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Sunday, March 16th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina gets all engineer-geeky and posts on an exciting call to action from the editor of Engineering, Science and Technology. Tuesday: Jenn discovers the coolest blender trick ever, and links to a great source [...]
Easy Peasy Tips: Choose Native Plants!
Saturday, March 15th, 2008It’s nearly springtime here in North America (ok, not in Montreal just yet) and it’s time to plan and plant your gardens. You may have a yard and be thinking of reseeding, or planning a big landscaping job. If so, choose native plants! They require less watering because they’re better suited to your local climate, [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Suzy
Friday, March 14th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Suzy, 27, Scarsale NY, How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. I live in an apartment with my husband, two cats, a turtle and some hermit crabs. I guess our housing decision is a necessity [...]
SOLE Insoles
Thursday, March 13th, 2008So I have this incredibly persistent foot problem that I’ve been living with for the past three years, which dragged me from my burgeoning triathlon hobby to my current state as semi-pro couch potato. Which is just backstory for the topic of this post: when I bought these SOLE customizable orthotics a few months ago [...]
Water Water Everywhere.
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Have you seen the very scary news story about pharmaceuticals that are floating around in our tap water? here’s the beginning of it, in case you’ve been living in happy oblivion. AP probe finds drugs in drinking water By JEFF DONN, MARTHA MENDOZA and JUSTIN PRITCHARD, Associated Press Writers Sun Mar 9, 1:00 PM ET [...]
Green Link: 10 Ways To Reduce Paper Use In Your Home or Office
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008David at The Good Human presents 10 Ways To Reduce Paper Use In Your Home or Office. He’s got some really good ones listed. Thanks for the great ideas, David!
The Coolest Blender Trick Ever
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Stop the presses! (what presses?) Did ya’ll know that you can screw mason-type jars directly onto the base of a blender, thus bypassing the regular blender container, so that your chopped/whipped/blended/ground stuff ends up directly in the jar, which you can then use for storage? This also saves the steps of washing the blender container, [...]
Wanted: A Change of Heart.
Monday, March 10th, 2008My friend Birdie sent me a heads up about the editorial in the most recent issue of Environmental Science and Technology. ES&T is a highly respected journal about, well, environmental science and technology. Go take a look — I love this editorial! it’s all about climate change and our current unsustainability in the US. It [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina discusses the web video “The Story of Stuff” Tuesday: Jenn announces a giveaway contest of the upcoming book “Eco Dog”! Wednesday: Karina wonders if her lunch is green, or greenwashed Thursday: Jenn reveals [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Buy Used!
Saturday, March 8th, 2008When shopping for a [thing you really need], see if you can find that [thing you really need] used, instead of new. You know how you have shirts hanging in your closet with tags still on them, perfectly good, but just not your style? Well, someone else has the lamp you want, the ottoman you [...]
NYC Event Alert: War, Elections, and Our Way of Life
Friday, March 7th, 2008Hello NYC-area Tiny Choosers! I wanted to invite ya’ll to a talk that my dear friend Mickey Z. is giving next Monday, March 10th, in Astoria: Myth America: War, Elections, and Our Way of Life A talk by Mickey Z. Monday, March 10 7:30 – 9:00 pm The Bohemian Hall, 29-19 24th Avenue between 31st [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: David
Friday, March 7th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? David, 35, Los Angeles, CA How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? I live in a 2-bedroom apartment with my wife and our 14 year old cat Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. We rent because we have to – it [...]
“Ecodog” Winner!
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Thanks to everyone who shared their wonderful animal stories on our original post! And a big congrats to Mandi, the winner of the new book Eco dog!
My New Dishwashing Scrubby, Revealed
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Ya’ll were so helpful back over on my “Help Me Wash My Dishes” post, wherein I asked for eco-friendlier options to replace my beloved Dobie. As I mentioned in the comments over there, the main feature I’m looking for is something that doesn’t just push the oil around on my dishes/plates, but actually gets it [...]
Noodle Bowls
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008In a futile but well-meaning attempt to save my lunch money pennies, I try to keep a couple of emergency lunches in my desk. One of my favorite lunches is Annie Chun’s Soup Bowls. I love the udon and the kimchi soup, and it’s easy to make and pretty tasty. However, I’m kind of disappointed [...]
Tiny Choices Giveaway: “EcoDog”
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Hello dear Tiny Choosers! It’s time for another giveaway contest, courtesy of our friends at Chronicle Books, who were lovely enough to send us an advance copy of their soon-to-be-released book, “Ecodog“! What I like most about this book is that it presents incredibly useful, straightforward facts such as grooming, food, housekeeping, and play alongside [...]
The Story of Stuff
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I can’t remember where I saw the first reference, but this weekend I got 20 min. of free time together to watch The Story of Stuff. Y’all, this is a GREAT movie. Great. I can’t believe that it’s been flying around the internet for 3 months or so and I haven’t seen it! I don’t [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina discovered that sometimes, six buck yogurt is totally, totally worth it. Tuesday: Jenn tips us off to a DIY activism opportunity – make and share cloth pads with girls in Africa! Wednesday: Karina [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Share Reading Material!
Saturday, March 1st, 2008Once you’ve finished reading a magazine or book, it’s ready to be passed on to another lucky soul. Bring it with you when you leave your house and find a spot to leave it for someone else to become the next happy reader! We’re certainly not encouraging littering– but, perhaps, leave the tome on the [...]
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