Archive for July, 2009
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Sunday, July 12th, 2009Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience!Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina tells us about a regional grower’s association in upstate NY Tuesday: Jenn discovers somewhat more efficient incandescent bulbs, and spills a secret Wednesday: Karina writes about an awesome re-use blog! Thursday: Enter our book [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Lend!
Saturday, July 11th, 2009We’ve talked previously about the positive environmental impact of borrowing instead of buying… well, the flip side of borrowing is lending!If you’ve got it, lend it out: Lend your cordless drill to the new neighbor so they can hang pictures Lend your books to your friends Lend your pretty cakeplate to your colleague for use [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Clare!
Friday, July 10th, 2009Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? clare judith bowers, 31, san francisco, ca. www.clarecupcake.com How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Are your housing decisions dictated by choice or necessity? Please explain. right now i live in an apartment partly by choice, partly by necessity. i live in sf in part because [...]
Tiny Choices Giveaway: “The Mom’s Guide to Growing Your Family Green”
Thursday, July 9th, 2009We’re thrilled to be giving away a new copy of Terra Wellington’s new book, “The Mom’s Guide to Growing Your Family Green: Saving the Earth Begins at Home” To enter, please leave a comment below. Winner will be chosen at random on Thursday, 7/14, and must have a U.S. mailing address. Good luck!
Street Use: or, technology for the masses
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009I’ve been really loving the blog Street Use, which “features the ways in which people modify and re-create technology … a collection of personal modifications, folk innovations, street customization, ad hoc alterations, wear-patterns, home-made versions and indigenous ingenuity.” The thing that makes me most excited about Street Use are the posts about recycling. Actually, many [...]
Modernized Incandescents
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009I find this absolutely fascinating– I had no idea folks were still working with incandescent lightbulbs, but apparently they are, trying to find ways to make them more efficient. And to some degree it’s working– these new Phillips bulbs are 30% more efficient than standard incandescents and last three times as long… and also cost [...]
Buying Local Resources
Monday, July 6th, 2009When I was heading up to see my family for the holiday weekend, I noticed a lot of signs that I hadn’t seen before – they are all for the Roundout Valley Grower’s Association, and the basic jist of the signs was “BUY LOCAL.” And they were EVERYWHERE! I took some time to look them [...]
Tiny Choices Weekly Roundup!
Sunday, July 5th, 2009Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience! Last week on Tiny Choices: Monday: Karina shares a great green crafting and lifestyle website – Fun in the making! Tuesday: Jenn discovers yet another fabulous way to use those amazing multifunctional hankies! Wednesday: Karina reports some sort-of-breaking news about [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Don’t Give Up on that Charcoal!
Saturday, July 4th, 2009What better on this day of American Independence to offer a tip that has to do with that most American of activities – Barbecuing? Whether you’re grilling up free range steaks or portobell0 mushrooms or veggie skewers or a bunch of corn on the cob, before you dump out the ashes from your grill, poke [...]
Tiny Choices Survey: Esther!
Friday, July 3rd, 2009Vital statistics (name, age, location, link to website/blog)? My name is Esther Hawkins, I’m 30 years old and live in Springfield, MO. I’m originally from England but moved to the States when I was 20 so I still have the accent. My blog is hawkinshealth.com. How do you reside (apartment or house, roommates)? Are your [...]
Winners: Enivrosax!
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Thanks to everyone who entered our Envirosax giveaway! The winner of the 5-set case is: Jenna! The winners of the single sacks are: Emmy Jay and Tammy B! Congrats!
Low-Flow Showerhead
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Back in April (oh my, time does fly!) I tweeted asking for recommendations for a low-flow showerhead. The one which was currently installed in my home was just a standard basic cheapo model which came with the apartment and had zero water saving features. It also provided close to zero water pressure, which made for [...]
San Francisco Recycles! and THEY MEAN IT!
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009There was some big recycling news this month when San Francisco approved the most stringent and comprehensive recycling program in the country! This isn’t a huge departure from their previous recycling program – as I understand it, they’re basically just adding compost requirements. What’s new is the fines that will be imposed if inspectors see [...]
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