Unlearning Consumerism

Unlearning Consumerism...

I was scanning Stephanie Kaza’s excellent book “Mindfully Green” and an operative key phrase popped out. Unlearning Consumerism is the class we all need to take. The current generation of Western cultural residents have grown up in plenitude and conspicuous consumption. Pride...
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Warcraft the unGreenest of All

Warcraft the unGreenest...

Momma, don’t let your babies grow up to play Warcraft.   If there is a mother, father, grandparent, or caregiver whose child is learning or participating in Warcraft, apply a magnet to their computer, snip the power cord, and press a curling iron against the CPU of the respective...
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Recyclo Journalism

Recyclo Journalism...

I’ll say this for the quality of journalism that hath not strained in previous decades to cover recycling or environmental issues except as onetime features or special pieces. If you grew in the 1970′s the general information pieces were not nearly as science informed...
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Free Eco Movies in Santa Monica

Free Eco Movies in Sant...

Winner of the best documentary audience award at Sundance. The most hopeful movie of the year. “Fuel”. Gates open at 7pm. Movies start after dusk. Chairs, blankets and kids are welcome. Sorry, no alcohol allowed. Time: September 25, 2009 from 7pm to 11pm Location: Santa...
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Go Green At Work List

Go Green At Work List...

Turn off the lights when you’re leaving any room for 15 minutes or more and utilize natural light when you can. Buy low economy approved appliances purposefully designed  which use at least 2/3 less energy than regular lighting, and install timers or motion sensors that...
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Green Energy

Green Energy...

Sure, there’s  all kinds of green energy. As alt-fuels go, some are better than others. Some green fuels depend on nature, like wind and sun energy. Some burn clean but have messy industrialized production  methods. Some have organic production methods but require mechanization...
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When the Message Blinks Green

When the Message Blinks...

California Governor Arnold Schwarzanegger intends to executive order that all electric utilities in the Golden State generate a third of their power from renewables resources by 2020. But California isn’t called the Golden State for nothing. Why is California needing to import...
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The Greenhouse Cost of Meat

The Greenhouse Cost of ...

The high cost of living just got higher. An article from the February 2009 issue of Scientific American can be read and re-read at the family dinner table (or folded inside dinner menus at every restaurant in town). Most of us are aware that our cars, our coal-generated electric...
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Wind Recycling Issues

Wind Recycling Issues...

Recycling wind from natural dynamics takes planning, resources, some facts and some strategic decision making. The mountainous environment and wind driven forest can make a smooth plain look dull and a rockbound crevice in the hills roisterous with a stiff breeze from two directions. Wind...
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Reclaim Those Yards

Reclaim Those Yards...

We all see rotting fruit falling from trees all the time but it’s part of our training and society manners not to intrude and mention that fruit is going to waste. Rotting fruit in the heat becomes a germ and bacterial risk. So why have we waited to find a way to save it? Some...
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