category: environment
Do You Know Praying Mantis?
You're lookin' at him
I hadn't seen one in over nineteen years and this one peered up as if to say, "Hey, I remember you."
Oct-06-2009 | environment
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Raise
Easy changes that can change the world
Happy Earth Day! Reduce, reuse, recycle, raise (I've added a fourth). Simple ways to make a difference.
Apr-22-2009 | environment
Hoboken Farmers Market
If you don't get it locally, you just don't get it.
By featuring local products, the market was touting 'green' living before it was called 'green' living.
Jun-23-2008 | environment
A Plastic Conspiracy?
Is Big Plastic is out to get me? Will my story be told on 60 Minutes?
Cashiers who cannot understand the concept of not wanting to use plastic and finding bags in mailboxes. It makes a guy wonder.
May-07-2008 | environment
Happy Earth Day
The original Green Day seeing a comeback in the US
Remember the tree-hugging hippies of the 60s and 70s? Well, they're back. Only with nicer haircuts and business degrees.
Apr-22-2008 | environment
Environmental Poisoning
So you still don't believe in Global Warming, eh?
I've been trying to come up with an argument against the deniers of Global Warming. What will drive home the idea of action vs. reaction?
Feb-07-2008 | environment
Big Brown Adds a Little Green
UPS is using zero-emission vehicles in test areas
Big corporations are evil. We all know it. They're ruining the world around us. And then something like this happens…
Dec-19-2007 | environment
Hybrids Are Evil!
But then again ya gotta consider the source of this news
I stumbled upon this article completely bashing hybrid vehicles. Some of the statements do contain a grain of truth. For example, hybrids run on fossil fuel…
Dec-18-2007 | environment
Remove Those Bottle Caps
Did you know the cap is not recyclable? I didn't!
Recently reading about ways to further improve my life on the planet, I found a most disturbing fact. It seems that the caps on those recyclable plastic bottles are NOT made of recyclable plastic.
Dec-07-2007 | environment
What is Your Carbon Footprint?
Find out how your lifestyle impacts the environment
So I just took this online survey to see what my carbon footprint is. I always felt as though I lived a pretty environmentally conscious lifestyle. I recycle. I hardly ever drive my car…