This Labor Day weekend Marine and I decided to take a road trip. On Monday after hanging out at the Gillette Castle State Park for awhile and learning cool things about secret places, we were off to our next site, the Sachem Head Stonehenge, known as the “Circle of Life“. This Neo Stonehenge is constructed [...]

Senator McCain announced his vice-president choice and I took action with ONE.org to make this national political moment a meaningful poverty-fighting moment by sending a digital postcard Here’s what the postcard says, Dear Governor Sarah Palin, Congratulations on being picked to be #2 on the ticket. We hope you’ll be in the fight to end global poverty. Sincerely, Cara Reynolds and [...]

I know some people have a problem with Michael Moore, but I don’t so here’s what’s new… You can sign up here to download this movie for free. FREE!!! “This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans. The only return any of us are hoping for is the largest turnout of young voters ever [...]

I don’t really like tomatoes, but this is one way I’ll eat them. It’s a great dressing. :) What You Need 1 Cup Organic Apple Cider Vinegar (I myself prefer the Certified Bragg Organic Raw Apple Cider Vinegar) 1 cup organic canola oil (I like Spectrum) 1/4 cup organic honey 1 medium organic tomato, peeled, seeded, minced 2 tablespoons chopped, [...]

Ryuichi Ogino (OGI), according to his site… Born and raised in Tokyo, Ogi relocated to the Bay Area and received a BFA in Illustration from the California College of Arts & Crafts (CCAC) in 2004 only to realize that his passion is not in illustrating. His works are diverse and incorporate a variety of mediums (from handmade [...]

Yes, another Ecological Footprint Calculator, but this one has birds, music, animation. I really like it. If everyone lived like me we would need 2.9 planets. I need to work on that. Currently they have calculators available for the U.S. and Australia. Click here to see how your living habits relate to your use of the [...]

Veja is a Paris-based company producing shoes in Brazil. I love the look of their shoes. They are fairly traded and organic. These shoes are made from natural latex rubber, vegetable-tanned leather and organic cotton. They use wild rubber trees that are only found in the Amazon, by supporting wild latex production they help prevent [...]

Every now and again I will write an entry on how to make your computer more green.  Today’s entry is about saving energy by optimizing your system’s fan speed, temperature, and voltage. A free and excellent way to do this is to use SpeedFan 4.35. It is a great monitoring system, where you control the [...]

My mom sent me this site, www.vivaterra.com the other day. She told me she received a catalog that might be interesting for my blog. That the site features things for the home that are made from recyclable or renewable resources. She said, “They have pretty things, but we do not need anything.” I was [...]

This is a shout out to Marine. She is into brown sugar everything. Don’t over cook them, unless you like crunchy cookies.  This recipe makes fifty 4-inch cookies. If the cookies harden before you have a chance to remove them from the baking sheet, put the sheet back in the oven for a few seconds [...]

This video is an example of how when you do something good, good things happen. In just two weeks of Greenpeace starting this campaign, Unilever received tens of thousands of protest emails from around the world. The video “Dove Onslaught(er)” took off faster than anything Greenpeace had ever done before.  Greenpeace’s forests campaigners were invited [...]

I’ve known about this site for awhile. I recently brought back to life a 300 gig hard drive. On this drive were old unsorted bookmarks, and here is where I rediscovered RightRides. The RightRides program, they offer women, transpeople and gender queer individuals a free, [...]

When I was a kid growing up the “Save the Whales“  protesters were the stereotype for hippies and do gooders of the 70’s. In fact, before there was the term “green”, “save the whales” had that same feeling. The same type of people, just a different time This entry is a tribute to all those [...]

In July I wrote an entry about Manhattanhenge. It is a time when the whole of Manhattan becomes its own Stonehenge. You can read more about it here. Marine and I went to check it out on July 11th and I took these pictures around 45th and 6th in Manhattan. A hundred years later, I [...]

If so Meet the Bloggers Dot Org is very pleased to tell you that Michael Moore will be their special guest this Friday, August 22. You can suggest text question or video questions for Michael Moore here. The best questions for him will win a Moore trademark hat (signed by Moore himself), or an autographed copy [...]

This exciting, new entry is about recycling business cards. When I went to the Brooklyn Renegade Craft Fair at McCarren Park Pool not to long ago I picked up a million vendors’ business cards. I grabbed them so I could check out their web sites, see more of their wares, review their business structure and [...]

Here’s a small, simple tip to save energy. When you come home from grocery store and it’s time to unpack all those groceries and put them away, separate them into piles. There should be a pile for the refrigerator, a pile for the freezer and a pile for the pantry, cabinets, etc. That way you [...]

Look what I found… You can recycle your Phones, iPods, PDA’s and Cameras to a variety of charities. I have not used them yet, but when I do I’ll post more about it. Just a F.Y.I. -Cara

On Saturday’s I am the site manager at a farmer’s market in Manhattan. I really like the job. You meet cool people and are around great food. Anyway, here are some picture’s I took at the market on July 19th of this year.  There was a chef’s demo going on that day. Eat local. -Cara [...]

I’ll admit I have not really been inspired recently. I have had a lot going on lately and have been making up for lost time, in doing so, I of course lost time. Anyway, I was wading through a multitude of e-mails I fell behind on, which led me to this fresh site, Do The [...]

I am not what you would call a wolf person or even a dog person for that matter, but my Aunt Cheri always loved wolves and what they stood for. She was also a respectable and talented Shiloh dog breeder, with the greatest heart. My Aunt Cheri painted awesome pictures of wolves (and other things). I [...]

I love to read, but rarely read an actual book, so when I do I like to publicize it. You’re welcome! :P Here is my review of, “Water For Elephants”. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen My review rating: 4 of 5 stars I thought it was a great book. Every time I picked it up I was not [...]

I love pie crust more than pie, so here is my favorite organic pie crust recipe. This recipe makes two 8- to 10-inch crusts. What You Need 1 cup (about 2 sticks) unsalted organic butter, plus more for pie plate 2 1/2 cups organic all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling out dough 1 teaspoon sea salt 1 teaspoon organic sugar What [...]

In this game you play the role of the eco-friendly, political science major. The game revolves around your crazy, carnivore roommate who is attempting to fry your beloved pet goldfishes. Your objective is to save your pets before they are fried to a crisp. You have three lives (an additional life is added every 5,000 [...]

I like to do a shout-out to my city every once in awhile. Today, I am taking it to a more local level, my neighborhood health food store. Well, it’s not in my neighborhood of Spanish Harlem, but it is the closest, super-freshest health store to me, Food For Health. I really like this place and [...]

MoveOn.org is cool, because they show you were they get the documentation for this video ad. The truth is out there. -Cara

Target: Florida Governor Charlie Crist Sponsored by: Care2 Recognizing the environmental importance of the Everglades, the state of Florida is planning to purchase 187,000 acres of land to restore its waterways and estuaries. While this is a huge achievement in the fight for Everglades restoration, the state must go one step further. Developers continue to submit proposals that [...]

Marine is designing a crazy cat palace of some sort, so we went to Home Depot yesterday to look for stuff and get ideas. One of the materials Marine wanted to use was PVC… I almost fainted. :) Marine this entry goes out to you. :* You’re welcome! There’s an awesome documentary, Blue Vinyl (Netflix has it…just [...]

I have two cats, Zohara Lurlean and Jefferson Brooklyn and I think it is time I start to green up their lives, so here are a few cute green objects of art. Turtle for Cat has a soft, eco friendly shell created from environmentally friendly fabric made of 85% re-engineered recycled IntelliLoft™ fibers and filled [...]

It is an alternative to mashed potatoes I like. It reminds me of my abuela and growing up in Miami. :) What You Need 2 organic plantains (green or yellow), peeled and cut in half 1/2 cup organic milk 5 tbsp. organic butter sea salt and pepper to taste 6 cups of water What To Do Place the plantains in a saucepan with [...]

Eco Bunnies in flash, spreading their carbon footprint message to the world. I can always use another carbon foot calculator, who couldn’t? Travelocity put this one together. One day I hope to be named the official “Blog with the Most Carbon Calculators”…one day…. I love bunnies! -Cara

Petition Time -Tell Congress to Ban TV Drug Ads When I had TV I remember one of the most annoying things on the box were the pharmaceutical ads. Most prescription drugs are used to cover up your ailments, instead of healing your body and making you stronger. I can’t remember which comedian used this shtick in his [...]

pssssst…Do something. -Cara