The best part is that TAN lets you choose. Choose the actions you want to take. Choose the issues you want to hear about. Choose to be informed when one of your state legislators will act on a bill addressing an issue you care about.

More than 60% of fabric fibers are now synthetic, derived from fossil fuels. Slow to decay, they are responsible for 35% of the microplastics contaminating our oceans.

Vertical Agriculture is resilient to climate change, produces higher yields faster than traditional Ag, and it’s commercially available right now on Vashon.

The program is truly hands-on and immersed within our natural world, yet contains elements of conventional schools.

Economically, with a solar install, your home energy usage from PSE will reduce drastically with savings of $1000 to $1500 a year.

When disposed of in our garbage, pet waste enters a carefully regulated solid waste management system where leachate is collected and routed to the same sewer treatment facilities where human waste is treated.

You don’t need to travel farther than your own backyard to re-create a sense of connection with your local ecology and to discover your important place in it.

Turns out the CO2 focus has missed an essential part of the story about the role of healthy soils in regulating the earth’s water cycle.

Vashon’s “habitat” status is a critical asset to Puget Sound’s varied ecosystems, especially when combined with its 50 miles of shoreline.

While the problem is way larger than consumers can solve, we can affect some change on a personal and local level.

Earth Week - let it be a time when we hear from our island’s more than 30 (!) environmental nonprofits and their loyal supporters.

Before you run out to purchase a pesticide that might be toxic to wildlife, pets, and you, please know that there are plenty of safer options that work well around here.

As we choose what we eat, we must consider a variety of factors.

We need a new way to measure quality of life and prosperity.

“I pledge allegiance to the Earth and all the life that it supports, one planet, in our care, irreplaceable, with sustenance and respect for all.” -Janina Lamb

But the news about plastics isn’t all bad. For instance, the market for recycled plastic is growing.