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 [...]
How To Save Money On Gas
July 21st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: 97215 · cars · energy conservation · environment · global warming · happiness · thrift · transportation
Rethinking the Entitlement of Travel
July 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments
My blogosphere colleague Brandt Smith of Wealth and Wisdom commented on yesterday’s post on hybrids and electric cars in a way that intrigued me. He was responding to my belief that electric cars and hybrids are the only cars that have a future in our carbon-constrained world.
“Ahh, a topic for the engineer in me. . [...]
Tags: carbon footprint · climate change · energy conservation · green living · lifestyle · simplicity · sustainability · transportation
How To Change Things For The Greener, Anywhere
June 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
The following is a guest post by Jim Meyer. Diamond-Cut Life welcomes your topical submissions. If you would like to write a guest post, please contact us.
Let’s get frank about the current pressures on the US lifestyle and environment as it’s been constructed up to now: A lot of people are getting [...]
Tags: 97215 · community · culture · development · economics · environment · sustainability · transportation
The Real Cost Of Gas: $15/gallon
February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Last night my friend Jean gave me the first chapter of Lester Brown’s book Plan B to read. Whoa.
I learned that when the International Center For Technology Assessment studied the entire cost of the gas in our cars, including the military costs of protecting access to Mideast oil and the health care costs of treating illnesses created by air pollution, what our country is really paying for gas is not
Tags: Uncategorized · carbon footprint · climate change · culture · economics · environment · global warming