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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011I’m the luckiest duck around- surf trip for the holidays! But when it comes to being green, outdoor sports can be a tricky thing. While riding your bike through the woods or hiking along a treeline ridge are close to no-impact activities, all of the bits around the sport itself can sometimes be incredibly impactful. [...]
So, Tiny Choosers, I’ve been busy…
Monday, December 12th, 2011Hi there gang, It’s been a whole week! You know, since Jenn and I started this website on June 23 2007, we have put up content almost every day. (HOLY CATS, this is post number 1,598.) So this radio silence thing was kind of unusual. The thing is - I got busy. CRAZY busy. The [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Share!
Saturday, October 29th, 2011Sometimes we have more than we need (such as the gigantic pot of veggie chili on my stovetop), and other times we need more than we have (not uncommon in these strange economic times). By sharing we create our own mini barter economy, which is also good for the environment: extra food finds a good [...]
Being “GOOD” at shopping
Monday, October 10th, 2011What with all of the “try not to buy so much stuff, it’s way greener” messages we’ve shared here at TinyChoices, I myself am finding that I have to try really hard! to not buy a lot of stuff myself. You know, I wouldn’t want to be hypocrite or anything…But as much as it is [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Skip Processed Food
Saturday, October 8th, 2011When possible, choose to skip buying/eating processed foods, in favor of actual real food. When the munchies hit, try fruits, veggies, or home-baked treats. At mealtime, leave the frozen pre-packed burrito in the freezer and make one from your own prepared ingredients. Sure, this tip requires a little more planning, but seeing as how it [...]
Used Goods: A Sound Business Decision
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011Being the Tiny Choosers we are, many of us already borrow instead of buy, repair what’s broken, buy used items, and then limit our purchases to what we feel we really need or want. This isn’t a “poverty mentality” or one of deprivation, but instead takes into account the realities of manufacturing and transportation and [...]
A Note from Team Tiny Choices
Friday, September 16th, 2011This has been a trying summer for Team Tiny Choices; between kids football practices, international travel, day jobs, and keeping up with a bountiful CSA share, our free time has shrunk and our attention been distracted. Given that we’ve been writing daily — daily! — posts here for over four years now, some might say [...]
Talking Eco-Choices With Kids
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011I spent an incredible day with a young niece and nephew yesterday, which culminated with us laying on my bed, talking about yoga and older brothers and other assorted important topics. My niece noticed my little Chico bag sticking out of my purse, and asked what it was. I thought I had shown them Team [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Grow It!
Saturday, August 20th, 2011Any food we can grow ourselves reduces our food footprint, and the pollution caused by shipping that food from farm to table. Plus, if we grow organics then we also reduce the amount of chemicals we release into the environment (and into ourselves!) Starting small is a great idea- perhaps a flowerpot with basil or [...]
Happy Eco-News Fridays!
Friday, August 5th, 2011Happy Eco-News Fridays is a weekly Tiny Choices column, featuring positive environmental stories from around the globe. Browse the archives here > European Mayor Uses Tank to Crush Car Blocking Bike Lane Are Urban Chickens a Gateway Drug For Urban Cows and Pigs? (We hope so! -Editors) Ajiro Bamboo Velobike: A “Grown Vehicle” That’s Farmed, [...]
Happy Eco-News Fridays!
Friday, July 22nd, 2011In India, Rural Residents Abandon Grid and Embrace Solar Panasonic May Build Energy-Saving Homes on Ex-Factory Sites Solar-Powered NASCAR Track Mows Grass With Sheep (Video) The clean economy employs more workers than fossil fuels Solar: Now for renters, too After my long-ago post on DIY bicycle skirt guards, I’m in love with these hand-crocheted skirt [...]
Firefly Magic
Monday, July 18th, 2011I’ve been making a strong effort to spend a little more time looking around at my environment this summer, and one thing that I noticed was that we have a boat load of fireflies (or lightning bugs, to some) in our yard this year. I talked to a friend about it and she pointed me [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Use Powdered Detergents
Saturday, July 9th, 2011Powdered detergents are much more eco-friendly than liquids, for a few reasons: the packaging is usually paper instead of plastic, and (more importantly) dry products are much lighter and less fuel-intensive to ship than liquid-based ones. So the next time you’re choosing, choose powdered! [Image by Squeaky Marmot via Creative Commons]
Happy Eco-News Friday!
Friday, July 8th, 2011For those who love wind energy but aren’t quite sure where to start - Home Depot is selling personal wind turbines! Speaking of buying things, Amtrak is getting 70 new efficient locomotive engines! and even better, they have a FLEET STRATEGY, which means maybe at some time soon they’ll become wildly successful. Bike sharing programs [...]
Kittehs love grass
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011I’ve mentioned that I’m sharing my home now with a temporary cat - he’s so much fun, and we are really enjoying him (even when he DOES launch around the house like a slingshot at around 5AM every morning. He’s pretty hilarous, and he even caught a mouse in our home a few weeks ago! [...]
Tree Bombing!
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011I’ve travelled through areas which have been deforested for planting or grazing, previously verdant areas transformed into a barren dusty landscape due in large part to the lack of tree and shrub roots holding the soil in place. There’s not much sadder than seeing this, because it’s so clear how much the local environment has [...]
Have a Eco-friendly 4th!
Monday, July 4th, 2011For our US readers, today is the 4th of July - our celebration of independence. Usually this is observed with a day off, a BBQ, and fireworks! Today as you are heading out for fun, family, and friends, grab a few things to help you be as Eco-friendly as possible: * Your own cloth napkin! [...]
How does your place affect you?
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011I’m at a conference this week in Reno NV, and it’s so crazy to look out the window and see this view: The whole trip out was thought-provoking. I flew from the airport nearest my house over some rolling hills and into Detroit - where I was fascinated as we flew over the shipping channels [...]
Happy Eco News Friday!
Friday, June 24th, 2011If you have an iPhone or Android, check out this awesome app! LeafSnap takes your picture of a leaf and applies facial recognition technology to determine what kind of a tree it is! A new documentary called Queen of the Sun follows honeybees and the global bee population crisis - it opens in limited cities [...]
Tiny Choosing Positivity
Thursday, June 16th, 2011Tiny Choosers: you know how sometimes it seems like we’re overwhelmed by the bad news- everything that’s wrong with the world from the huge (global warming) to the local (murders, mayhem)? It’s the reason I’m horrified when I watch most TV news broadcasts- if you didn’t know any better, you’d think there was absolutely nothing [...]
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