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. . [...]
Rethinking the Entitlement of Travel
July 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: carbon footprint · climate change · energy conservation · green living · lifestyle · simplicity · sustainability · transportation
Is Skiing Sustainable?
March 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments
I wrote on Monday about what a blast Thor and I just had on a Portland Parks and Recreation trip to Crater Lake, Oregon. Who’d have thought that skiing in a snowstorm could be so fun?
Since my vision of the diamond-cut life involves true sustainability, how sustainable was this group venture? Well, our crew of 22 created far fewer emissions with our snowshoes and cross-country
Tags: carbon footprint · climate change · culture · environment · global warming · happiness · life · simplicity · sustainability
Heating Our House With Biodiesel
February 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments
I got up at 5 this morning and immediately put on my fleece pants, top and socks. (It’s a bummer that fleece is so great when it’s derived from petroleum). I was still cold so I turned the heat on — not petroleum.
Thor and I have almost pure biodiesel (B99) in our oil furnace. We bought it from Star Oil, who bought it from SeQuential Biofuel. So we’re heating
Tags: carbon footprint · climate change · environment · global warming