Archive for April, 2008
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2008Jenn and I have been meaning to see the movie King Corn since we first heard about it, but haven’t been able to make it work. Jesse at Corduroy Orange just posted that it will be airing on PBS! You can check for local listings here. Haven’t heard of King Corn? From the PBS webpage: [...]
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Weekly Check-In: April Tiny Challenge!
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008It’s been a week since we first posted about the April Tiny Challenge, wherein we all choose a tiny choice and commit to it for the rest of the month. So, let’s check in with all the Tiny Choosers and see how it’s going! Karina: “I vow to (oh heck) give up plastic straws.” Week [...]
Contest Winners!
Monday, April 14th, 2008We’re happy to announce the two winners of “How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: 365 simple ways to save energy, resources, and money” — Eliza and Nicole! Thanks to everyone for your amazingly funny comments. Ya’ll make our day!
Tiny Choices Q&A: Choosing Green Energy
Monday, April 14th, 2008Welcome to Tiny Choices Q&A, where we open the floor for discussion on questions which y’all have submitted (read the list of questions here, & add yours!) Kim asks: So, Yay! I’ve got my own place (apartment) and I just switched the power to my name when I see that I get to chose who [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, April 13th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: We issue a formal double-dog dare: join us in the April Tiny Challenge! Tuesday: Jenn gets excited about Whole Foods’ non-plastic to-go containers; also, The Panda is happy that we’re all tiny choosing! Wednesday: [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Host A Clothing Swap!
Saturday, April 12th, 2008Clothing Swaps (we call them Naked Lady Parties) are an amazing way of sprucing up your wardrobe without spending a cent or making a dent on the environment– and, men are, of course, invited too! The rules are simple: – Invite some friends, and invite their friends too (the more atendees the better the clothing [...]
Book Giveaway: “How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint”
Friday, April 11th, 2008Hey everyone, thanks to our buddies at Chronicle we’ve got some more green books to giveaway– and we’re starting with two copies of “How To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: 365 simple ways to save energy, resources, and money“! If you’d like to win one, please leave a comment below, and tell us something funny. Could [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Nicole
Friday, April 11th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Nicole, 29, Alexandria, VA, Knerq. How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Own a townhouse, living with my husband and our two cats. Our priorities were nearness to work, good access to public transit, and a walkable neighborhood. We also scored last summer with the small [...]
Nothing Beats Locavore Popcorn
Thursday, April 10th, 2008I was heading to visit my folks last night, and since they raised me right (and always feed me well when I appear on their doorstep) I didn’t want to show up empty handed. So while strolling through the Union Square Greenmarket yesterday I bought them a 2-pound bag of white popping corn from one [...]
You win some, you lose some.
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Yesterday was an up and down Tiny Choices day for me. Last night, I had to drive into Manhattan for a meeting. I usually try to leave work with enough time to drive to Jersey City so I can take public transit in – but yesterday the meeting was scheduled for 30 min. earlier than [...]
We won’t be too late!
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008. . . . WOW. wow! We are so excited about the tiny choices y’all have posted about on our challenge post. Excited, and filled with optimism. And I’m sure that this Panda is relieved, too, to know that we’re all on the job and tiny-choosing our way to more trees to hug! (if you [...]
Whole Foods: New To-Go Containers
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008A few days ago I took a lunchtime meander down to my local Whole Foods, to pick up some groceries and to-go food. And I saw that they’d replaced the stacks of plastic clamshell to-go containers with stacks of quite obviously non-plastic to-go containers! It was really exciting! Because I have no idea exactly how [...]
We Double-Dog-Dare You!
Monday, April 7th, 2008. . . . This month marks the 28th Annual Earth Day, and everyone knows what an auspicious anniversary the 28th one is – it’s good excuse for our First Tiny Choices Challenge! Will you join us? We propose: we all pick a Tiny Choice we’ve been contemplating, and commit to implementing it for the [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina’s stove sparkles thanks to a little elbow grease! Tuesday: Jenn spills the beans on our favorite issues. Won’t you join us? (ok, ok, April Fools!) Wednesday: Karina DIYs her new date planner for [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Low Impact Days!
Saturday, April 5th, 2008The biggest impact we can have on the environment is by having no impact on it at all. And while a zero-impact day might be nearly impossible, it’s well within our reach to pick a day each week to have as little impact as we can manage. So, put it on your calendar– one day [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Stella B.
Friday, April 4th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Stella B, 27, Berkeley CA. How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Apartment (converted second floor of a house, really) with one roommate. Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Both. I would rather live alone, but at the moment it makes [...]
Fresh Direct: Tiny Choice or Greenwashing?
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008I recently received an email from Fresh Direct (a NYC-based home delivery grocery service) letting me know that they’ve finally begun making deliveries within my zip code. I’d frequently seen them nearby, but guess I lived on the wrong side of the tracks… until now. More likely, there are now enough potential customers on my [...]
Market forces are all around us!
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008I read this morning in salon.com that March is not looking good for auto sales in the US – be it the economy or the higher cost of gasoline. But apparently market forces are hard at work in response to that: March marked the best month ever for Prius sales — 20,635 sold. But Americans [...]
DIY Calendar
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008I know I’m several months behind the curve here, but I just finished making my planner for 2008! In my defense my planner was from February 2007 through March 2008, and it’s JUST April now, so I’m not too far behind. Though this tip might not timely for anyone else. I really loved my last [...]
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