Which Eco-Insect Repellent Works the Best?

I've had the chance to try out several eco-friendly insect repellents over the past month or so and I am rather impressed. Almost all of them seem to work pretty good under normal conditions. Some smell better than others, some seem to work longer and harder than others, and some … [Read more...]

Grill Green With the uGO FlameDisk

Summer is here and this is a holiday weekend in the US, thousands and thousands of grills will be fired up, tons of charcoal and lighter fluid will be used and the number of resources consumed will be staggering. uGO has a product that can help green your grilling, the … [Read more...]

8 Tips for Green(er) Road Trips with Kids

I am about to embark on an east coast odyssey, of sorts. I am taking my 2 and 4 year old girls from northern New England to the greater Washington D.C. area. By myself. Yep, 10-12 hours on the road with two energetic, vocal, independent minded and sometimes surly (and whiny) … [Read more...]

Disney Dumped Toxic Chemicals Into Groundwater, Lawsuit Alleges

The world is not such a magical place when chemicals, including the carcinogen chromium 6, are being dumped into groundwater. A lawsuit filed in Los Angeles alleges that Disney has been dumping the waste from their on-site cooling systems since 1998. According to the suit, … [Read more...]

Civil Lawsuit Filed Against Toxic Water Town

The city of Crestwood, IL is in hot water with the state government. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday claiming that not only did the village serve tainted water for more than 20 years, it knowingly lied to the EPA and residents repeatedly over … [Read more...]