The King’s Green Pad

Growing up I was always a little embarrassed that in my house, regardless of the ‘disposable’ on the package, nothing was ever actually thrown away.  Plastic lunch bags were washed and re-washed while tin foil was wiped off, smoothed out and put back into the drawer.  Movie theatres and hockey arenas always found us pulling [...]

photo credit: sashafatcat You could unpack that statement on a variety of levels, but just think about it in stark, literal terms for a moment. When is the last time you truly reveled in the darkness rather than instantly flipping on the light switch? Can we really value what a privilege it is to have [...]

photo credit: kthread How long did it take for all your food to find its way into the fridge? And no, I’m not talking about how far away the grocery store is… I mean how many miles did the food have to travel to end up on your shelves? Maybe it’s because I recently came [...]

“While the developed world is largely responsible for the global warming we are currently experiencing, it is the developing world that will largely suffer the consequences.” Those words, though familiar, took on a whole different meaning hearing them in the context of a developing country. Suddenly I wanted to begin desperately apologizing to my Nigerian [...]

Seeing and smelling piles of burning garbage littering the landscape was definitely something I needed to get used to when I moved to Nigeria last February. The most common items discarded are small, black, plastic bags. Go for a trip to the local market and you are bound to come home with at least three [...]