Living here in Portland, Oregon, I’ve become aware that we have the highest percentage of hybrid cars of any city in the nation. I’ve also observed that Portland General Electric (PGE) has the largest renewable power program in the country. (Disclosure: I’m married to Thor Hinckley, the manager of that renewables program.)
The new piece is [...]
Entries from July 30th, 2008
Electric Vehicles: Truly Green, Or No?
July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments · lifestyle
Tags: carbon footprint·cars·electric cars·electricity·energy conservation·environment·green living·hybrids·Oregon·PGE·plug-in stations·Portland
How To Talk About Money
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments · health & well being, money, simplicity
A major predictor of a person’s happiness is the number and quality of relationships in that person’s life. And money can be a make or break in any type of relationship — marital, parent-child, friend-to-friend, dating and courtship, roommates and housemates.
I believe that when we put relationships and integrity first, money and healthy finances [...]
Tags: choices·financial management·friendship·green living·happiness·jenn_jenn·marriage·overdrafts·parenting·relationships·rigorous honesty·roommates·spending·thrift
The Archetypal Lover
July 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · community, lifestyle, simplicity
Having noticed unusually high readership of my last post How To Save Money On Gas, I’m going to soon write a sequel with more tips on that topic, including from readers, via comments.
But man does not live by gas alone. We need our spirits to be fed, too. Enter poetry. This poem of mine, a [...]
Tags: archetype·dogs·fun·green living·haiku·happiness·heart·life·love·lover·Noel Zia Lee·relationships·shopping·spirit
How To Save Money On Gas
July 21st, 2008 · 6 Comments · transportation
The way we drive has a huge impact on our fuel consumption. The cool thing about saving money on gas by using less of it, from the diamond-cut perspective, is that we reduce our carbon emissions at the same time. And all of us would prefer to subsidize our own bank accounts rather than the [...]
Tags: cars·collateral·driving·energy conservation·environment·fun·gas economy·gas prices·global warming·happiness·mpg·Portland·privacy·saving money·thrift
Run 7 On 7: Please Pay Your Way?
July 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments · lifestyle
I’m looking today at a confluence of one of my favorite sports — running — and a worthy pursuit that I have done in the past — fundraising. An energetic woman named Linda Quirk at Run 7 On 7 is leading 300 others in running seven marathons on seven continents and raising pledges to [...]
Tags: carbon emissions·carbon footprint·carbon offsets·Caron treatment centers·climate change·culture·development·economics·energy conservation·environment·exercise·fundraising·life·Linda Quirk·marathons·outdoors·running·travel
