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About: Caroline Treadway

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Connecticut scientist leads the way in freezing coral, to give it life later. ~via Caroline Treadway

by on Jan 10, 2010

Coral reefs have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but threats to their immediate future preoccupy marine biologist Mary Hagedorn, who spent her childhood summers exploring the Old Saybrook shoreline and is now pioneering the science of applying human fertility techniques to coral.

Obama pardons “Courage” Turkey at the White House. Original Photos by me!

by on Nov 25, 2009

This morning, President Barack Obama pardoned “Courage”, the 45-pound National Thanksgiving Turkey, on the steps of the White House. Flanked by daughters Malia and Sasha, Obama made a quick speech about the history of the tradition, William Pelletier of the National Turkey Federation hoisted Courage onto the green tablecloth, and Obama pardoned the giant white [...]

Olympia Snowe announces she won’t support Senate’s healthcare bill. Original photos by ele’s Caroline Treadway!

by on Nov 24, 2009

I’ve been trying to get photos of Olympia Snowe since I got my press pass in September. It’s been months. Her phone line is always busy. I stake out one doorway and she sneaks out another. Senators have tons of ways to evade the press in the labyrinthine Capitol complex, if they want. Last Thursday I [...]

Announced today! Affordable Health Care for America Act!

by on Oct 29, 2009

The House of Representatives introduced their “Affordable Health Care for America Act” today on the west lawn of the Capitol in Washington D.C., and I was there to cover it for the New Hampshire Union Leader. People from all over the country shared their negative experiences with healthcare. Hopefully things will change for the best. [...]

Marine Corps Marathon Photos

by on Oct 26, 2009

Oct. 25, 2009-Canons signal the start of the 34th Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C. 30,000 people ran in D.C.’s famed Marine Corps Marathon. I shot photos with a reporter who wrote a story about Kathryn Laganza from Norwalk, Conn., who ran with her father, Joseph Charles Moosbrugger. The father is a pretty experienced marathoner [...]

Sustainable homes take over D.C.’s National Mall—it’s the 2009 Solar Decathlon!

by on Oct 24, 2009

Eco-homes are taking over the National Mall! Between the Capitol and the Washington Monument, the 2009 Solar Decathlon is in full swing, and solar-powered, sustainable houses are going up like crazy. Team Boston’s Curio House is just one of the runners in this year’s Solar Decathlon, a bi-ennial competition of exclusively solar-powered, efficient, eco-houses taking [...]

Review: Planet Dog’s Hemp Leash.

by on Oct 24, 2009

A leash is a leash is a leash—right? That’s what I thought until I tried Planet Dog’s hemp version of the old dog-tie. Planet Dog’s leash is literally, perfect. It’s the perfect length—about the width of a wide sidewalk, the perfect weight—not too heavy or light, and has the perfect handle—fleece-lined and sturdy. The metal [...]

Books are still cool! 130,000 attend National Book Festival in D.C.

by on Sep 29, 2009

Original photos by Caroline Treadway! Booklovers young and old spilled onto the National Mall for the Ninth Annual Book Festival in Washington, D.C., this year. When the dusty, muggy morning morphed into a rainy afternoon, the umbrellas came out and the attendees huddled in tents mingling with their favorite authors and listening to them read. [...]

The Capitol goes green, or actually has been for a while now…

by on Sep 12, 2009

People love to hate Washington. And yeah, historically it’s been a haven for rich, powerful white guys in funny outfits. But things have changed. And on a recent trip to the Capitol, I noticed these signs hanging everywhere in the underground tunnels. Treat waste like dirt. Genius.

Obama’s Healthcare Address to Congress

by on Sep 11, 2009

Healthcare is complicated. By now that’s obvious. With politicians and pundits debating the buzz words ‘single payer’ and ‘public option’ like they were ordering lattes from Starbucks, it’s easy to get confused and it’s hard to find the fine print. Personally, I’ve never read the 1,018 page healthcare reform bill. And I wonder how many [...]

Review: Cartwheels in a Sari ~ a memoir of growing up in a cult.

by on May 7, 2009

In her memoir Cartwheels in a Sari, Jayanti Tamm reveals her childhood as “the chosen one” in the spiritual cult of Sri Chinmoy. Chinmoy was an Indian guru known for spreading peace and lifting extremely heavy objects.  His sari-swathed followers have included Carlos Santana and John Lennon, among others. Chinmoy died in Oct. 2007. Today Tamm is an English professor at Ocean [...]

Happy wheels, happy world: Bikes Not Bombs! Photos via Caroline Treadway.

by on May 6, 2009

April 11, 2009-Bikes Not Bombs volunteers strip old bike wheels and toss them into a pile of bike parts headed to the Vijana Center, a school in Tanzania. Bayla Shepley pulled inner tubes off used bike rims on a recent rainy Saturday in Jamaica Plain, Boston. A high school student at the Cambridge school of Weston, [...]

Amazing Grass Bars

by on Feb 17, 2009

With a name like Amazing Grass, I expected these energy bars to taste like dry lawn clippings pressed into the familiar rectangle I associate with flavorless meals-to-go. Luckily, I was wrong! These too-healthy-to-be-tasty sounding bars are amazingly good. They’re not too sweet or too peanut buttery. Not too dry or too pasty. Satisfying but not bloating. [...]

Review: Dr. John Douillard’s Ayurveda Health DVDs

by on Feb 13, 2009

Everything your mom taught you is true. That is, if she told you to eat your seasonal veggies, go to bed early and empty-stomached and do yoga first thing. This DVD series features basic-to-detailed advice on weight loss, detoxification and stress reduction. Dr. Douillard will teach you how to gracefully cope with the stresses of [...]

Planet Dog=happy pooches without the squeak!

by on Feb 11, 2009

Who says there’s no such thing as fun AND silence? Soothe your ears and nerves with Planet Dog’s squeakless toys. Bask in quietude while your fuzzy friend paws, gnaws and salivates away on these posh toys. Added Bonus? Planet Dog’s new waffled Slobberwick material sucks drool like a sponge. Perfect for the slobbering monster or [...]

Have a Haiku Moment! [Haiku Mind; Shambhala Publications]

by on Jan 5, 2009

Explore the simple allure of haikus from ancient and modern masters like Matsuo Basho to Jack Kerouac in Haiku Mind: 108 Poems to Cultivate Awareness and Open Your Heart via Shambhala Publishing, $18.00. Prized for profound expression of the naked moment, haiku writing requires meditative awareness to elucidate the extraordinary in the ordinary. Author Patricia Donegan, [...]

Product Review: Navitas Naturals

by on Dec 22, 2008

The health foodies at Navitas Naturals—a California-based sustainable biz—have a mission: to bring you tasty, traditional curatives while building the indigenous communities that grow them. Since 2003, founder Zach Adelman has combed the globe for these medicinal staples and transformed them into modern super snacks that are both healthy and palatable. Sure you’ve heard of [...]

Holy Tomato! [Wholemato Review via Caroline Treadway]

by on Nov 6, 2008

I don’t even like ketchup, ordinarily, and I could eat this stuff by the spoonful—it’s that good. Nothing like the creepy red goop that lasts forever in your fridge. So rinse out your high-fructose corn syrup-encrusted bottles of you-know-who, recycle them, and get your hands on Wholemato. It’s organic, gluten-free, agave-sweetened and best of all, [...]

Ecopreneurs Wow Boston and Beyond with Cool Designs. [Bias Design, Eco T-shirts: Photo Slideshow]

by on Nov 2, 2008

When Krista Siana and John Nutting started making t-shirts for friends’ bands, they had no idea they’d started a business. In 2006, Siana and Nutting entered the world of young eco-preneurs when they realized they could make money off their tees. Today, at 26, the two business partners own Bias Design, a Boston-based sustainable screen-printing business [...]

Book review – Touching Enlightenment, by Dr. Reggie Ray

by on Nov 1, 2008

So, what does your sexy bod have to do with Buddhism? Everything and nothing, according to Dr. Reggie Ray, the innovative and unorthodox Buddhist leader/Naropa professor. Ray recommends a strict diet of getting into your body, not out of it, to experience spiritual growth.

Book Review: Explorers of the Infinite, by Maria Coffey

by on Oct 27, 2008

Maria Coffey explores how extreme sports soothe a spiritual nerve for elite athletes. From alpinists and astronauts to swimmers and sky-divers, Coffey reveals athletes’ addiction to a fear-inspired, single-mindedness that banishes normality and welcomes mystical moments. Or maybe Dean Potter just suffers from a dopamine deficiency?

Turistas Gone Local: An Eco Vacation to Mal Pais, Costa Rica.

by on May 26, 2008

The road to Mal Pais is dusty. It’s so dusty that the torso-sized leaves arcing over the road are gray-brown shapes against the blue sky. From the back of our taxi, Costa Rica looks little like the impossibly green jungle pictures in my travel book. In the rainy season, the road from the tiny Tambor [...]


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