To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, Natural Awakenings Magazine of Sarasota is throwing the first annual EcoFest, an event covering three counties over the course of three weekends. Last Saturday, downtown Sarasota was alive with vendors, artists, and educators promoting healthy...

Earth day is a day to honor planet Earth.  It’s also a day to commit to environmental awareness in our lives and in our businesses.  There are many paths to green living.  Some celebrate Earth Day once a year, while others are looking to live green all year long.     Regardless of...

“Closet Hippies?” by Barry Marcus Johan talked nostalgically about the music he loved: Joan Armatrading, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin. He was telling a young female colleague of the magic of those days. As he talked I located the songs that he mentioned on my laptop. I had...

I came across a site yesterday that really got my attention.  Published by eco-mom and advocate Lynn Hasselberger, I Count for My Earth is a blog dedicated to environmental awareness and education. Lynn is on a crusade to keep us informed of issues that affect our health and the health of our...

Van Jones begins his book The Green Collar Economy discussing the concept of stagflation – that economic nightmare where the price of energy rises while jobs decrease. Although the book was released over a year ago, the premise seems almost prophetic as August brought another loss of...