Category Archives: Conservation
How Green are Skoy Cloths?
Really. I’m asking. Beyond the marketing and lovely cloths, does anyone really know how green Skoy Cloths really are? 1. The website says the Skoys are supposed to do the cleaning of 15 rolls of paper towels, but is that … Continue reading
Green Blogging
Tah dah! Here it is! My very first blog entry written directly from my iPhone. This is absolutely brilliant. Thank you, WordPress! Thank you, Apple! No more waiting until I’m sitting in front of my laptop, waiting for it to … Continue reading
Tips for Greening Your Holidays
I got the monthly newsletter from my local Co-Op yesterday. Earlier this year, I joined Ocean Beach People’s Co-Op. While many people want and strive to be green, the folks at People’s do it, they truly love it and live … Continue reading
SUV Sales on the Rebound!
Just exactly how short-sighted are we as consumers?? Gas prices have been below $4/gallon for less than a month and SUV sales are already rebounding! How can this even be true? Maybe Detroit is suffering from a case of wishful … Continue reading
Green Your Bingo
Went to play Bingo the other night with a few hundred people that actually knew what they were doing. Bingo sure has gotten complicated since the 80s. Honestly, I’m not sure if its because of improved technology, or if people … Continue reading
Harvesting the “Crop” – Castings from the Worm Bin
Today was THE day. After weeks and weeks of feeding our worms all the banana peels, coffee grinds, egg shells, lettuce, bread, tortillas, avocado peels, artichoke stalks, edamame pods, artichoke petals, and other miscellaneous scraps from the kitchen, it was … Continue reading
Eco Education – Wa$ted on Kids?
I was watching Plant Green’s Wa$ted the other night and learned something shocking. Well, shocking to me. Maybe I’m naive? Seriously, I would have believed something like this 10 years ago. But not now. Not today. Not with all the … Continue reading
Al Gore – Hyper Ecocrite
OK. So I didn’t include Mr Gore on my original ecocrite post… I pretty much assumed that everyone already knew of his very public and blatant hypocrisy, and I didn’t need to waste the time/space/electrons repeating it yet again. However, … Continue reading
Living Green – 5 Extra Tips
Sure. Everyone’s heard the standard tips on how to be greener… Change your little energy-sucking incandescent light bulbs for more efficient, lower-consuming CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) Recycle everything that your city allows: typically paper, cardboard, glass bottles, aluminum cans, … Continue reading