Green Options

For years the idea of a traditionally dressed American has been in jeans and a t-shirt, all decked out in traditionally produced cotton. Cotton is the ubiquitous American (really, world-wide) clothing fiber, and like most things that we consume with reckless abandon, there are many quite serious problems associated with it. In particular, pesticides. The stats that are thrown around are that 10% of the world’s herbicides and 25% of

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Amongst the many issues I’m hoping to tackle in the gradual greening of my life, food is going to be the largest and most important. It’s the item (other than rent) that I spend the most money on, the most time with, and furthermore—it’s going into my body! So what better place to draw a line in the sand, and say, “No more crap!”

Every Saturday morning, hundreds of thousands of people around the country get up before dawn and jump into their cars for a several hour drive to their nearest wild place. Once there they recreate, rejuvenate, enjoy the wonders of the wild before returning to their homes in time for dinner. The collective carbon output of those enjoying the outdoors is well documented (see: Yosemite Valley, Yellowstone, and

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Editor's note: Green Options' newest blogger, Patrick Donnelly, will be sharing his experiences as he and his partner attempt to "green" and simplify their lives. We're very happy that Patrick has joined us!

If one is to judge by the collective “buzz” of our society—newsmedia, blogs, at the coffee shop, over our wiretapped telephones—it’s a pretty bleak world out there. Iraq and Iran, big oil and climate change, E. coli

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