10 Climate Change Stories to Help the Presidential Candidates Catch Up
The surprise announcement from NYC’s Mayor Bloomberg that Hurricane Sandy had reshaped his thinking about the presidential campaign and with that, an endorsement for President Obama, has given on-the-fence voters a new lean….
Startup Stories: Designed Good – Curating the Best in Design & Social Good
Starting a new business can be a tough challenge, but there are many amazing small business that are embarking on this journey with great success every day. In this new series, find out…
A Place of Mind
I’ve been out of the city for nine months now. Still, a day does not go by that I don’t miss it so much it almost hurts. I don’t consider myself very sentimental,…
Super Bowl Apparel Bound for Developing Countries – is this Good or Bad?
After the Super Bowl last Sunday, the Giants were immediately given Championship T-shirts, hats and towels to celebrate their victory. In order to make this happen, the NFL has to produce these items…
A Greener, Cleaner Super Bowl XLVI
Super Bowl Sunday is, for many American sports fans, the most important holiday of the year. We buy new flat screen TVs, paint ourselves in the colors of our team (if they happen…
My Goals & Intentions for the New Year
Here we are again, at the dawn of a new year. No matter what kind of year 2011 was for you, the new year is a chance to start fresh and do things…
Lessons From Fukushima: How Can We Prevent Future Disasters?
On March 11, 2011, following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant were flooded by a 49-foot tsunami wave. The plant lost of power and the reactors began overheating…
Thankfulness
Even though I am relatively new to this country and celebrated my first Thanksgiving less than ten years ago, it has become one of my favorite holidays. Partly because it’s close to my…
A Dog Running Down a Dark Street
I’m sitting at my kitchen table right now, typing away as a tiny dog is dozing off in my lap. It’s a chihuahua and it’s not even mine. Last night, as my boyfriend…
Ten Years Ago, Where Were You?
Where were you on 9/11? Most of us will remember, since we often recall where we were and what we were doing when something traumatic happens. I was in my car, a beat-up…
The New Normal?
Hurricanes, earthquakes and natural disasters have become quite common events these days. And they are more often happening in places where such occurrences have traditionally been extremely rare. An earthquake and a hurricane…
A Child of Chernobyl – Growing Up in the Aftermath of Nuclear Disaster
On April 26, 1986, when I was about four and a half years old, reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine exploded. This was before the age of instant…
November 18, 2015
Mrs. Kimberly Leonard — Dear Harmless Harvest,
Where do I begin? It's hard to choose the correct words to say THANK YOU! You...
September 1, 2015
Kelly Sims — Gwen,
I live in Durham and I see it all the time, sometimes on sale at Kroger and Harris Teeter.
Kelly...
