If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Should you pay extra to get rid of your trash? User pay is based on the idea that what gets measured, gets managed. It has been found that when we measure what we use or discard, whether water, energy [...]
Can you smoke and still be green?
I do everything I can to be environmentally conscious. My carbon impact is getting better and better. But here it is ‘ True Confession’s- I still smoke. Yes, I have quit many times, yes, I know the health and environmental issues, yes I am the last of my friends [...]
With all the hoopla on off shore drilling, will it work? According to this chart from Architecture 2030 - it may not be the solution.
Personally speaking the best solution is to use less oil- drive less, buy less stuff, get rid of plastic bags and a host of other things to lessen our dependence on oil, [...]
Here I am at Henri’s- The person in front of me is wearing Gucci Sunglasses and the person in back of me is wearing Chanel sunglasses. Now these Suns are a minimum of $400 retail and these people will not shell out the $.99 cents to buy reusable bags. How cheap is that!
How do you get your neighbors to stop watering so much?
I have a neighbor on one side, whom I told to stop washing down her patio, and not to water the plants in the middle of the day. That seems to be no problem. My other neighbor waters constantly! In the middle of the day, [...]
Is it better to use wood that is readily available than spending time, energy, shipping and gas looking for either reclaimed or FSC certified wood?
I have 4 Hardware/Lumberyards within 7 miles from my house. In searching for baseboards and plywood, none of them stocked FSC wood. Searching on Craigslist and Freecycle, any available reclaimed was [...]
More than 500 Million toxic Paintbrushes are put in landfills every year.
Which is better?:
Do you throw away paint rollers and brushes or use gallons of water to clean them?
I figured even with the right directions, I used at least 10 gallons of water to clean my paint brush and more to clean the roller. The [...]
