The 70s had the Hippies, the 80s had the Preppies, the 90s had the Yuppies now the new millennium has the Scuppies. It’s a new term I just read about – it stands for Socially Conscious, Upwardly-mobile person, a term coined by Chuck Faila, president of a Manhattan based financial planning firm.  He says he’s [...]

Having friends over to celebrate Earth Day and don’t know what to serve?  Let Earth Dinner help you plan your meal for your family or your community. This event was started three years ago by America’s largerst collective of organic farmers: Organic Valley, to honor Earth Day with it’s own special meal.  This is akin [...]

This morning at the ECO:nomics conference being held here in California Lee Scott Jr., president and CEO of the retail giant Wal-Mart announced “We are not green”!  I shrug my shoulders and say tell me something I didn’t already know, to others this has been headline news. I’m not a fan of the store and [...]

To say our housing market is in a slump is like saying Hurricane Katrina was just a few heavy winds!  It’s bad.  So what are home builders doing to attract buyers, they are “greening” their inventory.  Because we all know that green is the hot buzz word of the day and put eco in front [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is having a photo contest for Earth Day, April 22.  They are asking for photos in three categories: Enjoying the environment Protecting the environment Nature and wildlife If you have a photo of a day you enjoyed in the woods, or a wild animal that caught your attention or your [...]

There is is fascinating new book titled Earth: The Sequel by Fred Krupp, President of the Environmental Defense Fund and Miriam Horn.  I have to admit I have not read the book- yet- but I have been receiving so many emails and hearing a lot buzz surrounding it, that I finally went to its website [...]

I found this story online at the New York Times so fascinating that I had to share it. Two scientists are proposing a concept for removing carbon dioxide from the air and turning it back into gasoline.  They call their idea Green Freedom.  The air would be blown over a liquid solution of potassium carbonate, [...]

The presidential race here in the States is really heating up!  When I’m not working I am glued to the tv watching CNN!  I think this has got to be the most exciting race since…well since who knows as this is the first time we have had a qualified female candidate and black male candidate [...]

Please read Vicky’s post below to learn more about Earth Hour. I just received the press release that Mayor Daley of Chicago has declared his city the official flagship city for Earth Hour-US.  Atlanta, Phoenix and we here in San Francisco have signed on as leading partners!  Here’s the link to Earth Hour US to [...]

Kids nowadays have so many more options than we ever did, and so many more people reaching out to them in an effort to help them realize their dreams!  One such group is the team over at the website ConsciousLifestyle.org.  They are a non-profit group here in the US set out to empower students and [...]