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Comment on What’s In The Bottle? by John Wackman

John Wackman — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 16:45:44 +0000

Here’s a great update to this post from more than 2 years ago: article in the Friday Feb 15, 2013 Boston Globe titled “At University of Vermont, no admission for bottled water.”
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/02/15/university-vermont-students-adjust-campus-without-bottled-water/B7XUN5d5Oh3VJeMCaAsOsJ/story.html

And, fantastically, the photos were taken by ace photojournalist Ian Thomas Jansen-Lonnquist, who just happens to be a friend of mine. See more of his work on his facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ian-Thomas-Jansen-Lonnquist-Photography/338820450295

Comment on A sense of repurpose by John Wackman

John Wackman — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 22:43:11 +0000

I’d say that Alyce’s bird feeder was the most creative & useful: made from one of those plastic tubes and a wooden disc. Coupla days after the “Recycling Recipes” workshop, a small business owner bought all the plastic tubes in the place–turns out they are the perfect size for the massage stones she sells. As for the 20% figure, Laura says the keys are outreach, outreach, outreach– and creating opportunities & options for people to re-think their throw-aways.

Comment on A sense of repurpose by Scott

Scott — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:35:01 +0000

Awesome! 20% is a huge figure, and this is such a creative thing to do. I’m curious what y’all came up with.

Comment on Fruit is Fast Food by dale montelione grust

dale montelione grust — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 11:12:36 +0000

I have had the same experience – you are traveling and hungry but there is no real food anywhere! What’s up with that???

Comment on About by hiddenarts

hiddenarts — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:21:50 +0000

I am the driver that can’t let that BMW pass. As much as I like to get good gas mileage, when my wife hypermiles I get antsy. Some days I really miss my Audi Avant we sold to get this hybrid–well at least until I go to the pump. Then I feel much better again.

Comment on Hyper-Miler-Zen-Driver by Scott

Scott — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:20:43 +0000

31%, wow! I also make a game out of some of these hypermiling techniques. It takes a lot of extra focus, though, which I don’t always have, especially on stressful days. At least I have a hybrid, so some extra efficiency is automatic.

Comment on Hyper-Miler-Zen-Driver by wisewonderings

wisewonderings — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:07:27 +0000

Hey…I thoroughly enjoyed reading this…felt as if I were riding shotgun while you made the trip. Didn’t know anything about hypermiling, although I play this game anyway( in my 4 cylinder , old Tacoma), perhaps w/ more awareness since reading this. Thanks!

Comment on First Frost/Last Frost by Here and Now | Some/Home

Here and Now | Some/Home — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:13:11 +0000

[...] year ago I posted First Frost/Last Frost post, and during the last few days–as spring arrived about a month early–it has [...]

Comment on Two Paragraphs that Kick Ass by DR Quantum's Blog

DR Quantum's Blog — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:25:49 +0000

Thomas Friedman is one of the sane hopeful voices in the USA. As an outsider ( i am an Aussie) i have been watching the ways of the USA since I was a wee nipper. I remember once asking my mother when I was about 5 years old what it was like in Australia. Where do you think you live? she asked me. Well . . .America of course. Of course mother was appalled. I soon learned that I lived in Australia, and ever since then I have been gauging other’s reactions to the USA one of the most interesting countries of the 21st Century. Oh do the people of Rome . . .sorry America realise how loved and hated is the USA measure by measure? We in the antipodes have been paying well and truly more than $4.00 a gallon for quite some time. But we don’t measure in gallons anymore . . .like the rest of the world we adopted the metric system. Ummm in the ’60s. So much simpler. Just one of the many relics of the imperial might of Rome . .err USA – why do i keep doing that? Yes as citizens of the gee . . .free world . . .we do love many things about America and what it stands for, or stood for. Yes America was the bastion of freedom, liberty, truth etc. But just like the yin-yang symbol things have a habit of turning into their opposites. And here we are. America has become a sort of sad parody of itself. If it wasn’t so on the ropes right now economically the citizenry may not quite grok how morally compromised the proposition has become. Mussolini famously declared that Fascism was nothing but the merger of corporate and State power. By which definition the USA is now in competition with China as holder of the title: The greatest fascist power on Earth. But Friedman is so right and we are reminded that the Chinese character for crisis is the same as the character for opportunity. I am one of those global citizens who would very much like to see the USA shine once more. From the time at my mother’s knee when I realized I wasn’t an American to a maturing view informed me that I am a citizen of the world. C’mon America – time to shine once more!

Comment on 21st Century Jobs by Otis

Otis — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:58:10 +0000

Well your question is very easily answered, and in fact with the damage to coal does not just to our health, but to the planet itself, we must opt for wind and sun:)