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Category Archives: Conservation
Ash Falling on Cedars
Much of the world is understandably focused on hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Jose and Katia on the East Coast. Communities are being battered by some of the largest hurricanes ever recorded. Meanwhile, on the West Coast, where I live, there are … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Conservation, Energy
Tagged biosphere, climate, deforestation, earth, forest fires, hurricanes
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Population over 7 billion – don’t exhale!
I’m sure everyone who follows Low Carbon Girl’s facebook page saw the Seattle PI article about National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) report that our global CO2 levels have gone over 400 parts per million. NOAA’s widget (left) resides in … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, My CO2 Footprint
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How to Kick the Plastic Wrap Habit
A couple of years ago, before I began to give the idea of zero waste any thought, I was in a meeting when someone at the end of the table announced, “I never use plastic wrap.” How could this be? … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Conservation, Food, Green Ideas, Recycling, Saving Money, Shopping
Tagged leftovers, plastic wrap, recycle, repurposing, repurposing jelly jars, zero waste
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Earth First
Is there any chance that we can put the earth’s needs before our own and conserve resources? It’s a tall order and I’m not really sure it’s possible. Not because we don’t want to save resources in theory but because … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Conservation, My CO2 Footprint, Shopping
Tagged bird, birds, climate change, cod, conservation, earth, feast of joy, fishing, gratitude, huffington post, IPCC, millennials, Momastery, mt rainier, no impact project, no-impact man, NYT, rainier, renewable energy, Salon, service economy, sharing economy, solar arrays, Story of Stuff, sustainability, The Atlantic, The New York Times, the story of stuff, wired, wired mag, zero waste, zero waste lifestyle
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Buying Bottled Water Benefits the OIL Industry
Yup, that’s right, the oil industry. The production of plastic bottles uses more than 17 million barrels of oil annually, enough to fuel more than one million U.S. cars for a year! Plus, it benefits the largest bottled water companies: … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint, Water
Tagged bottled water, clean water, Coke, drinkable water, fossil fuels, Nestle, Pepsi, plastic, plastic bottles, potable water, tap water, tapped, the story of bottled water, the story of stuff, water, water mining, water rights
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Climate Shame
Or, climate change: it’s a shame. I’m starting to notice a trend, are you? A trend where people probably with the best intentions, use guilt and shame to try to get the rest of us to sacrifice for the greater good. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Energy, Conservation, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged ashamed, climate, climate change, climate collective, climate distruption, climate morality, climate shame, climate solutions, Drew Faust, Ehrlich, Elegy, empathy, harvard, Humanity on a Tightrope, inclusion, KC Golden, Morality, NYT review of books, self-loathing, shame, Whidbey Institute, zadie smith
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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
Hot Tub vs. Bath Tub
Ok, I was pretty sure I knew the answer to this question before I started to do any research: which consumed more energy: running the hot tub full bore all winter or taking baths? But, I had to do the … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Conservation, Green Ideas, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged 350.org, Australia, bath tub, Bill McKibben, burpees, compost hot tub, hot tub, kwh, little eco footprint
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CO2 Baseline
The idea that a person should be concerned about the parts per million of CO2 in our atmosphere entered my consciousness four years ago when I read an article about NASA’s James Hansen with the unsavory message that our CO2 … Continue reading
Posted in At Home, Conservation, My CO2 Footprint
Tagged 350, 350 ppm, 350.org, Bill McKibben, carbon footprint, Carbon visuals, CO2, Dan Kowalski, James Hansen, NASA, NYTimes, real-time emissions, Rollingbaworks
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What Lifestyle Changes Have the Biggest CO2 Impact?
Joy brought up another good question while we were having lunch the other day: if a person wanted to reduce their carbon footprint, what change would have the most impact? Most resources agree that reducing motorized travel of any kind … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Food, My CO2 Footprint, Travel
Tagged 65 degrees F, air travel, airplanes, buses, carbon footprint, cars, Chris Goodall, city-specific carbon, CO2, food, heating, Hestia, household appliances, hybrid, lifestyle, lifestyle changes, NPR, thrift shops, trains, used clothes
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