Inheritance Tax: Your chemical exposure could affect the behavior of your grandchildren.: By Catherine...

A New Life for Filters and Food Containers: by Emily Main Earlier this week, we posted a blog about a new...

Dim the Lights: Bring on the Dark Skies: I miss daylight. It's hard to get up before the sun rises...

Better Gas Mileage From a Filter?: By Seth Bauer My car is now filter-tipped. Last week, I let Skip Hansen...

ZeroWater Filter With Almost Zero Waste: by Mary Logan Barmeyer We've heard again and again that it...

Recessions Are Good For "Free Trade": by Emily Main No one can argue that a recession is a good...

Curbing Urban Sprawl: By Wendy Gordon I was curious to see how Wikipedia defined "sprawl" and...

FDA Criticizes Its Own Bisphenol-A Findings: By Catherine Zandonella, M.P.H. This September the FDA stated...

Green Jobs Serve Many Ends: By Wendy Gordon A couple of Fridays ago, George Soros, the author of The New...

Shaving Emissions: By Shannon Arvizu We live in an exciting time for alternative car technologies....

Turning Trash into Treasure: By Wendy Gordon What if you could be rewarded for recycling? Just think about...

Ode to Home Cooking: By Wendy Gordon According to a report released in May 2008 by the market research...

Green Pork: By Wendy Gordon If you want to bike to work but have met resistance from your employer, this...

Establishing Roots: Wangari Maathai: By Emily Main Wangari Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for...

Chicago Leads on Climate Action: By Wendy Gordon "While climate change is a worldwide issue, 75...

Celebrate the Harvest This Thanksgiving

Bring local variety to the table this holiday.

Reserve a Table for Two—at Home

Get acquainted with your local supermarket and save an extra $100 each month.

Seasonal food

What is seasonal food and why should we eat it? Take this quiz to find out how much you know about which delicious food products are available in your region and what you can do to support the local and seasonal food movement.