THIS BLOG IS
a place to share and explore the choices, questions, tools, and actions that I and others make as we navigate how to live “everyday sustainable."About Me
Wako Takayama
I'm committed to living and working sustainably. I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area, helping companies develop and market (mostly) sustainable products and services, and also practice and teach acupressure-based wellness. I'm a member of Acterra's 2008-2009 Be the Change Environmental Leadership Program, and a volunteer with their Green@Home home energy audit program. I did indeed live on Green Street (until recently.)
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Takayama Consulting
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- I'm goingto the Health Tech Mixer at PariSoma next Thu, May 31, 6pm. Let me know if you'll be there. meetup.com/HealthTechnolo… 6 days ago
- Granny pods: prefab meets aging-in-place. Another option for modern #caregiving. Backyard, Grandma's New Apartment: newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/in-… 3 weeks ago
- Do you take photos of your food? @HugoOC posted pix of all he ate on Flickr to help him go vegan. And dropped LDL 36%! bit.ly/veganindecember 1 month ago
- #qs quantified-mind.com presentation investigated effect of fasting on performance. Turns out fasting was almost as bad as a food coma. 2 months ago
- @mccormicktim thanks for following. Looking forward to your pre at QS tonight. I did one last yr; it was a blast. bit.ly/qslaundry 2 months ago
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Category Archives: technology
What’s your cell phone radiation level? Is it safe?
Look it up with this tool: http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/Get-a-Safer-Phone My phone (Treo 650) has high radiation. In fact, among the Top 10 Worst PDA/Smartphones! (The super-popular iPhone 3G is not among the top 10, but it’s a high-radiator, too.) What to do? Should … Continue reading
Posted in efficiency, environment, health, recycle, sustainability, technology
Tagged brain, cancer, cell phone, Environmental Working Group
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tetra pak: good or bad?
Every time I finish a box of soymilk, I sigh. Because I have to put it in the landfill-bound trash. But, according to this analysis of the sustainability of tetra pak, All in all, Tetra Pak figures that its packaging … Continue reading
Posted in environment, everyday, food, packaging, recycle, sustainable, technology
Tagged juice, milk, soy milk, tetra pak
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print only what you want: PrintWhatYouLike.com
I just checked out PrintWhatYouLike.com, which is another tool to help with “smart” printing. This web-based tool focuses on helping you print only what you want and need on websites, which helps the environment by minimizing waste of paper, printer … Continue reading
Posted in energy saving, environment, everyday, office, paper, sustainable, technology
Tagged printing
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print only what you want: GreenPrint
A couple of years ago, I worked at an office where EVERY print job printed a wasteful “cover page.” It drove me nuts. The IT guy told me there was nothing to be done about it. They need GreenPrint. We … Continue reading
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Tagged printing
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