Meaty issues
Scott Barao sold 420 pounds of ground beef one day last week at his Frederick County farm store, up from the 100 pounds he moves most weekdays. The reason for the run on his $4.95-a-pound burger meat: Bad beef in the news.
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A blog for the Mid-Atlantic gardener by The Baltimore Sun's Susan Reimer
Living Green trends
What to do with that leftover Halloween pumpkin
When Nov. 1 hits, lots of pumpkins -- carved and uncarved -- hit the curb for the trash men to haul away. Here's why that's not good for the...
Global warming: Nepali Cabinet to meet on Everest
KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal's Cabinet will hold a meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the threat from global warming, which is...
Five nonsmokers' paradises
The world's biggest tobacco-consuming countries, including Greece, Russia and Austria, are also among the top travel spots, but the opposite...
Poll: Americans' belief in global warming cools
As Congress weighs limits on global warming gases, survey finds more Americans doubt science.
Tanning with sprays, not rays
We've heard it a thousand times -- sun exposure causes skin cancer and wrinkles -- but who wants to look pasty year-round? And even as the...
Feds set aside 'critical habitat' for polar bear
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its...
More homeowners looking to stoves for heat
Stoves as secondary heating sources are growing in popularity, and come in two basic varieties: wood stoves and pellet stoves.
Eco-friendly Halloween Tips
Think green before you break out the orange and black Halloween decorations. Natural items like pumpkins, gourds and corn are a great way to...
California team leads in Solar Decathlon
The village on the National Mall looks like something out of science fiction: dozens of unusually shaped buildings with solar panels...
More Green news
Garmin's ecoRoute saves on gas, but maybe not time
We're used to GPS car units telling us where to go.
Are store-bought soils safe for growing vegetables?
In September I wrote about an unsettling incident in which I'd found high levels of lead in the chard I'd grown in a backyard planter box...
Cycling community rides to honor one of its own
About 80 bicyclists pedaled through North Baltimore on Sunday, claiming a bit of the roadway and remembering an avid cyclist who died last...
Annapolis considers 'renewable energy park'
Hoping to make some green out of going green, Annapolis officials are weighing an ambitious plan to convert an old municipal dump into a...
Md., other states warned about bay cleanup
Federal officials said Wednesday they have given marching orders to Maryland and other states that drain into the Chesapeake Bay to come...
John Shields brings fresh thoughts to trout
Fish can be "delish" for supper. But unless shoppers make careful seafood choices, there might not be enough fish to eat in coming years.
Church leader brings green message
On the 18th anniversary of his enthronement as the worldwide leader of Orthodox Christianity, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I told an...
