http://consciouslifestyle.org/taxonomy/term/70/feed The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-US http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/carpooling-idea-whose-time-has-come-again-update <p><em>UPDATE: After we posted this story, we heard from the folks at <a href="http://www.dividetheride.com">Divide The Ride</a>, a service that busy parents can use to form carpools for their kids. Parents enter their kids' activity schedule and invite families they know and trust to join the carpool. A carpool calendar is created and families who join the carpool will be emailed a complete schedule and reminders. Divide the Ride claims it's the only service designed exclusively for parents...and what parent couldn't use an extra set of wheels, for free?</em> <span class='read-more'><a href="http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/carpooling-idea-whose-time-has-come-again-update">&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</a></span></p> http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/carpooling-idea-whose-time-has-come-again-update#comments Companies Sustainability Consumption Green Economy Local Sustainable Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:00:46 -0500 Susan 257 at http://consciouslifestyle.org http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/what-happens-when-vegas-tries-go-green <p>So we all know that on average, the things we buy from the grocery store have traveled about 1,500 miles to reach us. The solution: buy local. But is building a 30 story skyscraper-turned-farm in Las Vegas the solution? Should we be growing 100 varieties of agriculture in that city if most of them do not belong in the desert? Hasn't climate change shown us that diverging from natural ecosystems is the problem, not a solution? Check out this story and decide for yourself. </p> <p><a href="http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/28654">Vegas to Build Vertical Farm</a></p> http://consciouslifestyle.org/content/what-happens-when-vegas-tries-go-green#comments Sustainability Food Framing Las Vegas Local Sustainable Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:22:07 -0500 Mike.Delponte 247 at http://consciouslifestyle.org