Archive for September, 2008
« Previous Entries“Take Back The Filter” Video
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Check out the new video for the amazing and inspiring “Take Back the Filter” campaign which Fake Plastic Fish is running:
Karina gushed about this campaign back in April, and it looks like it’s going full steam ahead! So far they’ve collected 374 used filters (which they’ll send to Clorox at some point, to make […]
Ending Holiday Consumerism
Monday, September 29th, 2008I don’t want to be accused of talking holidays too early - you know how some stores manage to bump up the Christmas Carols a little bit each year, until we’re hearing them sometime shortly after Halloween? What better way, though, for our retailers to sneakily remind us that there are ONLY A FEW (tens […]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices:
Monday: Karina takes a sobering look at the Economy and the Environment.
Tuesday: Jenn dips the Tiny Choices Toes into politics to take a look at some of the environmental issues in Sarah […]
Easy Peasy Tip: Do a Green Good Deed!
Saturday, September 27th, 2008We’ve all had those days when going the extra little bit seems insurmountably hard, or at best, makes us really grumble. Trust me, EVERYONE feels this way. Let’s assume you know someone near and dear to you in the same boat! Help a friend out the next time you have a chance, and do a […]
Tiny Choices Survey: Karen!
Friday, September 26th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)?
Karen Hanrahan aka Mother Earth, 47, single mom of two; Matthew 21, Kate 17, pending empty nester. Blog: Best of Mother Earth Business: Independent Shaklee Distributor
How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain.
By choice, I reside […]
Heads up, Brooklyn!
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Mark your Calenders! We got the following information from the
The North Brooklyn Compost Project:
Please join us for a composting fund raiser event. Learn how to lower your urban-eco footprint, meet other folks in the community interested in composting, join our raffle to win prizes, bid on items for the silent auction, […]
Guest Post: Green Your Lawn Mower!
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Hey Tiny Choosers– today we’re featuring a special guest post by Angela Rickard of Brisbane, Australia, on a topic near and dear to her heart: manual push lawn mowers!
Good day readers, it’s your international correspondent Angela guest posting today. If you haven’t experienced the joys of modern reel lawn mowers, you’ll want to read […]
Remember when conservation was patriotic?
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008This has been a week chock full of politics here at Tiny Choices! Here’s one mildly timely, and mildly political. Remember when conservation was patriotic? The American Legion has some truly amazing war-time posters linked on their homepage that bring back a simpler time, when conservation was patriotic and sweaters were practically standard issue.
For example, […]
Palin’s Environmental Blindness
Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008We here at Team Tiny Choices don’t tend to talk write much about issues of a distinctly political nature, but this story on Salon upsets me so greatly I can’t help but vent about it:
On the “dead lake” outside Palin’s house: “Every morning she’s at home here, Sarah Palin wakes up to a postcard view […]
Economy and the Environment
Monday, September 22nd, 2008Last week was a pretty crazy week when it came to the economy, right? It seems like our house of economic cards (made from overextending ourselves and purchasing lots of extra things that we may not need) was falling all about our ears, and all us regular dudes could do was sit around and watch. […]
Tiny Choices Weekly Round Up
Sunday, September 21st, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices:
Monday: Karina give us even MORE reasons not to drink bottled water…
Tuesday: Jenn links to a new MTV anti-greenwashing campaign, with a cute ‘n catchy song!
Wednesday: Karina celebrates her awesome, conserving granny.
Thursday: […]
Easy Peasy Tip: Shut Off Your Monitor!
Saturday, September 20th, 2008Did you know that a monitor in “screensaver” mode uses just as much energy as when you’re actually using it? That’s because it’s still fully on, displaying your screensaver just as it would display your browser windows and documents. So turn off that screensaver, and tweak your computer’s energy settings to go into […]
National (Park)ing Day
Friday, September 19th, 2008It’s National (Park)ing Day! Today people are taking back the streets by reclaiming a parking spot and installing grass, trees, and benches. Get out there and take a look for a new park in your neighborhood, and if you can’t find one nearby search the blogosphere for first hand reports. Also check this post by […]
All-Star Interviews: Paul Johnson - Sustainable Landlord!
Friday, September 19th, 2008Paul Johnson is a resident of Madison Wisconsin. He was referred to us by Bridget, who lives in one of his apartments and has raved to Team Tiny Choices before about how great it is to have a landlord who is so sustainable. Paul and his wife take the initiative in installation of a number […]
“The Beckoning of Lovely”
Thursday, September 18th, 2008A beyond-beautiful video:
To get involved: http://whoisamy.wordpress.com
More BPA News
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Hey ya’ll, here’s an update on the FDA vs. BPA front:
A quick primer: BPA (Bisphenol-A) is a chemical found in hard polycarbonate plastic bottles (such as Nalgene and Lexan brands) along with baby bottles and other plastic items, and is also used in the defacto epoxy liner inside almost all canned food. Never noticed […]
Driving like a Granny
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008I’ve been telling people lately that I get great gas mileage because I drive like a Granny. I don’t know where that came from, really: for example, my dear friend Michelle’s grandmother was famous for driving really fast while she lived in Florida so all those other old people couldn’t rear-end her. I have seen […]
“You Don’t Have to Be Green To Be Green”
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008I’m loving this video, produced on behalf of MTV’s new “Switch” anti-greenwashing campaign:
“Switch is MTV Networks International’s Global Climate Change Campaign… This isn’t about what we can’t do, it’s about what we can. It’s time to Switch.”
Best lyrics: “It doesn’t really matter what it is or what it does or why it stinks or what […]
Even MORE reasons not to drink bottled water
Monday, September 15th, 2008As if you needed it, I came across even more reasons not to drink bottled water! The National Geographic has a great page (ostensibly for kids) detailing the issues of water and plastic bottles it’s commonly bought in. Check out these two really illustrative examples of why NOT to drink bottled water:
But all those plastic […]
Tiny Choices Weekly Round Up
Sunday, September 14th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices:
Monday: Tiny Choices host the weekly Carnival of the Green!
Tuesday: Jenn gets stuck on Green Reminder Stickers…
Wednesday: Stacey guest posts for us on DIY Napkin Rings! Also, we ask for your […]