So often when I first tell someone about this blog, people want to know the most important and/or easiest thing they can do to live “greener”. I smile and tell them it is so much easier than you think: walk, bike, or skate – don’t drive.

It not only makes sense but has a ring of poetic justice to it too: maybe the American dream is what is indeed killing America.

Suburbia. Suburban sprawl. The Suburban?

Welcome to Green Your Apartment. Here, I will be sharing tips on how to open up your mind and your home to the ideas of living well while you minimize your ecological footprint. But why? Unless you have been living in a cave for the past decade (which is quite a ecologically sound lifestyle!), you already know the reasons why. [...]