Archive for October, 2010
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Thursday, October 7th, 2010Remember when I recently wrote about the eco-terribleness of buying so much bottled water while traveling in developing countries? Well, one way I learned to minimize the amount of plastic-sealed water I consumed was to use water purification drops as much as possible. While I was in Mexico, a fellow traveler turned me on to [...]
More on the best way to get wine
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010I do love wine, so when I saw the very comprehensive summary on Treehugger about different ways wines are packaged, and which is best. To summarize: Refillable wine bottles are best, but if you don’t live in France this probably isn’t an option. Tetra Pak cartons (like juice boxes) are bad, because even though they’re [...]
Why I Love Fake Meat
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010That’s a question I’ve heard countless times: if you don’t want to eat real meat, then why do you like to eat fake meat? Reasonable enough question, but it presumes that I stopped eating meat because I didn’t like the taste or the texture– both of which aren’t true. I was a huge meat eater [...]
The biggest choice of all: simplifying my life
Monday, October 4th, 2010I’m in the middle of two really hard and busy weeks. My partner is traveling for business, so I’ve been pitching in a little more with his kids than usual – which has been really dictating my work hours, and I’ve been rushing around picking people up and dropping them off and on top of [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Plant it!
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Eating an avocado? Sprout the pit! Got some potatoes growing arms? Grow more potatoes! For eons, folks have grown more food from the seeds of the food they were eating. Join their ranks and continue the grow-your-own way of life! What food can you propagate from the food you’ve already got? [Image by Rachel Zack [...]
“Happy Eco-News” Fridays!
Friday, October 1st, 2010Special edition from our friend Rocco – thanks for the great links, dude! Not tinychoices per say, but a look inside that darling of the affordable organics – Trader Joes. If you’re in the NYC area, clear some time on 10/3 to go get a sneak peak of the freshkills landfill redevelopment – from excessively [...]
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