Allie’s Answers

Earth Hour is coming up again, and this time, it’s bigger and better than before.  (more…)

I love Yogi Tea. I’ve mentioned it before.

This afternoon, I really needed a cup of tea. I’ve felt a little off kilter lately. My desk is a mess. The short story I’m working on isn’t going as planned. My dog cut his foot this morning. I have to get my car inspected. There are mountains of laundry to attend to, and piles of paperwork building up.

I decided I would take a moment to breathe and relax and indulge in a cup of Green Tea Kombucha to try to melt my stress away. The tea, however, had other ideas about the situation. (more…)

My cat is very patient when it comes to changes in her kitty litter. I don’t even have to do the thing where you add a percentage of the new litter to the old litter and up the percentage until you’ve totally switched over. Whatever I put in the litter box, she’ll use. So I’ve been testing out a lot of different natural kitty litters, and honestly, I don’t like most of them. (more…)

If this whole earth thing doesn’t work out for us, habitable planets are common.  It’s the getting there part that’s tricky.

Haute Nature found shoes made out of vegetable leather.

Beware, the frog from hell!

Best Green Blogs just revamped their directory, and I am shamelessly pandering for good ratings.

Down to Earth has a good guide to the simple life.

I’ve been a little lax about scrubbing the kitchen sink lately. It’s old white porcelain and soaks up stains like nobody’s business. If I keep up with it, a gentle all purpose cleaner is enough to get the stains out, but when I let it go, it’s usually time to bring out the big guns. (more…)

Will skiing in the Alps become a thing of the past? (video)

Die off in Oregon ocean linked to global warming.

Green Lemonade talks Mexican turnip.

Plan for spring with green landscaping.

Ted Danson speaks about ocean stewardship to the National Press Club.

We’ve talked about green ways of dealing with old cell phones, but here’s a way to help the environment with your cell phone service. (more…)

Kiribati now has the largest Marine Protected Area in the world.

There are no pristine oceans left.

Where does the world’s energy supply come from?

A bike made from bamboo.

Ann Coulter doesn’t like electric cars.

Environmental Working Group is doing a study of bottled water, and you can help. (more…)

Did you forget? (more…)