Unlike most people, I actually look forward to receiving my utility bills each month. Hard to believe? Let me explain. I view each month’s bill – whether it be from the water company, the electric utility, or the natural gas provider – as a way to gauge how well I am doing in my efforts to … … Continue reading
Every year there are many environmental events around the globe that one can take part in. The problem is knowing when each one of them are! With that in mind, we have put together a month by month list of events you can get involved in, along with the links to each one. Good luck … … Continue reading
One of the worst feelings in the world is to casually walk out to the mailbox one day only to find that you got a thick letter from the IRS. Millions of taxpayers get letters from the IRS each year, but one never expects it to be them, right? I never received an envelope until … … Continue reading
No, it’s not a new Special Forces group in the United States military…but it does sometimes occur under the cover of night, in secret, by groups of men and women. Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation … … Continue reading
Chances are that at least some of the time you bring your own bagged lunch to work or to school. Sure, there are days when you go out for a nice meal with co-workers or pay for the school lunch on pizza day, but when I think back to my school days I fondly remember … … Continue reading
When was the last time you heard a news report about a burglar breaking into someone’s house to steal leftover paint, an old ladder, or some rusty tools? Chances are you have never heard that on the news and there is good reason for that – it doesn’t happen. Sure, once in a while a … … Continue reading
If you are a parent with adult children living at home with you, you aren’t alone. More and more “boomerang kids” – those that left to go to school or move out on their own at one point – are finding themselves living back home with their parents. A recent study by the Pew Research … … Continue reading
Winter is coming and when you start talking about heater efficiency and saving money, you’ve really got my attention. I live somewhere in the United States that gets really, really cold during the winter, and it’s not uncommon to wake up to outside temperatures well below 0 degrees. On top of the cold weather outside, … … Continue reading