What to make of Copenhagen, and other Green Reads
We also bring you a 1988 article on global warming from Discover magazine, which engenders a weird sort of nostalgia.
UVA students suss out green food on grounds
Under Professor Ben Cohen, they explored over the course of this fall whether "sustainable eating" has any viability for the average student.
Energy guides will blitz your house!
All Charlottesville and Albemarle households, and some beyond our borders, will receive the guides in early January.
Owl portraits and the truth about biomass
Green events to rock yer October. And we don’t mean metal.
Thomas Jefferson, the suburbanite
A few pages into David Owen’s Green Metropolis, I found a surprising take on our own dear Thomas Jefferson.
If you run, run for the mountains
Will Harlan asks people to donate their miles – run, walked, or hiked – toward a goal of one million to end mountaintop removal.
Paying lip service to pedestrian safety
Albemarle residents think the county is basically a fine place to walk or ride a bike. Huh?
Breaking news: Rob Bell stands up for dessert
Mere minutes after posting this morning’s item about Rob Bell’s visits to local elementary schools, we received a letter from a student praising Bell.
Attacking locavores and more Green Reads
An extra-long edition of Green Reads, complete with a major newspaper fake.
Why I stick to my guns on Creigh Deeds
After my posts about Creigh Deeds, more than one commenter said I was "trying to push voters toward McDonnell."
Whole Foods takes the heat
The Organic Consumers Association has been attacking the chain on workers’ rights, greenwashing and more.
Another reason to be proud of Joel Salatin
Now he’s won a Heinz Award. A hundred thousand smackers for our local guru of better farming!
I challenge you to a broccoli! And other local foods.
Here’s one to make your mouth happy. The PEC, your ever-reliable champions for local food and farmers, is running an Eat Local Challenge starting September 21.
Why is Creigh Deeds ignoring the environment?
I have gotten little or no indication over the past weeks that environmental issues are a key part of Deeds’ platform.
Giving garbage its due
What if you photographed everything you throw in the garbage for an entire year?
Green fights and Wilderness rights
Because this is back-to-school week, this edition of Green Reads is extra packed. Buckle down, class!
NEW C-VILLE COVER STORY: Average dude
In this week’s cover story, writer John Bear attempts to live as an average American for one week.
Children are the secret weapons of green
It’s great to see that friends have already made an environmentalist out of their son.
Rain barrels, our Congressman, and other green events
Once again, good people, the calendar is turning green.
At UVA, a greener way to eat lunch
Kendall Singleton called me this morning to talk about her new gig: Sustainability Coordinator at UVA Dining.
Do you know where you live as well as Mary Austin?
If you want to seriously goof off at work (but with something more contemplative than Facebook), we’ve got your site.
Paint cans and other thorny problems of waste
Where’s the point of diminishing returns when you go to great lengths to recycle?