By Danielle Lee
“All my life I've known better than to depend on the experts.” – JFK
The cat is out of the bag. The “experts” are now admitting that the Fukushima catastrophe is worse than what has been sugar-coated. It is on par with the Chernobyl disaster. On par meaning that the level of the disaster has been raised from a level 5 to a level 7 status, the highest rating on the international scale... Read More
Going green does not have to be a complete lifestyle change. If you can do it, then that’s great. However, the most important thing to keep in mind is to do something – anything. Do one thing that is Earth conscious. You know that driving your car is adding to your carbon footprint – so can you walk or ride a bike or carpool to where you need to go? Can you take the... Read More
Take a deep breath and stop to smell the thousands of plants found in Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. No words can describe this majestic place. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is home to more than 4,000 colorful and vibrant species of plants including, cycads, ferns, orchids, aroids and bromeliads.
Being a foodie, a restless cook and a gardener my favorites section is the Tropical Fruit Pavilion which features rare fruit trees from Southeast Asia to the... Read More
by Angie Aller
Remember the days when you would pull up to the office and all the good spaces were reserved for the CEO, the employee of the month, etc., well now you can have preferred parking too all you need is a hybrid.
Back in 2009, the New York Times wrote an article about preferred parking popping up in certain locations for those with hybrid vehicles, 2 years later we have all seen the signs.
One... Read More
It seems that the only good use nowadays of plastic grocery store bags is to recycle them into tote bags that can last and be used over and over. Other than that, the reality of these bags is worse than we think...if we take the time to think about this topic. I watched a great parody video, "Plastic state of mind". Its spun from the song "New York state of mind" by Jay-Z and... Read More
