Green Daily

Cottage communities Philip Proefrock talks about cottage communities at Green Building Elements.; cottage communities are comprised of small homes, about 700-800 square feet, which sounds downright cozy. Of course, cottages are best when placed closed to each other, at least in terms of reducing sprawl.

Camping, it's no day at the beach Belinda at the Green-Eyed Momster, talks about her attempts at camping with her daughter. A super fun read, especially if you're not a big fan of camping.

Gettting around in a green way Lill at Lill's List talks about transportation options, including the pitfalls of bikes. Lill concludes that biking in some areas, including hers, is just not safe and talks about other ways to reduce the impact of her driving.

Eating in, instead of out Chile Chews has lots of great ideas to help minimize the times you have to rely on eating out or ordering in.

FDA says bisphenol-A is safe, are you buying it? Enviromom talks about the FDA's recent decision on bisphenol-A and concludes she won't be switching back to food and drink containers with bisphenol-A anytime soon.

Honda Civic, miles per gallon, both then and now David at The Good Human compares the mileage for a Honda Civic, both then and now. A 1987 Civic got 57 miles to the gallon, compared with 25 City/36 Highway for today's model. Reasons? They made with an increased weight now and are safer now. You can upgrade to a hybrid version for $8500, which is probably a HUGE jump for someone looking to buy a Civic.