For Thanksgiving I’ll suggest (and practice myself) a novel idea: to not eat a great deal. Just a normal-sized meal, of food more lovingly prepared than usual, with more sociability and gratitude than usual.
“Unpatriotic!” I can imagine you criticizing me. “Killjoy!” “The economy would nosedive!” “Anti-consumption equals Anti-Christ!” (OK, pardon my drama.)
In truth, I’m very [...]
Entries from November 27th, 2008
Link To Opt Out of Phone Books
November 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · sustainability
If you’re like my household, the enormous phone books that appear steadily but uninvited on your front porch are an oversized exercise in recycling — except that they never got used at all. My friend Micki has been kind enough to point us to the website Yellow Pages Goes Green. It took me about sixty [...]
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Living Out The Triple Bottom Line
November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · energy, sustainability
This is a guest post by Thor Hinckley, manager of Portland General Electric’s renewable energy program. The project he’s describing below embodies sustainability’s triple bottom line of economy, environment and equity (social justice — in this case, jobs for all).
‘Beyond limitations’ is an apt description for John Murphy, President of the Portland Habilitation Center [...]
Tags: development·economics·Ernie Munch·global warming·green living·John Murphy·net metering·Oregon·Portland Habilitation Center·PV systems·renewable energy·solar energy·solar panels·Thor Hinckley
Fate of the Automakers: The Lady Or The Tiger?
November 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · energy, transportation
My carpool has naturally been discussing whether the government should bail out the Detroit automakers. The bailout question reminds me of the short story “The Lady Or The Tiger” in which a woman decides which door to send her lover to, i.e. death or a new life with a new lady.
Carpool opinions may be influenced [...]
Tags: automakers·carpooling·cars·climate change·Detroit·economics·energy conservation·General Motors·global warming·GM·hybrids
Buying Our Carbon Offsets
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments · energy, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, transportation
by Alison Wiley
Asking Linda Quirk of Run 7 On 7 to buy carbon offsets for her extensive air travel (see last post) reminded me and my husband to buy our offsets for 2008 (we can estimate the carbon we’ll burn for the rest of the year).
Note: while I think that buying carbon offsets is necessary [...]
Tags: carbon counter·carbon footprint·Climate Trust·consumption·economics·electricity·freight trucks·global warming·green living·happiness·idling emissions·Oregon·Portland·renewable energy
