving The Planet, will show them how. (Full disclosure…I’m the author, but what can I say, the book rocks!) Unlike other books on eco-friendly [...]