What's for dinner today, and how does it affect our tomorrow? Our new Cater to the Earth campaign will ask the hard questions about food, politics, econoimics, and the environment while looking for fun, tasty ways to answer those questions. Check out the start of our Cater to the Earth pages, with more to come in the new year.
"The bottom line is, bicycling and walking produce more than $4 billion in benefits every year, and modest increases in active transportation would yield $10 billion in benefits annually."
Thomas Gotschi, PhD., Director of Research at Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, guest-blogs today on investments in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure and their potential for creating jobs, reducing health costs and fuel savings, and spurring economic growth.
With budgets tight in our own country it's easy to forget that our purchases affect the budgets of workers and farmers in other countries.
The principles of fair trade call us to look beyond cheap goods and temporary solutions to supporting sustainable markets and environmental responsibility.
Read more about what fair trade means and how to find certified products.
New Dreamer Latoya Peterson appeared on Meet the Bloggers to speak about Simplify the Holidays. Read the article on The Huffington Post.
Clip #1 (at left): Less stuff, more meaning.
Clip #2:Guilty parents buy too much for kids.
