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Running in Circles

Sports metaphors are hard to avoid. We're forever racing to the finish or otherwise racing against the clock to some goal.   However, when considering sustainable businesses, racing to the finish may not be the best approach. Consider, for example, the logging industry in New England. In...

Barnes Students Visit Seventh Generation for a Lesson in Sustainability

What happens when sixty 4th and 5th graders descend on our offices?  A whole lot of fun, combined with a whole lot of learning!  Students from Mrs. Gordon's, Mrs. Smith's and Mr. Fitzsimmons' classes at the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes School in Burlington visited...

99% Shocking

What's with all the hate for the Chevy Volt, the country's first mainstream plug-in passenger car? It cleans the air, prevents climate meltdowns, creates American jobs, reduces oil dependency, and maybe even does the dishes while it brings you a nice hot toddy. But listen to the public...

Foods We Love: Black Beans

If you're seeking a quick, healthy vegetarian meal with a satisfying starchiness and a whole lot of protein, black beans are your answer. A feature in many Latin recipes, black beans are a member of the kidney bean family and go back at least 7,000 years to Central America. Black beans are a...

Celebrating 20 Years of Breast Cancer Prevention

For years I have been keeping a list of the women I come across in life whom I consider personal heroes. They come from all walks of life and have guided and mentored me in my journey to become a responsible member of my community. One such hero is a woman named Jeanne Rizzo. Jeanne, a nurse and...

Foods We Love: Edamame

Edamame, those little green bursts of soy that you can enjoy as a snack or as a meal, have become a staple in my local grocery store.  I started hearing about the popularity of this health nugget years back, and a couple of months ago I noticed bags of dried edamame snacks in a variety of...

Volunteering for a Vacation

Spring is in the air, but many of us are already looking toward the season that comes after and that crazy little thing we call our summer vacation. We're hatching grand schemes and blocking off vast swaths of the calendar. But before you book, consider this: a volunteer vacation may be the...

Passing Sustainable Habits on to our Graduates

As Moms, we have been hardwired to provide our children with the lessons they need to become responsible citizens of the world. From using BPA-free baby bottles to serving local, organic foods, we do what we can to ensure that our kids get the most holistic upbringing possible. I spent my college...

Watching Our Wastelines

For years, it's been garbage gospel that the average American creates 4.4 pounds of trash a day. Real-world data compiled from actual landfills and waste haulers reveals much bigger figures. According to the fascinating new book Garbology, Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, researchers have...

Gastric Plastic

Let's be clear: There's no denying the miracles provided to humanity by space-age polymers. Plastics do so many clever things, there's no imagining life without them. But here's one surprising feat they need to stop performing—the trick of adding the things they're made...