We All Make Mistakes Almost everyone has had blemishes on his or her credit history at some point. In these tough economic times, this is more common than ever. Maybe you have had to let payments slip past 30 days or maxed out a credit card or two to bridge the gap between paychecks. Worse, you ...

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If you spent most of your Christmas morning tearing and swearing as you tried to get the packages open, you may be wondering if all of this wasteful packaging is really necessary. Consider these facts about the role of packaging in our consumer economy. One third of our waste comes from packaging from the 430 ...

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At last: EPA announces danger to human life The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now confirmed that scientific evidence clearly shows that greenhouse gases "threaten the public health and welfare of the American people".  The EPA has identified the main pollutant as “carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels” and called for a reduction in these emissions ...

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A Welcome Step Everyone, including President Obama, has been cautious in their movements when major banks announced last week that they were returning over $50 billion in loans that they had received as bailouts from the government. The taxpayers’ money was used as a loan from the government to bail out the banks on the promise ...

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New travel restrictions require extra time Airports will likely be a little backed up for New Year's travel. Image from Flickr. Federal officials have been purposely vague about the new travel restrictions being put in place after an attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day. But one thing is for sure: It can't hurt to get to the ...

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