The Forests

Microplastic remnants from washing clothes are polluting our waters. A polyester garment can release more than 1,900 fibres per garment, per wash, and that ends up in fish, and then us, if we eat the fish. What goes around, comes around.

Walmart’s the largest grocery store in the U.S., the largest retailer in the world, the leader in global corporate revenue and the largest employer in existence.

Please sign the petitions recommending the EPA ban atrazine -- deadline is coming soon. Learn more...

Flame Retardants are blowing in the wind. PDBEs are so easily made airborne that they vaporize and are breathed in, or settle on items (such as food) and are consumed. They also bio-accumulate and are lipophilic. No wonder they are found in 97% of Americans and in most animals as well.

Walk a forest with your building design in mind and select individual trees to harvest for your home. Each tree is chosen both for its structural and design integrity and for the effect that its removal will have on the forest left standing around it. Often the selection will be based as much on thinning an overcrowded stand or managing an invasive species as it will on that tree being the nearest with a 10 inch diameter trunk.

A house made from junked Dodge Caravans...

With just a few cords, build a home...

Sheds and cabins built from firewood...

Recycled Glass Bottle Inspiration. Much of the glass we throw out is not recycled, because different glass has different melting points, and recyclers only melt the most common containers. To reuse your old glass, all you need is access to a kiln and some glass bottles.

Twig inspiration...

Recycling those nuts and bolts...

Plastic Bottle Amazement.

Magic, fantasy, and Celtic mythology come together in a riot of color and detail that dazzle the eyes...

Toxic products endanger us all.

essay that compares the challenges of big mountain skiing to the challenges of global climate change.

A lightbulb in the Livermore, California firehouse celebrated its 100 year birthday in 2002 and it is still burning bright.