Save Time, Effort and Money with a Sustainable Lawn
I did some calculating today. I found that some simple changes to lawn care routine can save you money, time, and effort. And by doing that you can stop having a negative impact on the environment. In...
View ArticleWater, Food, Energy, Sustainability, Climate, War
I have spent some words on energy, in particular how we can use less of it. Our program has been successful by all measure, I think. For those reading and practicing some of the same simple tactics or...
View ArticleHow to Do a Candectomy while Saving The World
Halloween: it’s up there with Christmas as the most egregious of consumption/greed oriented holidays here in the US of A. Ok, I’m being a buzz-kill again, but look, while the kids had a great time...
View ArticleLocally Grown Chard
Tonight, we ate chard.At our local Whole Foods Market this weekend, I looked for locally grown food. Not a single fruit “of the season” was locally grown (well, ok there were some hydroponic tomatoes...
View ArticleAvoiding the All or Nothing Trap: Some is Just Fine
I read way, way too many eco-blogs, enviro-blogs, politico-blogs and globalwarmingo-blogs. With several exceptions (e.g. IdealBite and An Inconvenient Truth, to name several) there’s way too much...
View ArticleRelative Energy Cost of Food vs. Food Bags
Paper or Plastic? According to one article, the right answer seems to be “more vegetables.” The TerraPass blog did a very interesting article based on a study comparing the embedded energy ofPlastic...
View ArticleThe huge cost of eating meat and junk
Eat plants, says Mark Bittman. This is a very rational discussion on how we have gradually turned ourselves into a nation eating nothing but junk. The impact on carbon footprint is staggering.From the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Link: Relative climate impact of red meat vs. other food types
Adam Stein at TerraPass has done another thoughtful and well-considered post, this one about the carbon impact of food. His main conclusion is, as we have known for a while, red meat is … pretty much...
View ArticleClik here to view.
40% Reduction In Electrical Use Over 4 Years
Not to brag or anything, but my family rocks! We have reduced our electrical consumption by 40% over the course of the time we started seriously thinking about our impact on the environment. What’s the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: SodaStream Gets Fizzy Water Right
I continue to be stunned when I am at the market and see people buying bottled water, soda, flavored seltzers and other such products. They are heavy. They use plastic or aluminum containers. They are...
View Article
