Diamond-Cut Life

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

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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. . [...]

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Tags: carbon footprint · climate change · energy conservation · green living · lifestyle · simplicity · sustainability · transportation

Prius vs. Honda Hybrid vs. Other

June 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My friend from Santa Cruz, concerned about global warming as I am, asked for advice yesterday about the car purchase she needs to make.
It happens my husband Thor did lots of research recently about whether to buy a Prius or a Honda Civic hybrid. We chose the Honda, for reasons given here, but we use [...]

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Tags: 97215 · carbon footprint · carpooling · cars · energy conservation · environment · global warming · green living · happiness · hybrids · life · lifestyle

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