Some law makers in California are asking if we can afford to go green.  An editorial in the LA Times asks whether we can afford not to go green. 

Click here to learn more: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-climate11-2010mar11,0,2244329.....

While the short term costs of 'going green' may be high, there are long-term direct and indirect payoffs that far outweigh the initial investments.  What do you think?

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A recent Seattle Times article highlights the fact that growing organic coffee requires market demand (i.e., people to buy that coffee.  Turns out some farmers are going back to conventional coffee along with the chemicals used to grow that coffee.  Do your 1 thing for the environment- if you drink coffee, make it organic.  Click here to learn more- http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2011109993_orga....

Overall, the food our kids are eating are less healthy than in decades past.  Kids pack on calories (and weight and health problems) with frequent, unhealthy snacks http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/weightloss/2010-03-02-snacking02_ST_....

One person's vacant lot is another person's urban farm.  Check out what a group of Seattle residents is doing to boost urban agriculture: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011220435_urbanfarm01m.....

When people talk about reducing their environmental impact, they often mention driving a hybrid car or biking.  One small thing you can do that makes a huge impact is to insulate your home.  If you live in an older home, chances are that it is poorly insulated.  Adding insulation to your walls, atic, or crawl space ceiling is one of the home improvements you can make that generates the highest pay back (i.e., do some good and do well for yourself at the same time). 

Can home insulation become a celebrity like Lady Gaga? Click here to learn more:  http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Eco-renovation/2010/0225/Can-home-i....