Thomas is an environmental advocate currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. In his spare time, he enjoys experiencing the outdoors, raising chickens and ducks, and reading about current environmental issues. Despite slight colorblindness, his favorite color is green.
Lady bugs – they’re delicate, beautiful, bright red spotted insects, and are arguably one of the cutest. Every year, you may notice that ladybugs seems to be covering everything. (Despite their being everywhere, it’s quite a pretty sight to behold.) Lately, however, these supposed ladybugs have appeared in large numbers at a rather strange time. […]
One hiker in Florida, Tracey Cauthen, discovered a rare rainbow-colored snake, a rare species that experts haven’t seen in that area for over 50 years. Cauthen spotted the beautiful four-foot-long snake while hiking through the Ocala National Forest, which is 47 miles north of Orlando. The Florida Museum of National History confirmed this sighting was […]
World-renowned physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) left behind a trail of famous quotes, wise words, and inspirational sayings before his death. But he’s also known for his real talk, telling audiences that humankind is greedy and a threat to the planet. In 2016, during an interview with Larry King of the Larry King Now talk […]
There is no denying that our climate is rapidly changing at the hands of human intervention, and that the earth is entering an environmental crisis. The need for more pro-environment countries, cities, homes, and systems is at an all-time high and requires the immediate, focused attention of everyone, from the world’s leaders, to businesses, right […]
Animals, especially rare and priceless specimens, often find themselves at the short end of the stick when they come against humans, from the far-reaching effects of global warming to whole species dying out from hunting and other activities. In an article originally posted on the Pakistani newspaper, Dawn.com, a Texan man reportedly paid $110,000 to hunt […]
It’s not in your head. Those summer evenings around the fire, trips to the beach, and family hikes through the trail where you were practically covered in mosquito bites while everyone else was left virtually untouched? Why do mosquitoes bite some people and not others? It turns out, there’s actually a scientific reason some people […]
$20,000 sounds like a charm, but I’ll pass. What use is a nice sum sitting in the bank while half my sanity has been taken away forever? The McKamey Manor has been named the world’s scariest haunted house many times over, and in my opinion, it deserves the title. While the scares in most haunted […]
If you’re at all like me, you’ve probably heard of the ‘dark web’ but don’t know much about it. My web browsing is pretty much restricted to a few search engines, social media sites, and… yeah that’s about it. I’m not a very outgoing web surfer. But I am a curious person by nature, so […]
In the United States, the average number of people occupying a home has dropped significantly, from 3.42 in 1947 to 2.53 in 2016. [1] But even though the average size of the household has been steadily declining, the average size of the home has been increasing. In 1971, an average newly built home was approximately […]
The idea of a sunroom would immediately seem contradictory to the whole concept of a tiny house. Space maximizing and minimalism are the base principles, so a sunroom might seem a little extra. Now imagine a tiny home with a sunroom which is actually 2 homes! That’s The Ohana. The Ohana has it all covered. […]
If you have a warm home, food in the pantry, money in the savings account, a car in the driveway, and feel pretty comfortable with your life, it can be easy to take what you have for granted. You’ve probably gone to college, landed a decent job, and made some pretty smart money moves. Or […]
Being buried in a big wooden box is slowly becoming a thing of the past. A new project called Capsula Mundi is being developed in Italy that has a unique approach to the concept of death. The idea of having your body become the seed of a tree after passing was developed by Italian designers […]
