I can’t even count the number of gadgets and gizmos around my house that use batteries. Remote controls, alarm clocks, smoke detectors, flashlights, mp3 players, toys… I don’t even want to think about it. My husband and I started buying batteries in bulk because we were going through them so quickly, but nothing prepared me [...]
Archive for November, 2008
battery bedlam
Posted in green shopping on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
b.y.o.b.
Posted in green shopping on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Paper or plastic?”
Paper seems like such the obviously superior choice given that it’s easy to either reuse or recycle, but does plastic have any merit at all? My husband uses our plastic grocery bags to bring his lunch to work, and they can also be recycled in a number of places. According to Allen Hershkowitz [...]
milk – does it really do a body good?
Posted in green food on November 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The debate over organic versus conventional milk is endless. If you can afford the hefty price tag, organic milk seems like the way to go if you want milk from cows that live under the four organic requirements set forth by the USDA (no BGH, no pesticides in their feed, no antibiotics, and access to [...]
