Living Green
Cash is king but barter is smarter
Written by Shawn Dell Joyce
Within every crisis is the opportunity for growth, and the current economic crisis offers a chance to build our local economy after decades of building credit bubble economics.
Stimulate the economy by investing locally
Written by Shawn Dell Joyce
Many of us watch the stock market with dismay, as our investments take a nosedive. Most Americans would rather invest in Main Street than Wall Street, but the current economic system tends toward globalization instead of localization. Local economist and author Michael Shuman points out that outdated federal securities laws have left Main Street dangerously dependant on Wall Street, and overhauling these regulations turns out to be a hidden key to economic revitalization.
Planning your 'Staycation'
Written by GHV Editorial
This summer many people are rethinking their travel plans. AAA reports that slowing economy and high fuel prices "have pushed some Americans to what we call the traveling tipping point.
Litter - the man made blight
Written by GHV Editorial
Spring showers wash it into our lawns, collect it in the gutters by the roads, and consolidate it on storm drains. With no leaves as camouflage, we see the plastic bags caught on bare branches. Beer bottles, tin cans and Styrofoam cups nestle like Easter eggs under shrubs and bushes. Litter is a man-made blight on the American landscape.
Buy Eco Friendly Flowers
Written by GHV Editorial
Flowers are big business. The U.S. floral market is a $20 billion-a-year industry, yet the vast majority of the 4 billion flower stems sold here every year come from Latin America. Colombia, Ecuador and Peru have been exporting flowers to us duty-free since the 1980s. As part of the War on Drugs, import taxes on South American flowers were eliminated to give farmers a profitable crop to replace cocaine.
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