Plugged-in - Indianapolis joins the electric vehicle revolution
Thanks to what could be called a perfect electric storm, Indianapolis is poised to become one of the nation’s most plugged-in cities. Those storm clouds...
Zero Waste - Local business participates in Walmart compost initiative
Walmart has been hit with its share of rotten tomatoes, lobbed from proponents of local economies and social justice groups. The mega-corporation has...
Broad Ripple's Open - When it comes to changing the world, Broad Ripple residents want to start in their own backyard
For a community striving toward sustainability, Broad Ripple already has a lot going for it. Most residents live close enough to walk or bike to shopping,...
Reduce, Reuse, and Remodel - Building with salvage lowers the environmental impact of home renovations
Tom Chandler bought his home 15 years ago—a centuryold bungalow in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. With rotting window frames, ancient...
Yes, you can can! Home-canning made easy
Among my most vivid childhood memories is opening the pantry on my mother’s instructions to grab a jar of this or that. It may have been the darkest...
Indiana solar tours and open houses
As part of the National Solar Tour October 2, 2010, the Indiana Renewable Energy Association (InREA) will be hosting tours and open houses at renewable...
Got milk bottles? Traders Point Creamery launches return service
There are so many positive things about Traders Point Creamery yogurt and milk: it’s organic, it’s locally sourced and produced, the real producers...
Reuse, restyle, repurpose: do-it-yourself upholstery classes
A cross between shop and home economics (minus the cooking), do-it-yourself classes from ModHomeEcTeacher are perfect for people who can’t bear to part...
I.U. Themester brings sustainability scholarship to the public
A tuition-free curriculum of lectures, films, discussions, and exhibitions in Bloomington is open to the wider community this fall. “Sustain.ability:...
GOING LOCAL WEEK 2010 Starts Sunday.
GOING LOCAL Week 2010 will be celebrated in the Hoosier state starting this Sunday, September 5 through Saturday, September 11, 2010. It is a one week...
Rants & Raves - Comments from our readers
Dear ILG: I believe Marianne Peters must have written her article on high-energy washers (May/June 2010) tongue-in-cheek. Even so, I love my frontloading...
Green Greeting (September/October 2010)
So much to do; so little time I attended the annual meetings of Indiana CAFO Watch and WIndiana this summer-—two exceptional conferences at each end...
Bring On the Counter-Revolution - eat right now
Accepting imperfect humanness, we struggle to let go of deep-seated rituals. At the grocery, we instinctively reach for expedient sources of food because...
Green Greener Greenest
Indiana Living Green offers ways for you to make a difference.
Confessions of a Recovering Grocery Store Addict - The Last Row
Growing up, my younger brothers and I were champion eaters. We came by it honestly. My father, a tall, lean fellow, enjoyed nothing so much as a tasty...
Idle energy a turn-off for smart surge protector
Many electronic devices use unnecessary power when idle, in standby mode, or even when turned off. A Department of Energy study shows that 15 percent of...
The Backyard Bird Lover’s Ultimate How-To Guide
by Sally Roth, 2010, Rodale A prolific writer on nature and gardening, Sally Roth has another great book for bird lovers. Paperback makes it a very reasonable...
A White House Garden Cookbook: Healthy Ideas From the First Family for Your Family
by Clara Silverstein, 2010, Red Rock Press. In the spring of 2009, Michelle Obama broke ground on a section of White House lawn that hadn’t seen a...
The Cheapskate Next Door
by Jeff Yeager, 2010, Broadway Books. Anybody who’s vowed to do his or her part to save the planet knows that saving money can be a happy outcome of...
The Story of Cosmetics
Annie Leonard’s Story of Stuff Project and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, 2010, www.storyofstuff.org/cosmetics Who needs 3D animation when the simply...
