Diamond-Cut Life

Sustainable Living: More Joy And Less Consumption In The Face Of Global Warming

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Great, Green Job Opening Now Filled

June 6th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m grateful for all the bright, highly motivated people who read my Great, Green Job Opening post and recently applied to be my assistant program manager as I lead the Governor’s Commuter Challenge. I’ve now hired one of them!
As a team and with the help of many others in the Capitol Mall, we’ll be working [...]

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Great, Green Job Opening

May 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m hiring! Rather, the state agency I work for is hiring me a full-time assistant to work on the Governor’s Commuter Challenge (I am the program manager). Full job description and link to apply is here
Perhaps I’m biased, but this is the coolest project in the greenest state in the nation (Oregon). The theme of [...]

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Tags: carpooling · climate change · environment · global warming · green living · sustainability · transportation

Sustainability Round-Up

April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today’s post is a round-up of my recent mini-discoveries on important aspects of sustainability.

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Tags: 97215 · carbon footprint · environment · global warming · sustainability

Our Portland CRAG Launches!

April 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Last night five friends of mine, new and old, got together at Colleen and Thad’s house in NE Portland. We had wine, a delicious potluck dinner and animated-to-hilarious planning of our Carbon Action Reduction Group.

Honestly, it would have been fun and funny even without the wine. The four sled dogs milling around our legs added a lot to the happy hubbub. Bottom line: We’re going to do it! We’re

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Tags: 97215 · carbon footprint · climate change · culture · economics · energy conservation · environment · global warming · life · simplicity · sustainability

Morning Tea and Power to the People

October 30th, 2007 · No Comments

This morning I submerged a jasmine tea bag into the hot water inside my lovely little blue mug that I bought from a local potter years ago. I’ve done this most mornings for years, but today I suddenly thought to put a little saucer across the top of the mug while the tea steeps.

Why? Because I’ve learned that heat is so costly to the earth. Even here in Portland Oregon

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Tags: green living · happiness · lifestyle · sustainability

Secret Lover, Secret Watchdog

October 19th, 2007 · 3 Comments

The casual observer takes me for a mainstream professional in my 40’s. My secret identity as a passionate lover of public transit is revealed below for the first time.

My household’s single car is a well-worn, two-door 1993 Nissan Sentra. Paid for many years ago, our investment fund is now as plump as its floor-mats are thin. It sits humbly unused most days as we gallivant around on TriMet

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Tags: carbon footprint · simplicity · sustainability · transportation