Archive for August, 2008
Next Entries »From Sewage to Drinking Water
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008Elizabeth Royte’s book Garbageland was an amazing trip through how NYCs trash is handled, so I was excited to read her in the NY Times magazine on another fascinating topic– turning wastewater back into drinking water: From: A Tall, Cool Drink of … Sewage?: “When you flush in Santa Ana, the waste makes its way [...]
Top 10-Car Owning Countries
Monday, August 11th, 2008Forbes.com had an interesting article up last week identifying the Top 10-Car Owning Countries. And guess what, America? We’re Number Two! I am a little surprised, actually, and pretty relieved. The article draws some interesting conclusions about car ownership and country size (it turns out that all that space isn’t quite the excuse for having [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, August 10th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina asks for help on freezer storage container options. Also, thanks for coming to the Tiny Choices Birthday Party! Tuesday: You voted, we listened! Jenn announces that Food Choices are our August Tiny Challenge. [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: No, really. Inflate your tires!
Saturday, August 9th, 2008There’s been a lot of hubbub recently about the worth of making sure your tires are inflated to the proper pressure. If you haven’t been paying attention: Barack Obama suggested that we all inflate our tires to the manufacturers recommended pressure, and that by doing that we would save more gasoline than would be gained [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Kim!
Friday, August 8th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? I’m Kim and I’m 25. I live on the Central Coast of California, in a granny unit (above a garage). There’s not too many apartment complexes here, so most people rent granny units or parts of converted houses. I [...]
Put Your Headphones on…
Thursday, August 7th, 2008…and let me know in the comments if you giggled out loud!
Rice Restaurants
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Since ya’ll know I have a deep, deep problem with managing to fit cooking into my life, I’m often on the lookout for takout meals which won’t kill my tiny choosing. I’ve loved Rice for years– it’s a 4-location chain based in NYC which has all kinds of great options on their menu. I knew [...]
Greener Electronics, Mass Consumerism
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008I try to live a simple life. But I must admit that when I say trying, mostly what I am doing is resisting the mass-consumption messages that our society bombards us with. Not having a tv, for example, is probably the most I do to prevent these messages from knocking me over the head and [...]
Green Moms Carnival
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008We’re honored to have participated in the brand-new Green Moms Carnival, started by Lynn of Organic Mania. The topic this month was “Global Warming,” for which I submitted my post “The Perks of Global Warming.” As Lynn says: “We’re blogging about how we can make a difference in the fight against global warming. Most of [...]
August Tiny Challenge: Food Choices!
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008Ya’ll voted, and we listened: our August Tiny Challenge will focus on Food Choices: Food Choices 38% Plastic Bags 24% Disposable Drink Bottles 16% Personal Transportation 14% Other… 4% Drinking Straws 4% What does this mean exactly? We’re leaving [...]
Tiny Choices Birthday Party
Monday, August 4th, 2008Thanks to all of you who attended the Tiny Choices birthday party! We had a great crowd of 25 or 30 Tiny Choosers. We raffled off some gifts, had lovely cocktails and delicious appetizers, and did an informal survey on how we all got to the party. Now, no big surprise on the results, because [...]
Freezer storage?
Monday, August 4th, 2008As I try to keep up with my CSA share, there are a lot of foods that I am not so great at eating promptly. Like: Green Beans. I love green beans. but I never eat them when there’s other delicious things to eat like kale or kohlrabi or swiss chard. My Gramma would can [...]
The Perks of Global Warming
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008So I’m watching this documentary about the TED (Technology Entertainment Design) Conference, where 1000 “thinkers and doers gather for inspiration” each year, and all of a sudden I’m listening to a funny song about global warming. A funny song about global warming! It’s titled “Manhattan In January:” And it’s just got me thinking about those [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina suds up her car with some waterless car wash Tuesday: What would you like to do for the August Tiny Challenge? Also, check out this great link for directions on how to recycle [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Help a Friend!
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008We’re going to make an assumption that because you’re reading this, you feel at least a little tiny bit empowered when it comes to environmentalism. But you’ve got friends or loved ones, we’re sure, who may feel a teensy tiny bit at sea when it comes to making the right environmental decisions. So the next [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Lori!
Friday, August 1st, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Lori (a.k.a. Enid Crow), 39, Crown Heights, Brooklyn, www.enidcrow.com How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? I rent a 1-bedroom apartment Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Necessity. I wish I could live in a tiny house with a small vegetable [...]
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