Archive for July, 2008
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Monday, July 14th, 2008We’re having thermostat wars at work. OK, it’s not anything openly declared, but there is a silent creep in conflicting directions… someone keeps sneaking the temperature down, and someone keeps sneaking it up. Couple that with an inaccurate thermostat system in our building when I walk from my end of the office down to the [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, July 13th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina reports that Marcal has repackaged and rebranded their recycled-content toilet paper Tuesday: Jenn talks about some natural drain cleaning options Wednesday: Karina discusses her love for, and the absurd energy use of, fancy [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Download Music & Software!
Saturday, July 12th, 2008The next time you purchase music or software, opt for downloading it instead of purchasing it on a disc. CDs and DVDs are made from plastics and contain all kinds of crazy chemical formulations, and then there’s the plastic case, plastic overwrap, and printed paper liner to consider. If you’re worried about not having a [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Ginger!
Friday, July 11th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Ginger, 60, Australia, How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? In a 3-bedroom town house with small courtyard (in which I grow fruit trees, grape vines and herbs). I live on my own; children now age 30 and 20. Are your housing decisions dictated by choice [...]
Update: Tiny Choices Birthday Bash!
Thursday, July 10th, 2008As mentioned last week, we’re turning Oneteen Years Old. We’re throwing ourselves a birthday party. Ya’ll should come! But we’re changing the date: Date: Thursday, July 31st Location: TBD in NYC Save the date, and come party! [Image by Matthew Routley via Creative Commons]
Green Your Workplace
Thursday, July 10th, 2008I’ve been meaning to write up a “greening your workplace” post for some time now, and perhaps there’s a reason for my procrastination– Grist beat me to it, and as usual they’ve got some super ideas: From Grist: “With a few simple steps, every paycheck jockey on earth can help promote a healthier environment, inside [...]
Energy Intensive Toilets
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008Last year my stepsister and I took a two week trip to Japan, and we had a really super time. (don’t worry! I bought carbon offsets for the long long plane trip.) I was really impressed at how easy it was to get around, especially considering that we don’t speak or read Japanese. We took [...]
Natural Drain Cleaning
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Back when I wrote “Ten Ways to Green Your Bathroom,” I seem to have been woefully negligent on how deal with drains. So in the spirit of making amends, let’s now talk about them. Drains. And how to keep them clear. And if they’re not clear, how to clean them out without killing the fishies [...]
Marcal repackages already-great Paper Products
Monday, July 7th, 2008Team Tiny Choices is no stranger to Marcal paper goods, but I was surprised when I was in the grocery store this weekend to see that Marcal has repackaged their paper products to be more, well, obviously green. What is also interesting is that with the repackaging, they are also more obviously EXPENSIVE. I’m [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina gushes about the new sustainable waterfall art in NYC. Tuesday: Jenn flashes on Home Depot’s new CFL recycling program. Wednesday: Karina munches over the idea of green potato chips. Thursday: Tiny Choices is [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Combine Trips
Saturday, July 5th, 2008We know, we know. We’ve talked about this before. But there are some incredible data out there indicating that for the first time in recorded history gasoline use has dropped! it’s amazing! And it’s partly because people are being more thoughtful about their car use and combining trips. So revisit your to do list this [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Aurora Fox
Friday, July 4th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Aurora Fox, Berkeley, Ca, age 58, http://foxyartstudio.blogspot.com/ How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? House with husband–(inherited house from his family) Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Both–we are choosing to live here in the Bay Area, but we also are [...]
BlogHer: Who’s in?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Ya’ll might be surprised to learn that Team Tiny Choices does not survive on the revenue from this blog alone (shocking, I know!) As such, to keep myself fed, I work as the Blog Manager for a big ol’ website. And thanks to that job, I’m getting the amazing opportunity to attend the BlogHer conference [...]
Tiny Choices Turns One, Has Party, You’re Invited!
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008Can you believe it’s been nearly a year since we started Tiny Choices? It’s been a fun ride, we’ll tell you what! Along the way we’ve learned a whole lot about a whole lot of subjects, admitted to our green obsessions and eco-failures, and had amazing interactions with you, the Tiny Choosers who make this [...]
Greening Tater Chips
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008I was enjoying a delicious tofu, bok choy and sugar snap peas stir fry (thank you, CSA!) at lunch yesterday and I wanted a little bit more – so I succumbed to my achilles heel. No, not ice cream – cheese flavoring. I love things that are orange and dusty and taste like cheese, and [...]
Home Depot CFL Recycling
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008Great Great Great News!! Home Depot stores will now be collecting used (and unbroken) Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs for recycling! From the Home Depot press release (PDF): “At each The Home Depot store, customers can simply bring in any expired, unbroken CFL bulbs, and give them to the store associate behind the returns desk. The bulbs [...]
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