Trains, Planes, and Perverse Incentives Ruchira Shah | Wednesday 25th March 2009 Recently, Dane and I have been discussing what role economics should play in framing climate change. Personally, I bel	Is Grass Fed Beef Better? And How do You Define 'Better'? Ruchira Shah | Monday 23rd March 2009 Still dealing with the omnivore's dilemma? Locally sourced, grass fed meat is one sustainable way forward.
On Economics and Climate Change Ruchira Shah | Friday 20th March 2009 Recently, Dane and I have been having a spirited "argument" about climate change and how to combat it. I put argument	Greening Your Holidays Ruchira Shah | Tuesday 17th March 2009 In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd spend a little time today talking about how to green our holidays. Holida
Getting Rid of Waste in the Kitchen Ruchira Shah | Friday 13th March 2009 On Wednesday, I wrote that recycling, while good, is simply not enough. Really, we all need to be reducing waste to be	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Ruchira Shah | Wednesday 11th March 2009 The other day, a friend of mine noted that there wasn't a recycling bin in the common room for my department and expre
Why Do People Enjoy Shopping? Ruchira Shah | Wednesday 4th March 2009 When you think about it, it's actually a weird concept, right? I understand why owning new and shiny things is fun, b	Ethical Meat Consumption Ruchira Shah | Wednesday 4th March 2009 I recently became an extremely reluctant vegetarian. I really, really didn't want to become one, but I'm a university
Learning made fun - California Academy of Science's Nightlife Amie Vaccaro | Monday 2nd March 2009 It is becoming increasingly clear that we all need to take action against climate change. For those of us born in the	How Do We Change Society? Ruchira Shah | Thursday 26th February 2009 One of the things that struck me when I was in Denmark was how much blatant consumerism is frowned upon. My friends to