• Sanjay Gupta’s “Toxic America”

    “Toxic America” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta will air on June 2 and 3 on CNN. Exploring how toxic chemicals in your town can make you sick isn’t the most pleasant subject, but it’s an important one. The first night, June 2, is called “Toxic Towns USA,” and will focus on CNN’s year-long investigation into what’s…

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  • The Sad Truth About Ligers

    If you’re a lover of big cats, as well as our small feline kitty friends, you’d probably benefit from knowing the truth about ligers – created when a male lion and tigress breed. When visiting Big Cat Rescue last year, I snapped this image of their rescued liger, a handsome creature and one of the…

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  • Book Review: The Green Hour

    Once, when I was reading The Green Hourunder the shade of two pine trees, a woman stopped to ask me if I was studying for medical exams. Thankfully no! I was enjoying nature, including the blue heron I saw minutes later down a squirming, silvery fish. The Green Hour is a new book by Todd…

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  • Lighten Your Cat’s Paw Print

    A few weeks ago, I told you about Purina’s donations to Keep America Beautiful. Today is special though. As part of the Together We Can Recycle campaign, Fancy Feast will donate $2 today (instead of just $1) for every recycling pledge they receive. If you haven’t pledged to recycle your kitty’s wet food cans, do…

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  • A Widespread and Very Ungreen Habit: Laundry Detergent Overdosing!

    Whatever your feelings on doing laundry, chances are you’re probably overusing detergent. I don’t mind doing laundry at all, but I have noticed that an ultra-concentrated bottle of  detergent never lasts for 32 loads like the bottle says. It’s my fault. Sometimes I measure, and sometimes I guess. Whether you make your own detergent or…

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