San Diego GreenLife

We Need a New Metaphor (0)

by Laura Silver

There’s a bumper sticker from the sunsetting Dubya Bush era that I just love: At Least the War on the Environment is Going Well. Kinda’ sums up a lot of issues in one short phrase.

It also makes me think about our tendency to use combat imagery for difficult social issues: The War on [...]

Behind the Scenes at EarthFair 2010, part 1 (0)

by Laura Silver
The 21st Annual EarthFair will be held on April 18, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Balboa Park, San Diego. If it seems a little early to be talking about it, that’s because you aren’t responsible for creating it.
EarthFair remains the world’s largest annual environmental fair and Earth Day celebration, with [...]

The Jazz Styles of Organic Gardening (0)

by Erick Pettersen

In the current economic climate, with financial disasters brewing like thunderstorms, organic gardening can give you one less reason to concern yourself with rising prices and falling stocks.
One San Diegan—Jazz singer Tokeli—will harvest her organic vegetable garden for the third year this summer. From it she will prepare a dinner for family and [...]

Digital Printing Goes Eco-Friendly (0)

by Oreste Prada

“Eco-friendly” is likely the last term one would associate with the paper-dependent digital-printing world. And yet, more and more, environmentally-sustainable practices and efforts to reduce environmental footprint are becoming standard practice within printer companies.

Go to Canon’s US web site and one of the first claims it makes is a dedication to the environment [...]

Mission Statement (0)

To create an online resource for authentic, positive information on sustainability and green issues in our community.
To educate and encourage site visitors in their efforts to make “green consciousness” part of  everyday life.
To show that being green is  cool, forward- looking and fun. There is plenty of doom and gloom reporting about what is going [...]