Here’s a 37 point list of different ways to help save electricity that I scrounged up from the (new to me) Carnival of the Green #140 (URL lists it as #2 because it’s the second time Everyday Trash has hosted it).
However, if you read the list carefully, there are some very glaring errors:
1. Not exactly [...]
Some helpful and not so helpful ‘hacks’ on saving electricity
August 13th, 2008 1 Comment
Tags: environmentalism
Florida Governor Crist starts statewide push for alternative fuels
August 4th, 2008 No Comments
In a statement at the 3rd annual Florida Farm to Fuel conference, Crist announces enhanced support for alternative energy sources. No doubt much of his new found environmentalism enthusiasm has been spurred by his recent visit to the UK, meeting with leaders in their country’s push to energy alternatives.
I never thought much of Crist [...]
Tags: environmentalism
Orlando’s LYNX transport switching to biodiesel
August 3rd, 2008 No Comments
While there isn’t much information coming out of the 3rd annual Florida Farm to Fuel conference, it was announced last week that Orlando’s LYNX bus lines will be switching to biofuels entirely by Fall 2009. The transport authority serves much of the Central Florida region but has its highest traffic in Orlando, no doubt [...]
Tags: biodiesel · environmentalism
Biodegradable coffee bags
August 1st, 2008 7 Comments
Now, anyone that’s been reading this blog since some time last year, knows I like a lot. Apparently there’s this coffee place called Larry’s Coffee that now offers biodegradable bags that they ship their coffees in.
Yes, even though they’re still made from petroleum plastics, the vendor Larry’s gets these bags from say they biodegrade [...]
Tags: coffee · environmentalism
3rd annual Florida Farm to Fuel
July 30th, 2008 No Comments
The 3rd annual Florida Farm to Fuel conference starts in about 9 hours in Orlando. According to Domestic Fuel it sounds like it’s going to be thoroughly interesting this year given Crist’s recent pushes for environmentalism in Florida. He and a few people from FAU recently returned from their ten day jaunt in [...]
Tags: conference · environmentalism
Pope preaches environmental stewardship
July 15th, 2008 No Comments
This is something I can finally agree on, without issue, with Catholics: the Pope preaches to Australian Catholics about climate change (WSJ, sub. not required!). I’m fairly certain this will be the only time I agree with Catholics, or even the Pope, on an issue that’s actually important.
Thankfully this isn’t one of those brain-dead [...]
Tags: catholicism · environmentalism
Consummate consumer apathy
July 9th, 2008 1 Comment
Before I get into the meat and potatoes of this post, let me present you with a list. It’s a list of stuff I’ve dug out of our Waste Management waste dumpster in the last 10 days or so:
1 1/8″x15 1/8″x48″ pressed pine wood panel (according to Lowe’s, this retails for about $17)
5 or [...]
Tags: environmentalism · rant · recycling
Ethanol is coming to the Turnpike
July 4th, 2008 4 Comments
Well, at least at the Port St. Lucie service plaza according to TCPalm.com (don’t bother reading the comments, they’re pretty much focused on bashing Crist). While this is a welcome addition to the CITGO pumps already in place that readily provide gas for travelers approximately every 45 miles, is this “too little, too late”? [...]
Tags: crist · environmentalism · ethanol · florida
New milk jug design causes furor
July 2nd, 2008 2 Comments
So apparently someone designed a new milk jug (decent aggregator of some articles regarding this as I didn’t want to do 15 different links). It’s supposed to cut down on plastic use and be lighter and a bunch of other crap but really, what does this thing look like to most people who’ve ever [...]
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