Archive for September, 2008
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008We know, sometimes it seems like a lot of work to be green. So this week, take a load off! Listen to our friend Miley Cyrus for some tips on how to “go green.” [Via People.com] ———————————————————– Read all of our Easy Peasy Tips! ———————————————————–
Tiny Choices Survey: Monica!
Friday, September 12th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Monica Rodgers , 37 years old Mother of two children age 3, 6 years. Store: www.littlebits.com or blog at www.earthsavers.typepad.com How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. We bought a large Victorian a year ago [...]
YogaToday.com
Thursday, September 11th, 2008I’ve been doing lots and lots of yoga lately, which is amazing and joyous and makes me feel so, so good. And while I’ve been going to local classes of all different kinds, I’ve also been developing a home practice for those times I can’t make it to a studio and/or I’ve already spent a [...]
2008 Environmentalists?
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Question: If you had the opportunity to nominate a person (or persons) for an environmental award for the year 2008, who would you choose, and why? Please keep in mind that their actions/contributions must have been made within 2008, and they can be located anywhere around the globe. Your thoughts? [Image by Per Ola Wiberg [...]
DIY Napkin Rings
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Friend of Tiny Choices Stacey Bhaerman told me about one of her recent TinyChoices and it was so cool I asked her her to write it up. She is sweet, and did! One of the first subjects covered on Tiny Choices was the choice to move from paper disposable to cloth napkins. At that time, [...]
Green Reminder Stickers
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008I recently estimated that I spend approximately one-quarter of my working hours ducking into empty conference rooms and shutting off the lights. Perhaps I exaggerate slightly, but only slightly– I work with lovely people but apparently many of them were raised in barns, perhaps too tired from the uphill slog to and from school to [...]
Carnival of the Green #144!
Monday, September 8th, 2008The Carnival of the Green is a weekly blog phenomenon hosted by TreeHugger and hosted by Tiny Choices this week! It travels from blog to blog every Monday, so check out last week’s at Savvy Vegetarian, and look for it next week at Walkable Neighborhoods. So! Last week, in the green blogosphere: Doug Green [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Round Up
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina reads her book report, titled: “What I did on my summer vacation.” Tuesday: Jenn blisses out on local ice cream. Wednesday: Karina tells us that the USPS is (purportedly) going green, in a [...]
NYC Peeps: A Literary and Musical Event
Saturday, September 6th, 2008Hey all– if you’re in the NYC area next Tues Thursday, mark your calendar: my dear friend Mickey Z. is giving a talk– details here! Also on the bill is superfab singer-songwriter Val Turner, and poet Elliot Katz. I’ll be there… will you?
Easy Peasy Tip: Skip a flush!
Saturday, September 6th, 2008Here’s a note from a friend out west: I just got back from vacation at the Lava Beds National Monument, and they had the “big flush/little flush” toilets at the visitor center. Of course I had to take a picture for you because I am a nut like that. I thought of all people, you [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Geoffrey!
Friday, September 5th, 2008Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? Geoffrey, age 45, Sebastopol, CA, USA. Blog: West of the Laguna How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? My family of 3 lives in a 911 sq. ft. house in downtown Sebastopol. Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. Housing prices in [...]
DIY: Reusable Sandwich Wrapper
Thursday, September 4th, 2008I’ve seen reusable sandwich wrappers before and have always thought they’re a great idea– they eliminate the need for resource-intensive disposable packaging (plastic baggies, aluminum foil) while fulfilling two important functions: lunch transporter and portable placemat. And if you DIY it, you can make different sizes for all your different lunch needs. But I never [...]
USPS: environmental champion, in a very vague way.
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008I recently received a package via USPS priority mail, and after I ripped open the envelope to get to the goodies inside I noticed that there was a small logo and statement: Cradle to Cradle Certification is awarded to products that pursue an innovative vision of ecologically-intelligent design that eliminates the concept of waste. This [...]
The Pleasures of Local Ice Cream
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008With the goal of presenting a fully-researched blog post and in the name of hardcore investigative journalism (hats off to you, Geraldo, for teaching me everything I know), I recently went to sample Blue Marble ice cream. Jenn and I ambled over to the Boreum Hill (Brooklyn) scoop shop which declares itself “An enthusiastically kid- [...]
What I did on my Summer Vacation
Monday, September 1st, 2008It’s Labor Day in the US, which traditionally marks the end of summer vacation and back to school. At least, it did in my day. Also in my day (do I sound positively ancient yet?) teachers would ask students to share what they did on their summer vacation during the first week of classes. So, [...]
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