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Best Environmental Writing of 2011-12

Our writers, editors and readers have named the following EcoHearth articles, blogs, interviews, photos and commentaries as the most useful, beautifully written and inspiring of 2011-12. Please share this shortened link (bit.ly/ibLi3J) to this Best Environmental Writing page with friends trying to live greener lives and everyone in your social network. Thank you on behalf of EcoHearth and the Earth.

Arts and Culture

• Celebrity Environmentalists: The Top-Ten Green Stars
• Peppermint Magazine: Pushing Green in the Fashion Scene
• Planet Esperanza Photos: 'Sky Hearts' Photo
• Planet Esperanza Photos: 'TV Landscape' Photo
• Planet Esperanza Photos: 'Found Feather' Photo
• Charleen Touchette's paintings in her 'Messages from the Earth' blog

See more about green arts and culture, including the fine arts, music, film and fashion by going to our Eco Zine's Arts and Culture section.

Eco Heroes (and Heels)

• Deep Ocean Reverence: An Interview with Wallace 'J.' Nichols
• Tapping Deganawidah’s Wisdom: An Interview with 'Seventh Generation' Cofounder Jeffrey Hollender
• Fossil Fuels and Endocrine Disruptors—Partners in Crime: An Interview with Dr. Theo Colborn

Read more heartening stories of people from all walks of life making a difference for the Earth by going to our Eco Zine's Eco Heroes (and Heels) section.

Food and Garden

• Organic, Biodynamic and Sustainable Eco Wines
• What You Need to Know to Become an Urban Farmer
• A Case for a Messy Garden
• Why I Went Vegetarian
• Eco Restaurants: I’ll Have Sustainability With a Side of Localization
• Raw-Vegan Health Miracles
• How Safe Is Our Seafood?
• 'Orange Blossom-Scented Chia Pudding' Recipe

Check out more on eco-friendly foods (vegetarian, vegan, organic), composting and gardening DIY in our Eco Zine's Food and Garden section.

Green DIY

• DIY Birdfeeder: An Eco-Ninja Project for Kids
• Eco Baby: Green Nursery and DIY Mobile Project
• Breaking Down the Bones: How to Compost Meat and Other Animal Products

See a list of all of our Green DIY pieces.

Green Issues

• The Top 10 Things You Can Do to Save the Earth—and Recycling’s NOT One of Them
• Battling Light Pollution Around the World: From Smart Street Lamps to Dark-Sky Preserves
• ‘New Urbanism’: Making Your Green Choices Easier
• Greenest Cities: New York City, the Green 'Big Apple'
• From Brownfields to Green Homes and Parks
• Staring Down the Dragon on Dependence Day: Flying Over the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico

Read more explanations, information and insights into today's critical environmental issues in our Eco Zine's Green Issues section.

Green Living Tips

• Permaculture: A System for Sustainable Living
• How to Safely Dispose of Used or Broken Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFLs)
• Tea Tree Oil: A Natural Home Disinfectant for the Flu Season
• Eco Laundry: Low-Energy and Natural Washing, Drying, Dry Cleaning and Moth-Prevention Tips

See many other ideas for green living on our Eco Tips page.

Home and Renovation

• Green Home Glossary: Your Guide to Eco-Home Terminology, Ideas and Definitions
• Green With Envy: How to Have an Environmentally Friendly Lawn That Your Neighbors Admire
• Composting Toilets Help You Take Recycling to a New Level
• Natural Pest Control
• Greening Your Bathroom for Your Health and the Earth’s

Learn much more about buying, selling, building, renovating and running an eco-friendly home in our Eco Zine's Home and Renovation section.

International

• Eco Vietnam: The Spiritual Damage of Global Warming
• China Continues to Lead US in Green Tech Race
• In Much of the World, Pedestrians Rule the Naked Streets
• WWOOFing in Italy

Read fascinating dispatches on international ecological issues, activism and consciousness from our correspondents around the globe by visiting our Eco Blog's Eco International section.

Kids and Family

• Growing Plants from Seeds—A Fun Way for Kids to Learn About the Earth
• Going Wild: How to Enjoy Nature With Your Kids—Wherever You Live
• Eco Art: Simple Nature Crafts for Kids—or Anyone
• 10 Fun Conservation Activities for Parents, Teachers and Kids
• Family Bird-Watching: Bringing Parents and Kids Closer to Nature

Get more advice for green family living, plus learn about educational activities for parents and children in our Eco Zine's Kids and Family section.

Nature Writing

• A Coyote Encounter

See a list of all of our Nature and Wilderness pieces.

Op-Ed

• Rehumanizing Work Is Essential to the Success of the Green Movement
• Peru Offers Water-Wars Preview—and Microclimate Solutions
• Teaching Intelligent Design Alongside Evolution: A Devious Disservice
• Saving Biodiversity in a Profit-Driven World

Explore the wide range of opinion on today's ecological issues by frequenting our Eco Op-Ed section.

Pets and Species

• The Only Good Reasons to Kill Your Young, Healthy Dog
• Eco Pets: Ecologically Responsible ‘Fur-Child’ Ownership
• The Faint Green Tint of Factory Farms
• Supersize Me: The Effects of Human Food on Seagulls

See a list of all of our Pet stories or our Species-related pieces.

Science and Technology

• The Bloom Box: Does It Have the Power to Change the World?
• Bioplastics: Rumors, Facts and Future Potential
• Keeping a Wave on the Sand: Generating Clean Energy from the Ocean

Consider ecological insights and environmental solutions from a scientific and technological perspective in our Eco Zine's Science and Technology section.

Social Connections

• Socially Responsible Investing: How and Why to Do It
• Safe Sex? Not If Your Sex Toys Aren’t Green
• How Do We Convince People to Care About the Planet?
• ‘Be the Change’: A Must-Read for People Who Care About Their Communities
• Pagans, Raw Vegans and Environmentalists! Oh My!—A Summer Solstice Celebration for All
• Eco Bride: Making Your Wedding a Happy Occasion for the Planet, Too

Explore green social living, including dating, marriage, gift-giving and eco crimes in our Eco Zine's Social Connections section.

Travel and Leisure

• Six Ways to Drop Tourism and REALLY Travel

Find out more about earth-friendly travel, green cities, eco leisure (cycling, gyms, dance clubs), etc., in our Eco Zine's Travel and Leisure section.