Today is Blog Action Day, I have learned from the popular blog Zenhabits, and the theme this year is poverty. As you may know, I’m a fan of solutions and ‘doing’ when it comes to any given problem. I promote more joy and less consumption in the United States — but you need to have [...]
Entries from October 15th, 2008
Giving Feels Great: Blog Action Day
October 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments · community, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
Tags: Blog Action Day·Boardman·development·economics·giving·happiness·life·Mercy Corps·PGE·Pro Mujer·social justice
Luscious Food At Half the Carbon
October 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments · energy, food & drink, health & well being, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
Like many people, I shudder with joy over delicious food. Eating, especially with friends and family, is deeply pleasurable to me. And I’ve just discovered a great website about food by Bon Appetit, right here, that lets us count the carbon footprint of our food choices. I just finished “making” my favorite breakfast a veggie [...]
Tags: Bon appetit·carbon footprint·cheese·cooking·global warming·green living·happiness·locavore·meat·produce
Standing Beside Mr. Elizalde
October 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · health & well being, work
I respect the Oregonian for running a large front-page story this Sunday morning on the prevalence of military personnel who get raped — by fellow military personnel. In particular, I respect Jeff Elizalde for going public with the fact that this happened to him 30 years ago. He has guts. Why am I covering this [...]
Tags: life·military·Oregonian·rape·sexual assault
Great, Green Job Opening II
October 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability, transportation, work
I have just a short post today letting people know about an exciting job opening in the growing general job-market of sustainability. Oregon Department of Transportation is recruiting to hire a new Sustainability Program Manager. Click on this link to see the full job description and details. As I am writing on Friday October 10, [...]
Tags: green jobs·make a difference·Natural Step Network·Vicki Lind
Heating Our House With Biodiesel, II
October 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · energy, sustainability
Brrr . . . . we’re suddenly needing to run the heat in the morning, so it’s definitely autumn here in Portland, Oregon. We just filled our oil tank for the winter with biodiesel, B20 this time, from Star Oil, who bought it from SeQuential Biofuel. This will be the second winter we’ll have been [...]
Tags: B20·B99·biodiesel·carbon footprint·energy conservation·global warming·green living·heat·Sequential·thrift
