Posted June 17, 2009 by Elaina DeMeyere in Curbing Pollution, Health and the Environment, Living Sustainably, Solving Global Warming
I'm racking my brain in search of a Beatles song that prophesizes or hints at Paul McCartney's future conversion to vegetarianism. Savoy Truffle? No. Strawberry Fields Forever? Hmm, not really about strawberries, is it? Maybe Piggies, from the enigmatic White...continued→
Posted March 16, 2009 by Elaina DeMeyere in Solving Global Warming, The Media and the Environment
You may have missed this, but over the weekend, a British climate change protester was arrested in central London for dousing Business Secretary, Peter Mandelson, in green custard as he prepared to speak at a low carbon energy summit on...continued→
Posted December 10, 2008 by Elaina DeMeyere in Living Sustainably
What are you having for lunch today? A veggie wrap? A tray of sushi from the corner deli, perhaps? Did you bring lunch from home? Last night's leftovers? Maybe peanut butter and jelly on wonderbread? Buying lunch, especially here in...continued→
Posted December 3, 2008 by Elaina DeMeyere in Living Sustainably
I pigged-out Friday night on take-away Afghani food. You should've seen the spread my dinner companion and I enjoyed - lamb curry, chicken kebabs and rice, mango lassi, sweet pumpkin turnovers, and a huge slice of baklava. Everything, with the...continued→
Posted October 31, 2008 by Elaina DeMeyere in Living Sustainably
Dinner has become an alien concept for me in recent years. Instead of actually cooking, I've been getting by on ramen noodles topped with whatever green veg I have in the fridge, and a boiled egg, which adds the umpf...continued→
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