http://simpleandgreen.net taking steps towards a simpler and more sustainable life Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:47:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Regular readers will know that I'm a huge baseball fan. Like every public event, baseball games consume a lot of resources, which makes it slightly less easy to enjoy. Oil/energy consumption in the form of transportation and facility management is very costly for the environment. So, the 2 Florida pro baseball teams ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/06/26/marlins-and-rays-play-carbon-neutral-baseball-game/ 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 ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/06/12/simple-green-update/ This kind of article cracks me up! According to a recent study, eco-geeks get more attention for their vehicles than sportscar drivers do. And they're including female attention within that. According to a study conducted by GM as part of this year's Challenge X competition: * Nearly 9 in 10 women (88 percent) say ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/06/03/girls-go-for-eco-geeks/ Get ready for some upcoming controversy: a climate-change bill has hit the Senate. Sounds great, right? Not to everyone: The Senate will decide this week whether to follow in California's footsteps and pass legislation requiring cuts in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions to combat climate change. Lawmakers are to vote today to begin debate ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/06/02/climate-change-bill-hits-senate/ SFGate.com is reporting that the air quality board is set to fine Bay Area companies that pollute. The Bay Area air quality district became the first in the nation on Wednesday to impose fees on businesses that pump some of the highest levels of carbon dioxide into the air each year. The ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/05/22/bay-area-polluters-will-pay/ image credit: Scoobymoo Great article about organic food in the Calgary Herald yesterday. The focus: organic foods, and the reasons to eat them. Most of the information is localized to Canada, but the important points remain: Grocery stores have responded to the growing demand for organic foods and goods by expanding shelf space ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/05/21/reasons-to-eat-organic/ image credit: Gaetan Lee Our heat wave is now over, but the water issues will continue. According to this news report, water rationing may soon be starting on 2 major San Francisco Bay Area counties. EBMUD votes today on restrictions that may force Alamada and Contra Costa County residents to slash use by ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/05/20/more-bay-area-counties-to-ration-water/ Good news for all Green boating aficionados: the first hybrid speedboat was on display over the weekend in San Francisco Bay. Green technology came to the blue waters of San Francisco Bay on Friday, when what the manufacturer calls the world's first hybrid recreational boat was introduced to two of California's ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/05/19/hybrid-speedboat/ image credit: Franco Folini Greenstrides says that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be reconstructed using green building materials. And according to the San Mateo Times, it will be more than just green building materials in use: In addition, many elements of "green" design will be incorporated. The terminal's builders aim to use ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/05/16/sfo-will-be-green/ We're in the midst of a pre-summer heat wave here in the San Francisco Bay Area. So global warming is on the mind more than usual. Seeing this article on the places most threatened by global warming has the same effect as seeing "An Inconvenient Truth": it scares the pants off ... http://simpleandgreen.net/2008/05/15/20-places-global-warming-might-melt-off-map/