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say bye-bye to extra refrigerators and freezers (especially if they’re from the ’80s or older) and save $
During an energy audit today*, I was surprised to see the resident’s electricity usage on a recent utility bill. It was about “average” for a household in the area, but seemed high for an elder one-person household. Most bulbs were … Continue reading
Posted in energy efficiency, energy saving, environment, everyday, kitchen, utilities
Tagged freezer, refrigerator
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UPS delivers by bicycle!
I’ve had a soft spot in my heart for UPS since they supported the AIDS Ride (bike fundraiser from San Francisco to Los Angeles) that I did many years ago. THIS just makes me love them more. They are addressing … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, conservation, energy saving, environment, everyday, sustainable, transportation
Tagged bike, corporate responsibility, delivery, innovative
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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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Food, Inc. movie opens Friday (watch trailer)
Food, Inc., a new documentary about the US food supply opens today in NY, SF and LA. I wonder if it has anything new to say to those of us who have already read The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Fast Food … Continue reading
Posted in environment, everyday, food, health, sustainability
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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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kids after my creative-reuse heart
Alexandra Lehrer, 5, and her classmates at Beginnings Nursery School in New York are my kind of people! “I like building stuff,” she said. “If you throw everything away, there will be just a big pile of garbage, and you … Continue reading
Posted in children, conservation, environment, everyday, recycle, reuse, second life, sustainability, sustainable
Tagged art, creativity, Maker Faire, preschool
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home green home (house cleaning)
The Seventh Generation newsletter recently shared this news about a new healthy house-cleaning service: We recently launched a new and innovative partnership to help you maintain a clean and healthy home called Home Green Home. We are working with our … Continue reading
Posted in cleaning, environment, everyday, health, office, sustainable
Tagged cleaning, house-cleaning, office cleaning
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cities -> economies of scale -> greener
Really enjoyed this New York Times column on Math and the City which uses mathematics to connect cities with organisms; i.e., cities are living things. I especially liked this paragraph that describes how city size affects things like infrastructure, specifically gas stations. For … Continue reading
Posted in community, environment, everyday, sustainable, urbanism
Tagged cities, economies of scale, math, Zipf’s law
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10% water use reduction: what does that mean?
Here in drought-reality California, we’re being told to reduce our water usage, voluntarily. I’m all for water conservation, but what does a 10% reduction look like? My household of two uses 145 gallons per day*, so 10% means 14.5 gallons … Continue reading
Posted in conservation, environment, everyday, sustainable, utilities, water
Tagged CCF, garden, lawn, sprinkler system, yard
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are you biking (or walking) to work on Thursday?
Maybe you already ride your bike to work. If you do, you are a member of an elite group: 0.4% of commuters nationwide. If you live in Portland, Oregon, you’re part of a larger crowd–3.5%–, but you already know this. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, energy saving, environment, everyday, health, sustainable
Tagged Bike to Work Day, commute
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