Work&Politics
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Green Web Host–Acorn Hosting
Thursday, August 21st, 2008I don’t think we’ve ever mentioned the web hosting company which serves up Tiny Choices, but we sure should, because they rock.
When we were starting up last year, we gave a lot of thought to the host we wanted to use, and for a variety of reasons decided on Acorn Host out of Portland, Oregon. […]
Easy Peasy Tip: Green Host Your Website!
Saturday, July 19th, 2008Got a blog? Website? Online store? Make a tiny choice by switching it over to a green hosting company!
There are many options to choose from– just do a web search and you’ll find lots of companies who have gone green. Some hosts are totally solar or wind powered, others buy carbon […]
Picken’s Plan
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Have y’all heard of T. Boone Pickens? I hadn’t, but someone pointed out to me that there was this Texas Oil Man all over the television today making some good points about our oil reserves and how we have to stop importing so much foreign oil. The commercial is here, if you haven’t seen it. […]
Green Your Workplace
Thursday, July 10th, 2008I’ve been meaning to write up a “greening your workplace” post for some time now, and perhaps there’s a reason for my procrastination– Grist beat me to it, and as usual they’ve got some super ideas:
From Grist: “With a few simple steps, every paycheck jockey on earth can help promote a healthier environment, inside the […]
Green Link: 10 Ways To Reduce Paper Use In Your Home or Office
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008David at The Good Human presents 10 Ways To Reduce Paper Use In Your Home or Office. He’s got some really good ones listed. Thanks for the great ideas, David!
A Better Vocabulary and Free Rice!
Monday, October 29th, 2007Green as a Thistle posted about the highly addictive word game Free Rice: “FreeRice has two goals: 1. Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free; 2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.” I do wonder if world hunger can be ended just by giving out rice for free […]
Luscious Garage
Thursday, October 11th, 2007As if we all needed yet another reason to move en masse to San Francisco and buy hybrid cars– introducing Luscious Garage, a woman-owned, hybrid-only repair shop!
Imagine a garage with the qualities of your hybrid: one that’s intelligent, cutting-edge, and environmentally responsible. Then make it luscious: a beautiful facility, woman-owned and operated, conveniently located in […]
Greening Your Work: The Stapless Stapler
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007While not a new product (stapless staplers were first patented in America in 1910), these neat contraptions are revolutionary for another reason–they challange us to expand our minds and think in new directions. After all, if we don’t need little bits of mined-from-the-earth-and-shipped-all-over-the-place metal to hold our papers together, then what other processes […]
How To Build Community
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007I just returned from a trip to British Columbia, and I was completely blown away by the amazingness of it all. Not only is it just about the most mind-blowingly beautiful place I’ve seen (mountains and ocean? I was like a kid in a candy store!) but it gave me a much-needed […]
Tiny Choices: Weekly Roundup
Sunday, August 26th, 2007Wherein we summarize all the fun and information from the previous week for your convenience!
Last week on Tiny Choices:
Monday: Jenn tackled the energy difference between computers “sleep” and “off” settings, and Karina wowed us all with an in-depth look at the Wonder Wash and countertop spin dryer
Tuesday: It’s time to confess your green transgressions… […]
Tiny Choices In Your Inbox!
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Didja know that you can receive a daily round-up of new Tiny Choices posts in your Inbox? It’s true. And it’s much easier than remembering to come check out the site every day.
See that box on the upper-left there? The one that reads: “Sign up for our daily email newsletter”? Put […]
True Green Confessions
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007Go ahead, confess your green transgressions… we’ve all got ‘em. Sometimes it’s just kind of hard being green.
These are particularly funny confessions (and by “funny” I mean “so very, very sad”):
I wash my car in the rain.
I hate SUVs. and I drive one.
I bought the trendy stainless steel water bottle and it drives me […]
Tiny Choices Q&A: Computer “Sleep” vs. “Off”?
Monday, August 20th, 2007Welcome to Tiny Choices Q&A, where we open the floor for discussion on questions which ya’ll have submitted (read the first list of questions here).
Lorelei asks:
What is the amount of energy wasted by people putting their computers to sleep instead of shutting them down?
The good news is that computer technology is constantly becoming more energy […]
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