Greening the Super Bowl
Few would dispute that hosting the Super Bowl is a good thing for Indianapolis, and indeed, the state. In addition to the media spotlight,...
Faith communities embrace Earth stewardship
Ed Cohen found himself preaching to the choir — a fairly small one at that. The longtime Indy crusader for energy conservation sought to take...
The Last Row: Keeping the farm fleet afloat
If my Steadfast Spouse hadn’t gone to college, and then to graduate school, he likely would have been an auto mechanic. This is fortuitous,...
Holiday gifts, the green way
Ah, green gifts. If you’re thinking about ‘em, then you probably fit into one of three categories: you’re a greenie who wants to give your favorite...
Indiana’s State of the Environment 2011
We felt our end-of-year issue to be a perfect venue to reach out to academics, activists, politicians and stakeholders across the state to let us...
Sierra Club sponsors eco-friendly sporting events
Photo courtesy of The Sierra Club Eco-friendliness has recently found a niche in a place as unexpected and competitive as a...
IKE seeking new Executive Director
Executive Director Jodi Perras has announced she will resign from her position at Improving Kids' Environment. IKE is a non-profit corporation...
Funding available to protect wetlands, wildlife habitat
Photo by Colin Palmer USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced today there is available funding for the Wetlands Reserve...
REI shows its support for Indy Trails
REI, an outdoor sports retailer, just awarded $10,000 in grant money to the Hoosier Mountain Bike Association (HMBA). The goal of...
TEDxManhattan: "Changing the Way We Eat"
A scene from last year's event. Credit: Jason Houston Photography On Saturday, Jan. 21, people all over the globe will tune in...
Broom and Bloom
I usually bicycle to work, but one day this fall, I walked. Along the way, I witnessed a familiar sight. A man had a leaf blower strapped to his back....
PANIQuiz
The ApocaDocs' Pre-Apocalypse News & Info Quiz (PANIQuiz) tests your knowledge of current environmental news.
Change brings hope, passion and gratitude
Lynn Jenkins Change brings new hope, new passion and much gratitude. Around us nature continually directs us to change and evolve. Seasons change,...
The Holidays: Consumption be done?
Wendell Fowler Holidays evoke warm sentiments, melancholy and delicate wrapped packages of holiday feel-good, creating an ephemeral white-out of...
Turkey Toasts: Giving thanks for my fellow farmers
When I sit down to my annual turkey dinner this Nov. 24, I’ll be thankful for the great cook I married and the crowd of friends and family who share...
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Year-Round Gardening
By Delilah Smittle and Sheri Ann Richerson Even for the less-than-green thumbs among us, gardening during the spring and summer seems straightforward...
The City Homesteader: Self-Sufficiency on Any Square Footage
By Scott Meyer. It doesn’t matter if you’re living in an apartment with a single window or a house with a spacious yard, this book has options...
Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture
By Ellen Ruppel Shell. You’ve heard it everywhere: from lead in Chinese-made toys, to the evils of fast food, to grandpa telling you that kids these...
101 Organic Gardening Tips
By Sheri Ann Richerson, 2010, Life Tips, Inc. Having been an organic gardener “forever,” I was curious to see what new ideas exist for earth-friendly...
True Brew, A Guide to Craft Beer in Indiana
By Rita T. Kohn, 2010, Quarry Books You needn’t be a beer geek to notice the abundance of microbreweries sprouting up in Indiana. Most beer aficionados...
