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Oil Trains in Your Backyard
A couple nights ago, Climate Action Bainbridge (formerly Coal-Free Bainbridge) greeted ferry passengers with No Oil Trains signs to commemorate the oil train explosion in Quebec that killed 47 people and to raise awareness that the same highly flammable oil … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, At Work, Fuel, Travel
Tagged bakkan oil, beyond coal, Climate Action Bainbridge, Coal-Free Bainbridge, Eric de Place, Erika Shriner, explosions, oil spill, oil trains, Puget Sound, quebec, Sierra, Sightline, volatile
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The Cruelty of Planned Obsolescence
There is nothing wrong with my Mac PowerBook except that it is now a world onto itself. It’s cut off from the outside, unable to upgrade its OS 9.0.4 and therefore the browsers needed to interact with the internet, its … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, At Work, My CO2 Footprint, Recycling
Tagged obsolescence, planned obsolescence, recycling, reuse, technology, waste
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Divestment and You
If you don’t manage a stock portfolio you might be thinking: “divestment has nothing to do with me.” However, if you’re employed and over 40, even if you don’t own stocks, you probably have a 401K or retirement fund or … Continue reading
Posted in At Work, Green Ideas, Saving Money
Tagged 401K, bonds, ceres, clean energy bonds, clean energy investing, climate change, coal, fossil fuels, funds, Goldman Sachs, green stocks, investing, investors, natural gas, portfolio, reduce risk, retirement, risk mitigation, solar, Solarcity, stocks, water consumption
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Internet Powered by 100% Renewable Energy: Step One
The internet is so ubiquitous most people don’t even think about it. It surrounds us. (Like the Matrix.) We need to take a minute and think about it though. It’s comprised of a network of servers in data centers around … Continue reading
Climate Change: What Can the Average Joe or Josephine Do?
So, what can the average person do about climate change? Plenty, actually. Even though climate change is HUGE and impacts millions of interconnected ecosystems, many of which cannot be properly modeled to anticipate all of the possible outcomes, one thing … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, At Work, Food, Shopping
Tagged alaska, Annie Leonard, arctic, arrow of consumption, beyond coal, biking, climate change, coal, EPA, Forks Over Knives, Glaciers, government shutdown, intergovernmental panel on climate change, IPCC, mission blue, nonprofits, off grid, plant based, polar bears, renewable engery, sierra club, solar, Story of Stuff, sustainable, sustainable business, sylvia earle, travel, vegan
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Bike Commuting 101
For years I admired Seattle bike commuters from a distance and wondered: how do they do that? How do they bike in the cold, dark rain without arriving at the office looking like a hot mess? Then, with the help … Continue reading
Posted in At Work, My CO2 Footprint, Travel
Tagged bike, bike commuting, bikes vs cars, biking, carbon footprint, commuting, green commuting, sustainable commuting, transportation
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Electronic Media Hell and other Recycling Stories
“You’re not throwing out your 2001 files,” my husband asked, his voice dripping with sarcasm, as he helped me carry plastic bins down the attic stairs. Yes, yes, I am – finally! Besides throwing heaps of paper into the recycle … Continue reading
About that Cup o’ Joe…
“This will keep your coffee warm for an entire ferry ride,” I remember the salesgirl saying at Pegasus when I bought my first reusable commuter mug, 20 years ago. Finally! I was a true Seattlite, I drank coffee, cared about … Continue reading
Posted in At Work, Food, Green Ideas, Recycling, Travel
Tagged Bainbridge Bakers, Chris Jordan, coffee, Joy, Pegasus, reusable cups, Running the Numbers, takeout containers, TED, TED talks, waste
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