Archive for June, 2008
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008American’s are well aware these days that we’ve hit 4-dollar gas recently. It’s all anyone is talking about – ever! It’s all over the news, next to the water cooler, and at the gas pumps. And as unlikely as it ever seemed to be, it seems like the SUV has finally started to croak as [...]
Help! Facial SPF 30?
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Are ya’ll hot yet? Here in NYC we’re having a little bit of a heatwave, which means that it’s officially summer. And having spent part of last weekend outdoors, I seem to have acquired the first base-layer tan of the season. Which would be nice except for the fact that I usually protect my skin [...]
Soda Club Seltzer Maker
Monday, June 9th, 2008I posted a couple of weeks ago about my search for ways to make my seltzer habit a little more sustainable. After everything y’all had to say, and a little more research on my end, I ended up purchasing the Soda Club Fountain Jet and boy do I love it! And not just because it [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, June 8th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina preps us for the start of CSA season! Tuesday: Jenn loves biking in skirts; and a quote from Dr. Seuss Wednesday: Karina shocks and awes us with the official results from her May [...]
Easy Peasy Tips: Eco-Friendlier Fish
Saturday, June 7th, 2008If you’re an omnivore or a pescatarian, chances are that fishies play a significant role in your diet. Problem is that there are some environmental and health issues concerning certain types of fish, so it’s good to bring these into your awareness and make informed decisions. Some fish stocks are being devastated by trawler nets, [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Meredith!
Friday, June 6th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Meredith, 31, Berkeley, http://www.paperdollygirl.com How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? In an apartment with my husband. Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Mostly necessity – we needed a place close to transit to get into San Francisco for work, close [...]
Free Rice, Thrice
Thursday, June 5th, 2008We’ve talked about the FreeRice game/food donation program twice before: here and here. We love FreeRice. I just got up to a score of 44, and donated 1940 grains of rice. How about you?
NatureMill Indoor Composter: All That?
Thursday, June 5th, 2008************* Note: I recently reviewed the new NatureMill Pro XE model (April 2010)– click here to read the latest scoop! ************** I’ve talked before about my love of, and current inability to, compost. I live in an yardless apartment and so backyard composters are out. I also have an uncanny ability to kill things (well, [...]
Results! May Experiment!
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008So I’m sure you’ve all been waiting with ‘baited breath for the exciting results of my May experiment (mid-month update here) to drive the speed limit! I am so totally excited, check out these numbers: March-April Average = 58.24 mpg May Average = 66.36 mpg Which is a 14% Difference. That is so huge! A [...]
Quote of the Day: Dr. Seuss
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008“Unless someone like You cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” – Dr. Seuss
Bicycle Skirt Guards
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008I spent last weekend in D.C. with a friend, who rented me a bike so we could do an easy tour of the monuments. It was so much fun, and an easy breezy way to cover lots of territory without killing my feet. Since we were cycling around a swamp and swamps are, apparently, horrendously [...]
Getting Ready for Fresh Vegetable Season!
Monday, June 2nd, 2008My CSA will start in a few weeks, and I’ve been sort of vaguely preparing for the imminent bounty. I’ve cleaned out my fridge a couple of times – shoot, I’ve even convinced my landlord that I really DID need a new fridge, which he delivered recently. I still need to re-worm my worm bin [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina remembers how she got started on that whole Environmental Thing, and y’all shared your stories too! Tuesday: Jenn exposes how litterbugs should be treated! Wednesday: Karina shakes things up with a new pepper [...]
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