Archives for January 2009

Ethnic Cookbooks for Kids: Traveling the World, One Recipe at a Time

I can't say that I love to cook, but my daughter does. When we gave her Honest Pretzels for her first cookbook, she did not put it down for days. The possibilities of preparing food were very exciting to her, that's why when I discovered another cookbook for kids that focuses … [Read more...]

Use a Plastic Bag, Get 5 Years in Jail

If you use a polyethylene bag in Delhi, India, you could get 5 years or face a 100,000 ruppe fine ($3000 U.S.). But that's nothin' compared to how long it takes those nasty bags to decompose. Said J. K. Dadoo, Delhi's top environment official, We want people to understand that … [Read more...]

Obama Urged by Health Experts: Take Bold Action to Reverse Obesity Epidemic

A letter from health experts to President-elect Obama urges bold action to stem the obesity epidemic in America, warning that increased rates of obesity could lead to the first generation of Americans with shorter life spans than their parents. [social_buttons] "What is lacking … [Read more...]

Why Environmentalism Should Not be a Factor in Family Planning

The great debate among environmentalists is that having children is bad for the environment (or rather, that NOT having children is good for the environment). If we listen to and subscribe to this mentality then we are on the road to self extinction. There are valid … [Read more...]

Häagen-Dazs Loves Bees – Should We Love Häagen-Dazs?

Last year, Häagen-Dazs announced it would invest a quarter of a million dollars into research on "Colony Collapse Disorder" -- the mysterious ongoing disappearance of millions of honeybees in North America and Europe. Is this mere corporate greenwashing, or does the premium ice … [Read more...]