I currently produce less trash than I ever have in my life, and I eat better than ever!
TN Coal Ash Sludge Spill: Worst Environmental Disaster in U.S. History?
1 comment |
January 6, 2009
| Posted in Nashville, Environment and Society
On December 22, 2008, at 12:40am, while you were likely sleeping, dreaming about holiday shopping...
Bush Designates Marine Monuments
January 6, 2009
| Posted in Environment and Society
President Bush bolstered his conservationist legacy, designating parts of three remote Pacific island chains as national monuments.
Review of Weaver Street Market
5 star rating
January 5, 2009
| Posted in Carrboro, Food & Grocery
My favorite market in the entire world... Everywhere I go, I wish there were a Weaver Street Market! Or some person with a vision and time to create it..
This place is the town center -- everyone meets up here. Last I lived there, there were barbecues outside on Thursdays and jazz brunches on Sundays. And there would be NO WHERE TO SIT...
Review of Natural Drain Cleaner by Drainbo
3 star rating
1 comment |
January 5, 2009
| Posted in Cleaning & Laundry
Success! Alright - one comment here:
I ended up taking the drain plate off in my shower and plunging the drain. I'm not sure if the plunger did anything because I didn't poke around in the drain beforehand. But after plunging, I used a screwdriver (needed a long stick of an object) to remove basically a...
How to properly dispose of hazardous waste like batteries and aerosol cans
January 2, 2009
| Posted in Recycling & Reusing
Many common household items are considered hazardous waste. Here's where to take them when you're done with them.
Green Words Are on Banished List
1 comment |
December 31, 2008
| Posted in Education & Training
‘Carbon footprint’ lands on list of Words to Be Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.
Review of Rainbow Grocery
4 star rating
1 comment |
December 30, 2008
| Posted in San Francisco, Food & Grocery
Es muy caro, pero... It's pricey. Who knew my half-filled coffee bag of organic almonds was going to come to OVER $12 DOLLARS?! Not I.
There are some things I can't buy here because of the price -- like $6.99/pound tomatoes.
But there are others I must buy here because of quality: Straus Creamery milk, a new cheese...
Review of Greens Restaurant
3 star rating
December 30, 2008
| Posted in San Francisco, Restaurants
Eh. I went to Greens a couple of months ago for lunch. My tofu sandwich was healthy, but essentially flavorless.
Will I go back to Greens? I might. But only because it's quick food and not fried food.
Robert Redford: Utah Land Auction is Morally Criminal
December 18, 2008
| Posted in Environment and Society
Conservation groups, led by actor-activist Robert Redford, filed a lawsuit yesterday to block the Bush administration’s last-minute auction of oil-and-gas leases in Utah.
Review of Evolving Balm by Badger
3 star rating
December 17, 2008
| Posted in Skin & Body Care
I used to love my badger balm... but today it is SO FREAKIN HARD TO OPEN.. that i can't even use it.