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Chicago’s Vulnerability

July 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · community, energy, entertainment, food & drink, home & garden, lifestyle, money, sustainability, transportation

I’m writing from Chicago, where the BlogHer conference I’m attending will start tomorrow. My run on the lakeshore last night took me to Millenium Park, where I had another of my little ecstatic, falling-in-love experiences, between the gardens, the symphony orchestra playing in the outdoor pavilion, and most of all, the unique fountain and wading [...]

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Carbon Emissions: Focus On Individuals Rather Than Businesses?

July 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability

I hope the G-8 related climate talks in Italy today  seriously consider Princeton researchers’ outside-the-box proposal to reduce carbon emissions (CO2). Carbon is the main driver of global warming; this new approach is part of the Carbon Mitigation Initiative that’s based at Princeton .
The Princeton group is suggesting we measure and reduce the collective carbon [...]

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Self-Reliance Versus Government Control

July 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · sustainability

One of my readers, Bryce Beattie of Real Self-Reliance, has written a thoughtful response to my criticism of legislators opposing the Waxman-Markey bill. This bill is known as the carbon cap and trade bill; it narrowly passed the House last week by getting some bipartisan support, and will be facing much opposition in the Senate.
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Staycations: The No-Cost Phone Visit Vs. The Thousand-Dollar Trip

June 28th, 2009 · No Comments · entertainment, lifestyle, money, simplicity, transportation

Staycations in lieu of travel vacations let us have fun while living within our means and not racking up any credit card debt. Plane trips, especially for whole families, quickly run into thousands of dollars, not to mention the way restaurant meals cost double to ten times what you’d spend cooking at home. Plus, any [...]

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House Votes on Carbon Cap & Trade Bill This Friday

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments · politics, sustainability

Thor Hinckley, manager of the nation’s leading renewable power program, supplied this guest post. Thor is my husband.
To quote from Nobel laureate Al Gore: “For those who care about the global warming catastrophe — this is the moment”. The Waxman-Markey legislation known as the Carbon Cap and Trade bill is coming up for a House [...]

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