Recent Posts By Planet Green's Jessica Root http://planetgreen.discovery.com/ en Copyright 2012 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:31:14 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 Cooling Yogic Tips for Summer Health & Low Stress contentment. This was a long-awaited summer after all. I also began jotting down a list of things that help keep me keep me cool -- in mind and body -- amidst a hot mess of chaos.

1. Stick with a yoga practice--or start one.

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If the idea of baring all makes you blush or has you thinking "hell no!", I felt the same -- especially having been raised in the States where it sometimes feels like showing one's skin is akin to committing a sin. Then I braved a day trip to Gunnison Beach, Sandy Hook, NJ -- ranked at #8 on the list -- and not only relished the care]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/2010s-top-ten-international-nude-beaches.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/2010s-top-ten-international-nude-beaches.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/2010s-top-ten-international-nude-beaches.html Travel & Outdoors Beach Destination Eco-Friendly Ecotourism Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:17:49 -0500 2011's 10 Most Ethical Destination Countries We can observe–almost in real time–the impact that smart or selfish choices, by governments and individuals, have on rainforests and reefs, cultures and communities. Travel is one of the biggest industries on Earth, and our economic power as travelers is enormous. --Ethical Traveler Planning or dreaming up a vacation this year? Aim ethically. Combine your consideration of cute, eco-friendly accommodations, local eats and low-impact transportation with big picture attention to a destination's political stability, social standards and environmental ratings. Ethical Traveler has done the research for you, collecting data from a]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/2011s-10-most-ethical-destination-countries.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/2011s-10-most-ethical-destination-countries.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/2011s-10-most-ethical-destination-countries.html Travel & Outdoors Destination Eco-Friendly Travel Ecotourism Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:07:46 -0500 Eco-Tourism 2.0: Vacation Alongside Your Favorite Wild Animals Sea turtles, Tigers and Penguins Oh My! Here's a new mode of travel that will please animal-lovers, kids, conservationists and armchair conservationists (like myself) alike: it's appropriately called conservation travel. And it's carving its deserved place in the tourism landscape, providing a refreshing alternative to beach-y, all-inclusive packages and other Plain Jane, been-there, done-that trips. See the Wild with SEEtheWILD.org With a new online travel purveyor like SEEtheWILD.org, travelers can truly escape their regular routine, and surround themselves with the wild animal species they love. grizzly-bears-tour.jpg... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/eco-tourism-20-vacation-alongside-your-favorite-wild-animals.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/eco-tourism-20-vacation-alongside-your-favorite-wild-animals.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/eco-tourism-20-vacation-alongside-your-favorite-wild-animals.html Travel & Outdoors Animals Destination Eco-friendly Travel Ecotourism Endangered Species Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:15:16 -0500 10 Ways to Survive (and Savor) 24-Hours Tech-Free National Day of Unplugging approaching, I’m gearing up to make the most out of my tech-free 24-hours so they’re relaxing, rewarding and enriching. Basically, the antithesis of my myriad of days consumed by Facebook, Twitter, website updates, and blog posts. All things I love, but that all have the capacity to pull me away from the balance I seek between rest, play, and work. The Unplug Challenge going on sunset to sunset, March 4-5, 2011, will be all about restoring my sanity—the balance. And here’s exactly what I]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/10-ways-to-survive-and-savor----24-hours-tech-tree.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/10-ways-to-survive-and-savor----24-hours-tech-tree.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/10-ways-to-survive-and-savor----24-hours-tech-tree.html Tech & Transport Green Community Less is More Take Action Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:15:57 -0500 Could You Go Zero-Technology for 24-hours? Join the Unplug Challenge! God said, “On the seventh day thou shalt rest.” The meaning behind it was simple: Take a break. Call a timeout. Find some balance. Recharge. Somewhere along the line, however, this mantra for living faded from modern consciousness. Facebook, Twitter and E-Mails, Oh My! God or no god, it's safe to say a Facebook-free day, disconnected from e-mails, web searches, business calls, "I'm-running-late" calls, and commute-time twitter updates are rare to come by. You likely know a similar routine. It feels familiar, and safe even, but if we were to add up the hours on time spent in front of a screen, we might, well, scream. A group of Jewish artists felt just that, cre]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/could-you-go-zero-technology-for-24-hours-join-the-unplug-challenge.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/could-you-go-zero-technology-for-24-hours-join-the-unplug-challenge.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/could-you-go-zero-technology-for-24-hours-join-the-unplug-challenge.html Food & Health Tech & Transport Green Community Less is More Take Action Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:20:04 -0500 Dead Roaches, Bug Bites & Crusty Sheets: TripAdvisor's 10 Dirtiest Hotels hotel horror stories to share. Am I right? Mine was a childhood road trip to Nashville, Tennessee with my parents. On a tight budget, a classically cheap motel was chosen. That night in Tennessee, the sheets were so pill-y and dotted with mysterious stains, I remember refusing to slide even just one leg under cover. Instead, I slept on top of the the scratchy, synthetic comforter. It felt safer that way. My parents and I laughed and cracked jokes through the night but the experience forever shaped]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/dead-roaches-bug-bites-crusty-sheets-tripadvisors-10-dirtiest-hotels.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/dead-roaches-bug-bites-crusty-sheets-tripadvisors-10-dirtiest-hotels.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/dead-roaches-bug-bites-crusty-sheets-tripadvisors-10-dirtiest-hotels.html Travel & Outdoors Destination Eco-friendly Travel Ecotourism Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:00:21 -0500 The 4-Hour Staycation: Crazy Short, Insanely Refreshing Brazil to Mexico. For a sun-needy creature and wanderlust like me, the voyages came at perfect timing-- smack dab mid-January or February, breaking up the drudgery of Brooklyn's drab gray sky, and ice-crusted cement. I'd arrive back in my urban abode, refreshed with memories of white-sand beaches, laid-back days and sun-kissed with a glow that re-charged my batteries and left me uplifted until spring's arrival. Without work taking me away somewhere toasty and tropical, an]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/the-4-hour-winter-weekend-staycation-crazy-short-insanely-refreshing.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/the-4-hour-winter-weekend-staycation-crazy-short-insanely-refreshing.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/the-4-hour-winter-weekend-staycation-crazy-short-insanely-refreshing.html Travel & Outdoors Destination Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:15:31 -0500 The Tanning Bed Diet! Bronze Snacking on These Six Veggies/Fruits "The Tanning Bed Diet" I'm happy to report that science reports there is a way -- without having to fry in an toxic tanning bed or weigh down our carbon-footprint -- and wallet -- ]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/study-says-skip-the-tanning-bed-eat-veggies-for-healthy-glow.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/study-says-skip-the-tanning-bed-eat-veggies-for-healthy-glow.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/study-says-skip-the-tanning-bed-eat-veggies-for-healthy-glow.html Food & Health Farmers Market Fruit Vegetables Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:15:00 -0500 SoCal Ice Skating at the Famous Hotel Del? Weird! ice skating-- in warm climes. The New York Times Magazine reports on ice rinks popping up peculiar places like the W Los Angeles-Westwood, where a rink resides and straddles the hotel's pool during the winter season. Ice Skaters (Not Surfers) Dot the Hotel Del hotel del coronado surfers photo This is what you'd expect to see...Photo: Hotel Del Coronado San Diego's famous and historic]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/socal-ice-skating-at-the-famous-hotel-del-weird.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/socal-ice-skating-at-the-famous-hotel-del-weird.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/socal-ice-skating-at-the-famous-hotel-del-weird.html Travel & Outdoors Beach Cooling Destination Ecotourism Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:15:25 -0500 Pop Tarts: The Organic, Elusive, Eco-friendly Kind pop-tarts from Red Queen, LLC down in Atlanta, Georgia. (Spotted in a recent New York Times magazine.) Instead of getting frosted, sprinkled and red dyed #5 down a conveyor belt, each tart is made with love by baker and the Red Queen herself, Candice Reynolds. From the kneading of the heirloom whole flour pastry dough to the mixing of the farmers market inspired fi]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/underground-elusive-eco-friendly-pop-tarts-im-sold.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/underground-elusive-eco-friendly-pop-tarts-im-sold.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/underground-elusive-eco-friendly-pop-tarts-im-sold.html Food & Health Dessert Recipes Farmers Market Organic Baking Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:18:33 -0500 Meet Kassidy and Ryan Brown, Filmmakers on a Journey of Action video webisodes to do the same, only focusing their lens on youth. The name of their project is appropriately dubbed Journey of Action. If you’re currently in LA, you could spot Kassidy and Ryan’s Journey of Action bus, which is currently making its 5th stop in what is a Pan American Highway adventure. With stops between Alaska and Argentina to document all things cool in environment, education, human and civil rights, the global economy, poverty, global health, and politics. Pl]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-kassidy-and-ryan-brown-filmmakers-on-a-journey-of-action.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-kassidy-and-ryan-brown-filmmakers-on-a-journey-of-action.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-kassidy-and-ryan-brown-filmmakers-on-a-journey-of-action.html Work & Connect Change Makers Green Media Video Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:30:00 -0500 Meet Chris Zimmerman, Conservation Ecologist for The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy (TNC) certainly doesn’t lack in the talented conservationist department. First we highlighted Change Maker Ann Snook, a TNC Program Manager fighting for indigenous protected land in the Maya Forest. Now, we present Chris Zimmerman who’s championing conservation efforts local to New York like the healthy, long life of Karner Blue Butterflies whose populations were on the decline and deemed federally endangered. We often appreciate butterflies for their beauty but fail to remember their – and other insects’ vital role – in maintaining healthy Work & Connect Change Makers Endangered Species Insects Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:02:59 -0500 This Yogini's Healthy Holiday Eco-Wish List (Hint, Hint) I shared a bit of humor from my little cousin, who unabashedly shared his Christmas gift list totaling over $1,000 in 11-year-old boy dream loot. As a twenty-something year old adult practicing the yogic (and very green) art of needing little, creating a wish list seemed preposterous. Not only is it antithetical to my eco- and spiritual beliefs, I am lucky and blessed enough to not need anything. A Green Gift List for the Yogini Who Has Everything Despite this, in this season of gift giving, creating]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/this-yoginis-healthy-holiday-eco-wish-list-hint-hint.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/this-yoginis-healthy-holiday-eco-wish-list-hint-hint.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/this-yoginis-healthy-holiday-eco-wish-list-hint-hint.html Food & Health Buy Local Green Christmas Yoga Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:38:21 -0500 Hit MindBodyGreen Travel for Hot Deals on Healthy Get-Aways Wherever you go, there you are," palm trees, beaches and warm breezes still seem unparalleled to Brooklyn's gritty -- albeit glamorous in that American-Apparel-sort-of-way -- street blocks. Yes, I'm 100% wanderlust and not proud. Adding to the challenge of staying put in one place, for at least a little while? A ray of sustainable travel sunshine in the midst of NYC's gray winter days: MindBodyGreen's brand new Travel site. Luckily, this one isn't somethi]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/hit-mindbodygreen-travel-for-hot-deals-on-healthy-get-aways.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/hit-mindbodygreen-travel-for-hot-deals-on-healthy-get-aways.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/hit-mindbodygreen-travel-for-hot-deals-on-healthy-get-aways.html Travel & Outdoors Destination Eco-Friendly Travel Ecotourism Websites Yoga Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:53:00 -0500 iPhone App TrackYourHappiness Links Pleasant Daydreams to Low Moods Breathe. Be in the moment. Be the moment. It could sound like a lot of fluffy, non-sense to a yoga class goer who's new -- or ambivalent -- about the whole practice. That's why, as a yoga instructor I'm hesitant to mention such coined terms in class so much as I am quick to point the all the great science pointing out what us practitioners knew all along; the meditation-happiness factor. Here's the latest bit of science, as reported in the TIMES'<]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/iphone-app-trackyourhappiness-links-pleasant-daydreams-to-low-moods.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/iphone-app-trackyourhappiness-links-pleasant-daydreams-to-low-moods.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/iphone-app-trackyourhappiness-links-pleasant-daydreams-to-low-moods.html Food & Health Health Yoga Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:07:00 -0500 Meet Tim Kovar, Expert Tree Climber & Instructor Amazon); it must be another to get a bird’s eye view suspended within the canopy itself. That’s what Tim Kovar has been doing for over 15 years as master instructor at Tree Climbing Northwest, his Oregon-based company offering tree climb training and adventures-- and adviser to Tropical Tree Climbing, a responsible tour outfit in Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Over his career, Kovar has helped more than 8,000 folks scale up tree trunks.]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-tim-kovar-arborist-tree-climbing-instructor.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-tim-kovar-arborist-tree-climbing-instructor.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-tim-kovar-arborist-tree-climbing-instructor.html Work & Connect Change Makers Ecotourism Nature Outdoors Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:14:31 -0500 My Perfectly Seasonal Pumpkin Spice Smoothie smoothie addict. I love them dairy-less, chock full of fruit, sweet without any added sugars and dashed with some hemp protein powder if I have it on hand. I love the fuel my liquid power breakfast provides for juggling my yoga studio and practice. But with chilly fall temps making way into winter, my body isn't craving the typically cool shakes I swore by in summer. Everything in me is craving warm, mushy, sticky and oily foods -- the qualities of healthful foods often recommended in Food & Health Drink Recipes Fruit Healthy Foods Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:04:47 -0500 Use Project Vote Smart to Cast an Informed Ballot! Election Day? Maybe my sense of satisfaction feels even greater this morning because I actually, like, studied each candidate running and picked my favorites. I avoided the temptation to vote down party lines as I have done in years past. (I know, I know -- what a novel idea!) After a warming breakfast (it's chilly here in New York City!), I bundled up and made my way down to my district vote center to try out the new bubble vote system. If I hadn't studied the candidates ahead of time, I would have felt like I was back in final exam season during my school days. Fumbling through multiple choice, using clues like party lines a]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/use-project-vote-smart-to-cast-an-informed-ballot.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/use-project-vote-smart-to-cast-an-informed-ballot.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/use-project-vote-smart-to-cast-an-informed-ballot.html Work & Connect Environmental Policy Politics Take Action Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:52:08 -0500 Treat, Not Trick, With This Healthy Halloween Candy Tracker Halloween season (yes, the key word is attempting), check out No Trick Treats! The handy website utilizes Google maps to track homes, apartments and businesses passing out snacks perfect for special dietary needs. Treat-getters, plug in your street address to locate everything from vegan to organic to raw, sugar-free, nut-free and/or gluten-free goodies in your near vicinity. Treat-givers, if your home or establishment p]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/treat-not-trick-with-this-healthy-halloween-candy-tracker.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/treat-not-trick-with-this-healthy-halloween-candy-tracker.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/treat-not-trick-with-this-healthy-halloween-candy-tracker.html Food & Health Green Halloween Holiday How-Tos Websites Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:26:48 -0500 Meet Ani Phyo, Raw Vegan Chef eating raw means eating salads? Expert chef Ani Phyo will leave you second guessing with her growing collection of penned cookbooks boasting raw, vegan recipes like Mango Breakfast Cobbler, Raspberry Ganache Fudge Cake, Pad Thai and Pesto Pizzas. (Ani, you have an open invitation to stop by my kitchen anytime!) When not developing menus for big brands like Carnival Cruise Lines, ADIDAS, and Whole Foods Markets, hosting her YouTube cooking show or teaching at-risk Los Angeles youth how to gard]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-ani-phyo-raw-vegan-chef.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-ani-phyo-raw-vegan-chef.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-ani-phyo-raw-vegan-chef.html Work & Connect Celebrity Green Chefs Change Makers Vegan Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:33:25 -0500 Sweet Recipes (Without the Refined Sugar) for Apple-Picking Season She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and look up at the apples, to make you feel the goodness of planting and tending and harvesting at last. ~Willa Cather Every fall, I leave the big city and train out to mom in my home state, Connecticut, for an apple-picking excursion at one of our favorite local orchards. I think there's something about two of us harvesting together that really brings out that primal pre-Industrial Revolution experience I can only imagine our lady ancestors must have experienced. As we scavenge and sample the best, juiciest looking Red Delicious, Fuji, Braeburn & Granny Smiths, we chat, laugh and get some muc]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/alterna-sweet-recipes-for-apple-picking-season.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/alterna-sweet-recipes-for-apple-picking-season.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/alterna-sweet-recipes-for-apple-picking-season.html Food & Health Farmers Market Fruit Health Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:24:29 -0500 Ditch Your Yoga Mat (If You Dare) yoga-- and my yoga mat. That little rectangular slice of sustainably sourced rubber is proudly dotted with the blood, sweat and tears accumulated over the the course of my practice career. Just like a good pair of long-lasting jeans, I take pride in its imperfections. And as many can attest, me practicing on my mat is like bread on butter. I'm almost always there! The Yogin & The Yoga Mat -- A Toxic Relationship? Some yogins feel differently about their m]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ditch-your-yoga-mat-if-you-dare.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ditch-your-yoga-mat-if-you-dare.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/ditch-your-yoga-mat-if-you-dare.html Food & Health Buy Nothing PVC Yoga Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:12:19 -0500 Yogins, Join a 350.org Work Party this 10.10.10 yoga practice combined with a healthy diet and rest, can lend to a sound, sustainable body. When coupled with the ancient, mental trainings we can transform the exercise into something beyond our bodily experience. It can actually inspire us to extend our practice of personal wellness to global wellness and awareness. That's the encouragement I like offering at my Park Slope, Brooklyn yoga studio. If a practitioner feels ready to take their practice off of the mat into their community, there are so many opportunities and I make sure to share them. 350.org Work Parties, All Work, All Play One very big opportunity is Work & Connect Act Local Climate Change Parties Yoga Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:01:30 -0500 Meet Guy Stevens, Senior Marine Biologist, Four Seasons Resorts Maldives “I always knew that looking at fish through the glass of an aquarium wasn’t going to be enough. I needed to jump in the water and immerse myself completely.” That’s just one of the envy-inducing responsibilities of Guy Stevens on the job at the luxurious Four Seasons Resorts Maldives. As part of the hotel’s ocean education initiative – and as resident Senior Marine Biologist -- Stevens gets guests stoked about sea creatures in the Maldivian aquatic ecosystems. He encourages them to witness, take part and directly exper]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-guy-stevens-senior-marine-biologist-four-seasons-resorts-maldives.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-guy-stevens-senior-marine-biologist-four-seasons-resorts-maldives.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-guy-stevens-senior-marine-biologist-four-seasons-resorts-maldives.html Work & Connect Change Makers Climate Change Ecotourism Outdoors Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:40:05 -0500 Making Travel Meaningful, Part 3: Volunteering at Flagstaff's Arboretum hiking Sedona or exploring Flagstaff's historic downtown by foot weren't enough to make my sustainable Southwest adventure already alluring, its Arboretum certainly did. Flagstaff's Flora: Hardy, High-Elevation & Utterly Handsome The breathtaking locale not only helps protect the Colorado Plateau's high-elevation, hardy and drought-tolerant nat]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-part-3-volunteering-at-flagstaffs-arboretum.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-part-3-volunteering-at-flagstaffs-arboretum.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-part-3-volunteering-at-flagstaffs-arboretum.html Travel & Outdoors Destination Ecotourism Gardening Water Conservation Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:23:25 -0500 Meet Fabien Cousteau, Grandson of Jacques & Deep Sea Explorer Blue August begins to cool down, we're highlighting a hot influence on ocean awareness, Fabien Cousteau. Following the legendary footsteps of his grandfather, Jacques Cousteau, Fabien combines his love of deep sea diving with documentary filmmaking including restoration projects like planting one billion sea turtles in the mangroves of El Salvador and one million corals in the Maldives and Florida Keys. Fabien's most recent project is titled Plant A Fish, which has committed to ]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/meet-fabien-cousteau-grandson-of-jacques-deep-sea-explorer.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/meet-fabien-cousteau-grandson-of-jacques-deep-sea-explorer.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/meet-fabien-cousteau-grandson-of-jacques-deep-sea-explorer.html Travel & Outdoors Change Makers Destination Fish Nature New York Outdoors Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:15:57 -0500 Making Travel Meaningful, Part 2: Farmers Markets & Free Yoga in Flagstaff Flagstaff, Arizona by Foot A car is needed to get around the Southwest and long-ish drives are the norm. So after our previous day's road trip to Sedona, it was a nice fuel-free break to spend my next morning exploring Flagstaff's city center by foot.]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-part-2-veggie-enchiladas-free-yoga-in-flagstaff.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-part-2-veggie-enchiladas-free-yoga-in-flagstaff.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-part-2-veggie-enchiladas-free-yoga-in-flagstaff.html Travel & Outdoors Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:01:57 -0500 Making Travel Meaningful: My Grand, Green Southwest Adventure (Part 1) Continental Airlines,]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-my-grand-green-southwest-adventure-part-1.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-my-grand-green-southwest-adventure-part-1.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/making-travel-meaningful-my-grand-green-southwest-adventure-part-1.html Travel & Outdoors Destination Eco-Friendly Travel Ecotourism Yoga Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:42:09 -0500 Practice Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing New York Times, “Forest bathing” or “Shinrin-yoku” is simply the act of visiting nature parks for therapeutic effects and was given this fancy name by fans and followers in Japan. We all know that spending time outdoors brings a whole host of healthy benefits, including stress management. But now there is a new, improved and additional perk. Scientists are crediting phytoncides, the airborne chemicals emitted ]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/practice-shinrin-yoku-or-forest-bathing.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/practice-shinrin-yoku-or-forest-bathing.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/practice-shinrin-yoku-or-forest-bathing.html Food & Health National Parks Nature Outdoors Trees Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0500 Meet Greg Memo, CEO of GreenWave Reality GreenWave Reality could be your go-to. The newly launched home energy management company allows homeowners to reduce hefty electrical bills and their carbon footprint by plugging-in their electrical devices to GreenWave’s unique smart power strips, Home Area Network smart grid and other cleantech savvy gadgets and gizmos. As GreenWave’s CEO, Greg Memo is passionate about putting his tech smarts toward sustainable home efficiency. Memo started his undergraduate studies in Industrial Engineering fro]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-greg-memo-ceo-of-greenwave-reality.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-greg-memo-ceo-of-greenwave-reality.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/meet-greg-memo-ceo-of-greenwave-reality.html Work & Connect Change Makers Energy Efficiency Green Building Supplies Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:28:48 -0500 Does Fido Help Keep You Fit? Share Your Experience (and Your Video)! vitamins aren't the only things keeping us healthy and forgoing wallet- and eco-costly pharmaceutical prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs. As The New York Times' Well Blog reminds us--there are already tons of studies out there on how our own pets can contribute to our preventative medicine regimen. From increasing heart health to getting us up and moving. Does your fuzzy little furball's crazy antics provide goo]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/does-fido-help-keep-you-fit-share-video.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/does-fido-help-keep-you-fit-share-video.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/does-fido-help-keep-you-fit-share-video.html Food & Health Cats Dogs Green Fitness Green Pets Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:26:24 -0500 Add Botany of Desire to Your "Watch Instantly" Netflix Queue Netflix and find great nerdy joy in updating my personalized queue. Over my deliberately relaxed, do-nothing weekend, I decided to watch Botany of Desire, the PBS documentary based on Michael Pollan's book. If other busy bees like me, can't read the book--relax by taking a break and watch it. The Botany of Desire Deserves Two Green-Thumbs Up The ever thought-provoking Pollan continues his ability to dish out food science and politics in an appetizing, easy-to-follow way. Made for the screen, his well-research]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/add-botany-of-desire-to-your-watch-instantly-netflix-queue.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/add-botany-of-desire-to-your-watch-instantly-netflix-queue.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/add-botany-of-desire-to-your-watch-instantly-netflix-queue.html Food & Health Books Eco-Friendly Foods Farmers Market Movies Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:22:59 -0500 How to Go Green: Cars Life in the fast lane is fun but it can quickly destroy our planet. In the U.S. alone, 20% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from cars and small trucks like SUVs, contributing to climate change, pollution, and diseases like asthma.

Fulfill your need for speed mindfully with help from our spankin' new How to Go Green: Cars guide. It's full of useful facts, stats and more importantly, solutions that will leave you feeling better about taking that long awaited road trip.

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    Become an advocate for strong fuel-economy standa]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-car3.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-car3.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/green-car3.html Tech & Transport Biking Carpooling Cars Climate Change Commuting Pollution Sharing Transportation Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:10:34 -0500 How to Go Green: Water Water. We drink it, bathe in it, cook with it and play in it. It covers 70% of our planet and we're born with about 78% of of it in us. It's pretty safe to say that water is an integral part of life and therefore one of the most important resources to conserve and keep clean.

    With so many of life's activities based around water--from washing the dishes to swimming at the beach--it can be overwhelming trying to figure out where to start implementing eco-water practices.

    That's where the How to Go Green: Water guide comes into play. The guide offers a plethora of bite-sized information, tips and tools to get any water baby (or adult for this matter!), on their wa]]>... <a href="http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-water3.html">Read the full story on Planet Green</a> http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-water3.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/green-water3.html Travel & Outdoors Beach Bottled Water Cooking Eco-Friendly Laundry Health Kids Water Tue, 01 Jun 2010 01:10:34 -0500 ca-discovery-green_js 1 true RSS