Xeriscaping: stop watering your gardens

The word xeriscape is a combination of two words, one derived from the Greek wor, ‘xeros’ which means dry, and ‘landscape’.  Xeriscape means to landscape in a way that doesn’t require extra irrigation.

Shop With The 5 N’s Philosophy

In addition to bringing your own reusable, eco-friendy grocery bags when you go shopping, here are 5 more tips to minimize your carbon footprint while shopping.

‘Climate Change Will Soon Make Millions Homeless’

Millions of people will soon have to leave their homeland as a result of global warming, says a report on environmental refugees by the Italian environmental association Legambiente. Half of them will move due to natural catastrophes, the rest will be hit by desertification and rising sea levels.

55 whales die after mass beaching in South Africa

At least 55 whales stranded on a beach near Cape Town were put down or died after rescue teams failed to return them to the ocean, a sea rescue institute said on Sunday.

From Gowanus to Venice

The Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn is notoriously toxic. Since 1869, the mile-long waterway has been a dumping ground for sewage, industrial sludge, guns and body parts – its waters once too vile to search. Today you can still stand on a bridge over the canal and see unmentionables floating on an iridescent film.