300,000 pigs are now being slaughtered in Egypt because of the swine flu. I know that happens every day in this country. In fact in the USA, we slaughter 100 million pigs per year. But reading the headline that the swine flu is causing such panic that they are beginning to cull pigs, made some [...]
Last week I saw an article on Treehugger talking about a recent study that was done by Habitat Heroes. One out of three kids (ages 6 – 11) are afraid that the human race is doomed and environmental destruction will happen in their life times. What does this mean? Well, the message of the severity [...]
I saw a trailer yesterday for a new film on the food industry: Food Inc. It looks awesome. Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) and Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) are both a part of the film – and although those two men are omnis, they are def not pro factory farms. This film looks like [...]
I’ve loved the website yoox.com for years. It’s one of the places I get uber discounts on Stella McCartney shoes. And now, there is so much more to love. Yoox now has a vintage section and an eco section. The eco clothes offered are by by top designers and some lesser known names. They have [...]
Cali Senate Committee has taken another step to make life better for farm animals…cows to be precise. According to HSUS, they have taken the first step to ban the tail docking of cows. Here is a quote from the press release: Senator Florez said, “Californians’ broad concern for farm animal welfare inspired the formation of [...]
A list of things to do today to help you be more green:) 1. Bring a reusable bottle of water with you today so you don’t have to buy any. (It takes 1.5 gallons of water to make one bottled water) 2. Eat vegan foods today. (Animal agriculture accounts for more greenhouse gasses than all [...]
Personally I love the look of fitted jeans, cute shoes and a stylish tee. It not only looks good, but ensures that you’re comfortable through out the day. So I put together an eco/vegan outfit – something I would definitely wear and feel great in. The jeans are organic cotton, as is the tee and [...]
Every year in April a little thing called Earth Day takes place. One day a year the earth is given it’s due and we human inhabitants take some time out of our day and help protect it from…well, from ourselves. I’m blogging today to urge everyone to pick one thing that’s good for the earth [...]
I have never in my life liked a thing that Rush Limbaugh has spouted from his right wing conservative lips. That was until yesterday when I heard from Ecorazzi that Limbaugh is a supporter of HSUS. But you’ve got to hear it to believe it. And you’ve got to read this little story from Rush [...]
Matt Ball from Vegan Outreach and Bruce Friedrich from PETA wrote what looks like a fantastic handbook for animal activists. If any of you have seen these two men speak, then you know they are at the top of their field and are experts at helping animals from the ground up. This handbook contains personal [...]
