conor, on 07 March 2014 - 10:25 PM, said:
What if you just stop your car If you are stopped at traffic lights. Save Energy, Save Money 
Traffic queues tend to creep towards lights.
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Simple Ways to Go Greener In Everyday Life
Started by conor, Feb 28 2014 01:55 AM
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#23
Posted 09 March 2014 - 11:11 AM
How-to-grow-a-kitchen-garden
In its simplest form,
. . . a kitchen garden produces fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs for delicious, healthy meals.
. . . A kitchen garden doesn’t have to be right outside the kitchen door, but the closer it is, the better.
. . . Think about it this way: The easier it is for you to get into the garden,
. . . the more likely it is that you will get tasty things out of it.
2014-03-09 Source: Slideshow
In its simplest form,
. . . a kitchen garden produces fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs for delicious, healthy meals.
. . . A kitchen garden doesn’t have to be right outside the kitchen door, but the closer it is, the better.
. . . Think about it this way: The easier it is for you to get into the garden,
. . . the more likely it is that you will get tasty things out of it.
2014-03-09 Source: Slideshow
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#24
Posted 09 March 2014 - 06:34 PM
eds, on 09 March 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:
How-to-grow-a-kitchen-garden
In its simplest form,
. . . a kitchen garden produces fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs for delicious, healthy meals.
. . . A kitchen garden doesn’t have to be right outside the kitchen door, but the closer it is, the better.
. . . Think about it this way: The easier it is for you to get into the garden,
. . . the more likely it is that you will get tasty things out of it.
2014-03-09 Source: Slideshow
In its simplest form,
. . . a kitchen garden produces fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs for delicious, healthy meals.
. . . A kitchen garden doesn’t have to be right outside the kitchen door, but the closer it is, the better.
. . . Think about it this way: The easier it is for you to get into the garden,
. . . the more likely it is that you will get tasty things out of it.
2014-03-09 Source: Slideshow
and has received numerous awards from country fair's, etc. for his hot salsa, jelly and jam's.
He's given me several jars, so I bought him a large package with 24 sealing jars for Christmas.
He was delighted and was cooking just a few days after the holidays.
(I affectionately call him the "jelly man" )
I wish more young people got into it too.
I'll tweet this thread-who knows, maybe more will start.
#27
Posted 20 March 2014 - 04:07 AM
We are
alternative energy shift-
but the shift in thinking happens on every level; when we start conserving.
It becomes a habit to critically look at every item we see (almost automatically) and think, how can I reuse
this item, or recycle it? This "eco-force of habit" thinking also applies to our purchases.
We change the way we buy products.
We may still love candy, for instance, but after reading the label and finding out that it contains palm oil-
(rainforest destruction) we buy one that doesn't contain palm oil, or shows a label of sustainable harvesting
of the palm oil.
We'll buy lumber that has been sustainably harvested, or carpet or paint that doesn't off-gas harmful toxic vapors.
We'll buy a product packaged with cardboard vs plastic because although both can be recycled, cardboard
from trees is easier on the environment than drilling for oil and transporting it miles across oceans,
with possible platform leaks and explosions, or inept ship captain's spilling their cargo of crude into
our bays.
We read labels as a matter of course. If it has ingredients that we cannot pronounce, we put it back.
Do we continue to buy tuna knowing that dolphin's are slaughtered in the process, or never buy that
again, and perhaps buy another kind?
Once we become aware of the issues of the environment and the consequences of our consumerism,
our mindset's change.
We become more frugal, we consume less and the items we do consume are more environmentally
friendly.
None of us "greenies" are perfect, and we do consume the wrong things occasionally, but in general,
we're more mindful of what that product means, where it's from, what destruction it caused in it's
origins, the shipping emissions, the chemicals used to produce it, the water it took to produce it, etc.
"Shift" happens.
alternative energy shift-
but the shift in thinking happens on every level; when we start conserving.
It becomes a habit to critically look at every item we see (almost automatically) and think, how can I reuse
this item, or recycle it? This "eco-force of habit" thinking also applies to our purchases.
We change the way we buy products.
We may still love candy, for instance, but after reading the label and finding out that it contains palm oil-
(rainforest destruction) we buy one that doesn't contain palm oil, or shows a label of sustainable harvesting
of the palm oil.
We'll buy lumber that has been sustainably harvested, or carpet or paint that doesn't off-gas harmful toxic vapors.
We'll buy a product packaged with cardboard vs plastic because although both can be recycled, cardboard
from trees is easier on the environment than drilling for oil and transporting it miles across oceans,
with possible platform leaks and explosions, or inept ship captain's spilling their cargo of crude into
our bays.
We read labels as a matter of course. If it has ingredients that we cannot pronounce, we put it back.
Do we continue to buy tuna knowing that dolphin's are slaughtered in the process, or never buy that
again, and perhaps buy another kind?
Once we become aware of the issues of the environment and the consequences of our consumerism,
our mindset's change.
We become more frugal, we consume less and the items we do consume are more environmentally
friendly.
None of us "greenies" are perfect, and we do consume the wrong things occasionally, but in general,
we're more mindful of what that product means, where it's from, what destruction it caused in it's
origins, the shipping emissions, the chemicals used to produce it, the water it took to produce it, etc.
"Shift" happens.
#30
Posted 23 July 2014 - 04:31 PM
It seems that there is room for talk about eco-activism culture 'subtext' activity.
For example, because so many people are emailing on wireless computer pads, there is less use of paper envelopes, which is good news for tree-cutting and paper-making costs.
Why not use American comic book avatars such as Poison Ivy (the famous nemesis of the caped crusader Batman)?
Poison Ivy (DC Comics) is a scientist-turned-terrorist who uses ecological toxins against civilization in the name of consumerism revolution.
This fall, American audiences will be tuning into the new Batman satellite TV series "Gotham" (Fox TV) which offers vigilante-activity stories spun into a more realism-toned modern city corruption drawing-board.
There's a lot of buzz about "Gotham" (Fox TV), so why not use this hype to promote one of the featured Batman villains in the show, Poison Ivy, as an avant-garde eco-activism podium avatar? Hey, the Internet welcomes populism chatter with kamikaze intellectualism anyway.
We might find Poison Ivy becoming a popular Internet alias or chatroom avatar.
'Till then folks, I agree with the comments of a number of people in this thread. I run a sabbatical in my home, and one thing I do to at least 'feel' green is recycle my plastic water bottles. I simply put them in a plastic bag and throw the bag in my neighborhood recycling bin.
Write to your local officials to make sure there is a recycling bin in your neighborhood this fall when "Gotham" (Fox TV) airs.
For example, because so many people are emailing on wireless computer pads, there is less use of paper envelopes, which is good news for tree-cutting and paper-making costs.
Why not use American comic book avatars such as Poison Ivy (the famous nemesis of the caped crusader Batman)?
Poison Ivy (DC Comics) is a scientist-turned-terrorist who uses ecological toxins against civilization in the name of consumerism revolution.
This fall, American audiences will be tuning into the new Batman satellite TV series "Gotham" (Fox TV) which offers vigilante-activity stories spun into a more realism-toned modern city corruption drawing-board.
There's a lot of buzz about "Gotham" (Fox TV), so why not use this hype to promote one of the featured Batman villains in the show, Poison Ivy, as an avant-garde eco-activism podium avatar? Hey, the Internet welcomes populism chatter with kamikaze intellectualism anyway.
We might find Poison Ivy becoming a popular Internet alias or chatroom avatar.
'Till then folks, I agree with the comments of a number of people in this thread. I run a sabbatical in my home, and one thing I do to at least 'feel' green is recycle my plastic water bottles. I simply put them in a plastic bag and throw the bag in my neighborhood recycling bin.
Write to your local officials to make sure there is a recycling bin in your neighborhood this fall when "Gotham" (Fox TV) airs.
#31
Posted 23 July 2014 - 10:20 PM
Abishai100, on 23 July 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:
It seems that there is room for talk about eco-activism culture 'subtext' activity.
For example, because so many people are emailing on wireless computer pads, there is less use of paper envelopes, which is good news for tree-cutting and paper-making costs.
For example, because so many people are emailing on wireless computer pads, there is less use of paper envelopes, which is good news for tree-cutting and paper-making costs.
A warm welcome to the forum. I hope you enjoy it.
Yes, it should save paper. Not just envelopes but the stuff that gets stuffed in them and paper generally,
I have certainly noticed a reduction in junk mail. But I think the use of office paper is possibly not reducing much simply based on the number of printers we have.
I have one at home, so does my wife. We work from home quite a bit.Then we each have one on our office at work. My chief project engineer has two (one is A3 size for drawings), my workshop foreman, sales have a bunch of them, dispatch, stores, and there are a number of networked printers. As an organisation I don't suppose we are different from many others. We are still a long way from the much vaunted paperless office.
As far as cutting down trees in concerned it maybe isn't such a big issue. One of the biggest newsprint companies in Europe uses entirely recycled paper and makes over 1,000 tonnes a day. Where pulp from wood fibre is used it generally comes from fast growing soft wood trees grown for that purpose.
Abishai100, on 23 July 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:
Why not use American comic book avatars such as Poison Ivy (the famous nemesis of the caped crusader Batman)?
Whatever, comics are not really my thing so I'll leave that to others.
Abishai100, on 23 July 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:
'Till then folks, I agree with the comments of a number of people in this thread. I run a sabbatical in my home, and one thing I do to at least 'feel' green is recycle my plastic water bottles. I simply put them in a plastic bag and throw the bag in my neighborhood recycling bin.
Abishai100, on 23 July 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:
Write to your local officials to make sure there is a recycling bin in your neighborhood this fall when "Gotham" (Fox TV) airs.
And our offices do too/
#32
Posted 24 July 2014 - 05:27 AM
Abishai100, on 23 July 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:
It seems that there is room for talk about eco-activism culture 'subtext' activity.
For example, because so many people are emailing on wireless computer pads, there is less use of paper envelopes, which is good news for tree-cutting and paper-making costs.
Why not use American comic book avatars such as Poison Ivy (the famous nemesis of the caped crusader Batman)?
Poison Ivy (DC Comics) is a scientist-turned-terrorist who uses ecological toxins against civilization in the name of consumerism revolution.
This fall, American audiences will be tuning into the new Batman satellite TV series "Gotham" (Fox TV) which offers vigilante-activity stories spun into a more realism-toned modern city corruption drawing-board.
There's a lot of buzz about "Gotham" (Fox TV), so why not use this hype to promote one of the featured Batman villains in the show, Poison Ivy, as an avant-garde eco-activism podium avatar? Hey, the Internet welcomes populism chatter with kamikaze intellectualism anyway.
We might find Poison Ivy becoming a popular Internet alias or chatroom avatar.
'Till then folks, I agree with the comments of a number of people in this thread. I run a sabbatical in my home, and one thing I do to at least 'feel' green is recycle my plastic water bottles. I simply put them in a plastic bag and throw the bag in my neighborhood recycling bin.
Write to your local officials to make sure there is a recycling bin in your neighborhood this fall when "Gotham" (Fox TV) airs.
For example, because so many people are emailing on wireless computer pads, there is less use of paper envelopes, which is good news for tree-cutting and paper-making costs.
Why not use American comic book avatars such as Poison Ivy (the famous nemesis of the caped crusader Batman)?
Poison Ivy (DC Comics) is a scientist-turned-terrorist who uses ecological toxins against civilization in the name of consumerism revolution.
This fall, American audiences will be tuning into the new Batman satellite TV series "Gotham" (Fox TV) which offers vigilante-activity stories spun into a more realism-toned modern city corruption drawing-board.
There's a lot of buzz about "Gotham" (Fox TV), so why not use this hype to promote one of the featured Batman villains in the show, Poison Ivy, as an avant-garde eco-activism podium avatar? Hey, the Internet welcomes populism chatter with kamikaze intellectualism anyway.
We might find Poison Ivy becoming a popular Internet alias or chatroom avatar.
'Till then folks, I agree with the comments of a number of people in this thread. I run a sabbatical in my home, and one thing I do to at least 'feel' green is recycle my plastic water bottles. I simply put them in a plastic bag and throw the bag in my neighborhood recycling bin.
Write to your local officials to make sure there is a recycling bin in your neighborhood this fall when "Gotham" (Fox TV) airs.
That takes paper.
Two-why buy bottled water in the first place? Sure you can recycle the bottles but bottled water is not as
regulated as tap (i.e.-who knows what's allowed in there?) and a counter-top or whole house water filter is better-
no bottles to recycle and tap is heavily (in most cities) regulated for cleanliness.
Three-you may be a fan of a comic book villain but "vigilante" mindset doesn't get laws changed that
give the population cleaner air, water and soils.
The Occupy movement is a good example. They made a lot of noise but they didn't get organized and nothing
changed. The baggers, on the other hand, went through the system and got their brain dead leaders elected
into office. And the baggers have been successful at moving us backwards into the 1940's.
Four-there is always a trade off. Wireless vs paper you say? Fine. But do the batteries get recycled properly?
But now that I've knocked down everything you said-
regardless; welcome to the boards.
#33
Posted 26 July 2014 - 11:48 AM
To have lots of money to go green is nice;
Amory Lovins’ high-tech home skimps on energy but not on comfort
By Ben Adler
© Judy Hill Lovins
"For most of its history, environmentalism has been associated with a back-to-the-land lifestyle: being one with nature, living in the woods, wearing sandals, maybe driving a Volkswagen. Over the last decade, a counter-narrative has taken over. Cities are in. As climate change has become the dominant environmental issue, a low-carbon lifestyle has become the priority. Denser living is heralded for its energy efficiency, as are walking, biking and taking transit instead of driving.
Lovins still lives in the original house, which got a high-tech makeover in 2009.
© Judy Hill LovinsAmory Lovins with his bananas.
Lovins instructs visitors to drink water, because the house’s high elevation, around 8,000 feet, causes dehydration, and he throws on a goofy fisherman’s hat to protect his bald head when going outside. He calls his home “the Banana Farm,” after the tropical fruits grown in its greenhouse.
Many suburbanites have rejected the housing styles best suited to their specific environments, instead embracing a generic image of the American Dream that is often regionally inappropriate. Picture green lawns baking in the Arizona desert. The Banana Farm, however, adopts the classic adobe style indigenous to the Mountain West."
http://grist.org/cli..._campaign=daily
I bugged him a little until he did the remodel
Amory Lovins’ high-tech home skimps on energy but not on comfort
By Ben Adler
© Judy Hill Lovins"For most of its history, environmentalism has been associated with a back-to-the-land lifestyle: being one with nature, living in the woods, wearing sandals, maybe driving a Volkswagen. Over the last decade, a counter-narrative has taken over. Cities are in. As climate change has become the dominant environmental issue, a low-carbon lifestyle has become the priority. Denser living is heralded for its energy efficiency, as are walking, biking and taking transit instead of driving.
Lovins still lives in the original house, which got a high-tech makeover in 2009.
© Judy Hill LovinsAmory Lovins with his bananas.Lovins instructs visitors to drink water, because the house’s high elevation, around 8,000 feet, causes dehydration, and he throws on a goofy fisherman’s hat to protect his bald head when going outside. He calls his home “the Banana Farm,” after the tropical fruits grown in its greenhouse.
Many suburbanites have rejected the housing styles best suited to their specific environments, instead embracing a generic image of the American Dream that is often regionally inappropriate. Picture green lawns baking in the Arizona desert. The Banana Farm, however, adopts the classic adobe style indigenous to the Mountain West."
http://grist.org/cli..._campaign=daily
I bugged him a little until he did the remodel
#36
Posted 21 March 2015 - 05:33 AM
Using recycled materials in the kitchen can be easier on the budget (and the planet)
Via Cheat Sheet-
http://www.cheatshee...e-kitchen.html/
Via Cheat Sheet-
http://www.cheatshee...e-kitchen.html/
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