TreeHugger.com wants to make saving the planet sexy. Or at least make it a high-design, savvy, chic, hip, and profitable endeavor. TreeHugger is a new online guide to the best eco-friendly gadgets, toys, food, fashion, furniture, and even travel. The self-described “modern yet green lifestyle filter” rounds up cool recycled and found objects, as well [...]
Entrepreneur sees vast potential for organic flower industry Gerald Prolman is a man with an organic-flower plan. The California entrepreneur is not only after a significant chunk of the $20 billion-a-year cut-flower industry in the U.S.—he’s hopeful that cultivating demand for organic bouquets will transform grower practices in Latin America and Africa, where pesticide use [...]
Travel and tourism is the number one industry on earth, with 700 million people spending $2-3 trillion on their trips annually, says Costas Christ, senior director for ecotourism at Conservation International (C.I.). At their destinations, this results in over-consumption of energy and water, disruption of local cultures and pollution of land and marine ecosystems, as [...]
America and America’s children are in the midst of an epidemic of chronic disease and disability.
Today, the Centers for Disease Control admits that 1 American child in 166 has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. In 1970, autism affected 4 in 10,000 children. By 1991, 5,000 autistic children were in the public school system; by [...]
Exercising on an empty stomach is something I get asked about regularly. There are a number of things to consider in order to determine if “running on empty” is a good idea for you—type of workout, time of day and duration of workout, as well as your general health and physical shape, are some aspects [...]
Hula hoops are back and putting a new spin on fitness.
Modern fitness has gone old school. Or, perhaps more accurately, old schoolyard. One of today’s hottest trends borrows heavily from the past, taking the lightweight hula hoop and transforming it into a fitness tool.
“It’s not intimidating at all; in fact, it’s a very approachable fitness [...]
Humanity’s Challenge
Evidence of permanent climate change is mounting worldwide. Mountain ice, a vital source of drinking water in China, India and Africa, is disappearing. Snow cover in northern climes is diminishing. Glaciers in the Arctic Ocean and across the world are melting.Recognized as a sensitive indicator of climate change, glaciers play a key role in [...]
A new generation of edgy designers is exploding on runways from London to Sao Paulo and redefining eco-fashion. Stylin’ baby boomers are exercising their heightened fashion sense and moral center, and hip young designers are grasping the power they have to change society.
Together they’re creating profitable business models in tune with global consciousness.Big name celebrities [...]
An Exclusive Interview with the Creators of the 100-Mile Diet
Two years ago, two journalists from Vancouver set out on an eating adventure that would change their lives and launch a movement. Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon spent an entire year consuming only foods that were grown and harvested within 100 miles of their home. They [...]
Take the High Road
Whether we call it green travel, eco-travel or eco tourism, the experience of traveling with a social or environmental conscience offers us limitless opportunities for meaningful life experiences and personal growth. It’s also a growing trend. Recently, the American Hotel & Lodging Association identified 43 million “environmentally minded domestic travelers” who sought significant cultural [...]
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