LIME.com - Live the Change

Who's the Ultimate Game Changer?

jride — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:24:34 -0700

LIME.com's own Chris Miglino, as well as our sister site, yogamates.com, was nominated for a super cool "Game Changer" award on HuffingtonPost.com. Cast your vote today!

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Early November holiday planning: Annoying or not?

jride — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:32:41 -0700

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Become an Eco-preneur

jgrough — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:38:10 -0700

This fall I had the chance to write an article about three eco-preneurs. Rianna not only started her own holistic beauty line, Organic to Green, she also launched ReuseCycle, a program where she collects, sanitizes, and reuses glass bottles from local restaurants (she then packages her products in the bottles). Shallom of Urth Caffe is teaching farmers around the world about sustainable, shade-grown coffee beans. And Jeana from jclaypottery is making bowls in a community workspace full of...

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Could You Live Without a Car?

amandakshannon — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:40 -0700

It is hard to believe that there once was a time where people got around without cars, right? Well, in some cities--a very small number of them--cars are still nonexistent! Get out your walking shoes...

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Weather-proof Biking

NG — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:17:30 -0700

Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow! King Lear might not have been an all-weather cyclist, but he certainly knew about battling the elements. And as any winter rider can attest, battling the elements is definitely the reality of year-round cycling. Fortunately it doesn’t take a lot of fancy gear to keep you rolling — and though the prospect of biking through the winter can be somewhat daunting, the prospect of spending every damp-day commute on overcrowded public transportation is...

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Conscious Parenting, the Next Level

BelindaMom — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:05:44 -0700

I started The Green-eyed Momster to share the difficulties of making greener choices for my family and combating stealth advertising targeted to kids. Georgia was three and a half at the time, and it was a staggering task to explain want vs. need, sparkly and toxic vs. pure and boring, and that if something is Princess-pretty it’s quite likely to break within a couple of weeks. She was exposed to some commercial things at her crunchy co-op preschool, but we able to give her careful doses of...

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Baseball Gets an Eco-Makeover

amandakshannon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:00:32 -0600

Game two of the World Series is going eco! Environmental initiatives, such as eco-friendly lighting and plastic bottle collections, will be in full swing.

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The Battle for Bigger Cages

amandakshannon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:50:54 -0600

Animal rights activists are struggling to help farmers understand the need for bigger cages and more humane treatment of animals.

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Let There Be (Costume) Blood

NG — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:24:12 -0600

Got a last-minute Halloween party or haunted house visit on the horizon but you don’t have a costume yet? Don’t be afraid. Take a recipe from the page of the stagecraft book and make some homemade blood to smear around. Depending on your bloody needs, you can make runny blood, viscous blood, “chunky” blood, pretty much with what you already have in your cupboard. Washable “Runny” Blood Hopefully you’re not planning on wearing your nicest clothes to a Halloween party anyhow, but on the off...

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From Halloween to Hallo-green

savasthi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:12:01 -0600

Halloween treats are something of a trick for eco-friendly people, thanks to their excess packaging, high fructose corn syrup and artificial preservatives. I happen to think that a few treats are mandatory (what would Halloween be without handful of candy corn or a bite-size Snickers bar?), and but there are a lot of ways to tweak the holiday to better reflect a green lifestyle. A little poking around the Internet revealed a lot of great ways to have a fun and creative Hallo-green....

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