All-American Pastime Hits a Green Home Run

The trend towards environmentally-conscious building and living is influencing many aspects of daily life and America’s favorite sport, baseball, is no exception. Major League Baseball has partnered with the nonprofit environmental group, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), to lessen the game’s environmental impact.

Denali National Park’s Green Visitor Center Welcomes Tourists

The new Eielson Visitor Center in the heart of Denali National Park, Alaska, has been awarded the highest level of LEED achievement from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Center received its Platinum rating for adherence to strict environmental standards integrated into its construction.

Natural Pool Solutions

If you love the luxury of having your very own swimming pool, but aren’t fond of swimming in a chemical soup, there are some natural options that will keep your pool sparkling clean.

NJ Company Turns Garbage into Gold

Trenton-based TerraCycle’s entire product line is made from and packaged in waste products. How ingenious is that?!

Children’s Book Wins Award

Get ‘em hooked while they’re young… Eco Chick lets us know that the children’s book The Down-To-Earth Guide to Global Warming has won the 2007 Green Earth Book Award in nonfiction.
Source: Eco Chick

Zion National Park Adds a Touch of Green to the Desert

For years now, Zion National Park located in the dry, rugged terrain of southern Utah, has had sustainability at the forefront of its daily operations. According to the National Park Service, the concept of sustainability “is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects, and the wildlife therein, and to provide for [...]

Funding for Green Schools is First Step

While I applaud the House’s approval of $20 million in funding for building new and renovating old schools to higher, green building standards, I wonder if any of that money will go to providing school systems with cleaner buses. If we’re concerned with indoor air quality and the asthma epidemic so prevalent in the [...]

Sustainable Shopping

If you have Spring fever and feel the need to shop for new items for your home, family, office, car, or just yourself, there’s plenty of time-saving, online sustainable shopping to be done! EcoTrekker just did a post on their top 100 websites for eco-friendly shopping. Whether you’re looking for fashion and beauty [...]

Chicago Green Festival

Looking for something fun and enlightening to do next weekend? Check out the Chicago Green Festival at Navy Pier. Last year’s event drew over 31,000 visitors!

Smart Home Exhibit To Open its Doors

Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry, one of the largest science museums in the world, will be exhibiting a “Smart Home: Green + Wired” as part of its 75th anniversary celebration.
Visitors can tour the innovative, modular 2500 sq ft home and gardens beginning May 8 through January 4, 2009. Green features include: [...]

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