It has been a pretty topsy-turvy last couple of weeks for me. All good: most having to do with my job. In the end, I’m in a very good place and ready to rededicate to simple + green.
For anything I’ve missed, I’ll revisit if it makes sense.
One important story in the interim has been this: [...]
Stumbled on this today, a pretty great representation of the real cost of bottled water.
This is worthy of printing and posting on a bulletin board at work or school.
Any thoughts?
image credit: Wolfiewolf
Funny, funny article on SFGate.com today: The Prius from hell is green, of course by staff writer David Curran.
The premise? A man who has an uber-green neighbor that makes him feel implicitly guilty over every non-Green thing he does.
The Green neighbor drives a Prius (of course) with the personalized license plate which has [...]
Need a little laugh? Looking for a joke at your very “Green” self?
Check this out: the What’s Your Eco Anxiety Level? quiz courtesty of the Green Guide.
To give a sense of the tone, here’s an example question with set of answer options:
Question:
You’re at the grocery store and just realize you’ve forgotten your reusable bag. [...]
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As I wrote last month, the company I work for is striving to green our office. Ours is one of at least a dozen around the world. But we’re in California, so I suppose as a population, we’re eco-friendly by nature.
To help push forward, a number of us have volunteered to take on this [...]
If you shop at Whole Foods, you’ve no doubt seen the ubiquitous green reusable bags they sell. As they’ve increased in popularity, Whole Foods has likewise been phasing out their use of plastic bags.
I’m all for this, and even pick up a $0.99 bag if ever in need at the checkout. But I had a [...]
We are about to end a year in which ‘Green’ news, topics and business went to a whole new level.
High-profile green endeavors, new products, new awareness, Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize, chiefly for his work on ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ and global warming awareness.
The country and world is seeking simpler lives in the face [...]
Seth Godin wonders if the local and organic movement isn’t going down the wrong path.
In a blog post entitled “Getting sad at Whole Foods (more vs. less)” Godin questions if looking at our choices by how little impact the food and products we buy have on the environment is the right tack.
For me, local [...]
Interesting article in today’s Wall Street Journal: That Giant Sucking Sound May Be Your New TV
The news is that flat-panel TVs, especially plasma displays, require much more energy than most consumers expect. Did you really think your TV would use more electricity than your refrigerator?
Key takeaways:
Consider that a 42-inch plasma set can consume more electricity [...]
Simpleandgreen.net is a place where we’ll discover, uncover and reveal the ways to a better way of living. My goal is a simple life that is grounded in green practices. OK, but what does that mean?
First of all: what does Green mean? The world of Green is wide. It is about choosing the right energy-efficient [...]