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Sunday on Bourne Street

Getting to know the neighborhood — through its trash 0
Posted 1 week, 2 days ago
What do the contents of curbside trash bins say about a place's past, its present, its future? Plenty -- you just have to know where (and how) to look.
Crazy About Carseats But Not Climate?

Child safety? A Father’s Day call for a longer view 1
Posted 1 week, 6 days ago
Every year around this time, the father in me starts thinking deep thoughts about why I’ve dedicated my career to environmental awareness and, in particular, helping people who don’t consider themselves activists understand why environmental issues should matter to them. For me, it’s simple. It’s the kids.
Recycling a House

How we found 133 Bourne St., and how we almost lost it 3
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Andrée Zaleska explains how she and Ken Ward bought the JP Green House just as the real-estate bubble was bursting, how their own bubble burst not long after, and how they got back on their feet.
Love in a time of cataclysm

Fighting climate chaos with a hammer and a heart 4
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Activist Ken Ward finds that his emotional responses to the climate crisis vary wildly, from despair to hope to anger. But one feeling remains constant: his love for partner Andrée and their JP Green House undertaking. He explains -- and invites others to share their experiences.
Mother Earth? Try Father Earth

Slideshow: Green dads we heart 5
Posted 2 weeks, 1 day ago
When it comes to eco-parenting, mothers tend to get the spotlight. But there are plenty of fathers out there doing their part for both progeny and planet. We showcase a few of them here, including our own Grist staff dads.
Roberts' Rules of Offspring

This Father’s Day, don’t be green—be good 0
Posted 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Sure, we could put together another list of eco-friendly gift ideas -- but we've done that, and so has everyone else on the planet. Instead, we point you to some of the best parenting advice we've published lately, including an endearing essay by resident crank David Roberts.
Littler kids, bigger risks

New report details pesticide over-use in child care centers 0
Posted 1 month, 2 weeks ago
You make your home as green as you can -- but what happens when Jr. heads off to daycare? Fawn Pattison explains the risks, and what you can do.
Love Your Mother(s)

Gobs of green ideas for Mother’s Day 4
Posted 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Tips for showing mom the love -- while showing a little respect to Mother Earth.
Framing the Question

Umbra advises on gardens and kids 2
Posted 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Which material is best for framing a preschool garden? Woodn't you like to know.
Enfant Terrible?

Umbra advises on population 35
Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Stop reproducing and save the planet? If only it were that simple.
Here Comes the Airplane

Putting organic baby foods to the test 2
Posted 3 months, 1 week ago
Jarred, frozen, or made at home? A baby-parent panel weighs in.
14 Green Couples

Read about six couples who turned their eco-love into an eco-venture ... 15
Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago
SNL serves up a solution to the great diaper debate 3
Posted 5 months ago
Toymakers bank on kids’ love of trash 0
Posted 5 months ago
Au revoir, 2008 2
Posted 6 months ago
Junior Hints

Umbra on eco-actions for kids 12
Posted 6 months ago
Not Under My Hoof

Umbra on homegrown meat 33
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Poster Child

Umbra on children’s art supplies 2
Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Trailer Hitch

Children living in FEMA trailers are alarmingly sick 1
Posted 7 months, 1 week ago
Bad Hair Day

Mom’s exposure to hairspray linked to genital defects in baby boys 1
Posted 7 months, 2 weeks ago