Environment – Page 3

More on pouring away gas

26January2007GeekTieGuy13 CommentsEnvironment, Personal, Sustainability

This is something I’ve had stuck in my mind ever since I read the book “Stuff: The secret lives of everyday things” (or was it “Natural Capitalism”? I’ve lent out both books right now). Take a wild guess at how much of the energy in the gas you put in your car actually goes towards

Try this search on Google. I promise you’ll be surprised!

26January2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsEnvironment, Personal, Sustainability

Doing some research for an illustration I wanted to post on this blog, I typed the following search terms into Google: aluminum can volume. What do you think a search like this would bring you? Try it out yourself. You’ll be as surprised as I was. It’s this: Almost every result talks about how much

A Voluntary Simplicity manifesto

1January2007GeekTieGuy3 CommentsEnvironment, Personal, Sustainability

Inspired by the manifestos at gapingvoid.com, here’s my Voluntary Simplicity manifesto: —————— The free market economy of boundless growth is unsustainable, since we live on a planet with finite resources. Future generations have just as much a right to enjoy life as the current generation. Future generations have just as much a right to enjoy

Plugging CSA’s

25September2006GeekTieGuyEnvironment, Opinion, Personal

“What the heck is CSA?”, I hear you cry. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture, and it’s the wave of the future in food as far as I’m concerned. Okay, maybe that’s putting it a bit strongly, but if you care about your local environment and like to eat fresh, organically grown produce, hear this

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Category Archives: Environment

More on pouring away gas

Try this search on Google. I promise you’ll be surprised!

A Voluntary Simplicity manifesto

Plugging CSA’s