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Climate Disruption Labyrinth
Cascadia Climate Collaborative held a two-day climate conference at Whidbey Institute last weekend. It felt like a journey. I had a sense it wasn’t going to be a typical conference when it was kicked of by a Native American, Paul, … Continue reading
Posted in Green Friends, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged Alec Loorz, climate clahnge, climate disruption, fossil fuels, Gain, Kathleen Dean Moore, labyrinth, Lifeblood, Matthew Huber, Moral Ground, Pen and Bell, Present Shock, Whidbey Institute, Wild Comfort
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Oil Trains in Seattle
Sightline’s Eric de Place and Senator Christine Rolfes visit Bainbridge Island to Discuss Oil Trains Slated for Seattle The Oil on Water Event, Co-sponsored by Coal-Free Bainbridge, Sustainable Bainbridge and Eagle Harbor Congregational Church was standing room only, with more … Continue reading
Posted in My CO2 Footprint
Tagged Anne Blair, Bakken, beyond coal, Christine Rolfes, Coal-Free Bainbridge, Colstrip Montana, Eric de Place, Erika Shriner, exploding trains, Grays Harbor, natural gas, oil trains, Rebecca Ponzio, seattle, Senator Rolfes, sierra club, Sightline, sustainable bainbridge, tar sands, Val Tollefson, Washington Environmental Council, WEC
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Sustainable Bainbridge’s Zero Waste Starts BYOM Campaign
Starting April 1st, Sustainable Bainbridge’s Zero Waste along with the help of Buy Nothing Bainbridge (BNB), is launching a waste reduction campaign called BYOM (Bring Your Own to-go Mug) in honor of Earth Day. The campaign entails posting BYOM clings … Continue reading
Posted in Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint, Recycling, Saving Money
Tagged Earth Day, Farmers Market, sustainable bainbridge, to go mugs, to-go, to-go cups, togo, waste reduction, zero waste
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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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Solar Chargers – not just for vacation anymore
Spoiler alert: the following may seem like a no-brainer. And, it is. Sometimes it just takes someone else to reframe things for me to see something clearly, differently, or to apply a new use – does that ever happen to … Continue reading
HAPPY Green ReNEWables YEAR!
Are you a New Years Resolution person? I’m not, but I find myself trying a juice cleanse this year. And, I have run right up against my wavering willpower. “Wavering,” you ask? Yes, I find, when I do something just … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint, Recycling
Tagged air pollution, china, farming, farmland soil pollution, juicing, meatless mondays, new years resolutions, plastic, vegan, vegetables, veggies
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Happy Birthday Low Carbon Girl!
Low Carbon Girl’s first birthday. And, what a year its been. China’s air pollution is just FREAKING me out. And, all of their ADAPTATION to air pollution – designer air masks – really? – hey folks, let’s not be so … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Food, My CO2 Footprint, Recycling, Shopping, Travel
Tagged air masks, bottled water, china, climate, climate change, Eco Expert Link, feast of joy, fracking, fukushima, green steve, low carbon girl, nuclear, plant protein, plant-based diet, plastics, reusable containers, reuse, sustainable, sustainable bainbridge, tap water, travel, two degrees, vegan
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Plants Have Protein – But How Much?
When I mention I’m trying to eat vegan, the first question I’m asked is “are you getting enough protein?” So, I was glad to stumble upon No Whey No Cow’s Why Vegan? article, as the author, Amy, gets asked the … Continue reading
Posted in Food, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged cattle, cattle emissions, climate change, farming, Norwegian military, plant protein, protein in plants, 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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Organic Fertilizer, Farming and Food
I don’t know about you, but I thought organic food was 100% goodness. Good for humans, good for the earth. So, you can imagine my surprise when I read Conservation Magazine’s Fertility Treatments article and found it’s mostly good but … Continue reading