Political Climate Not Changing
There are two reasons I chose a turtle to illustrate this blog post. The first is unhappy news about the fate of Costa Rica’s leatherback turtles: As sea temperatures rise due to global climate change, the reefs on which the turtles feed are disappearing. When this threat is added to coastal development, egg poaching and drift net fishing, it becomes apparent that this endangered animal may
Cold Water Dishwashing? An Experiment in Green Living
When you live in an old, drafty dump of a house — like, for example, mine — you learn to innovate in order to keep your energy bills from looking like the Pentagon budget.
So last night I ran my dishwasher using only cold water. Blasphemous, I know, but Ed Hagerty (one of my readers) inspired me to try something different. Like me, Ed lives in
Saving the Planet, One Beer at a Time
Ah, beer. Perhaps one of mankind’s greatest inventions, it refreshes us, relaxes us, and restoreth our souls.
And like many other products, beer has a considerable environmental impact, the most significant of which is storage in the open-air refrigerator units found in grocery stores. (I personally wouldn’t mind opening a glass door to get my 6-pack, if it means we could all breathe easier.)
Another way to
