By now most of us are well aware of how important it is to choose native plants over other non-native plants when deciding which plants to include in your gardens and yards. This is especially important if you want to … Read More
Many of the past Green Mondays posts on plastic pollution have concerned limiting our use of plastics, which in effect helps to increase our sensitivity to this very serious and growing issue as we make choices that are a part … Read More
As promised last week, the topic for this week’s discussion specifically relates to the batteries used in hybrid electric compared to conventional vehicles. One of the initial concerns when the Toyota Prius came out in the early 2000’s was the … Read More
This week I would like to spark a discussion on hybrid electric vehicles (hybrids). The reason this comes to mind is because my wife and I finally decided to replace our older and very gas inefficient Ford Five Hundred. We … Read More
This week I am moving away from solar to focus on another plastic product almost all human beings use and for which there are more sustainable alternatives: the toothbrush. One disturbing fact that I was recently reminded of is that … Read More