Treasures of the Dark
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, And find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, And is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. — Wendell Berry In movies, books and...
Category: Pollution/Waste
Chemical Fragrances May Prove Hazardous to Health
Clean sheets dried in the sun bring all the freshness of the northwest wind billowing into one’s pillowcase. Unfortunately, that’s not what most people breathe in as they slide between freshly washed sheets. Laundry...
A Breath of Fresh Air?
Every day, we breathe in the legacy of the 1970 Clean Air Act. Thanks in large measure to Maine Senator Edmund Muskie, that far-reaching legislation passed by a vote of 375 to 1 in...
Create a Thriving Backyard Community
See your yard as habitat, not lawn. Landscape planners encourage us to visualize the area around our homes in terms of rooms that act as external living spaces. If we extend this idea, going...
The True Cost of Plastic
When we buy takeout food, we know we’re paying a price for convenience – trading extra money for the time we save. What we pay at the register, though, does not begin to account...
