The following is a guest post by Hanmi Meyer, Diamond-Cut Life’s site admin.
Portland Rise Above Plastics
Single-use plastic bags represent one of the greatest environmental catastrophes of our generation. It is estimated that 60-80% of all debris in the ocean is plastic. Plastics take hundreds of years to break down at sea and most types [...]
Tags: activism·climate change·conservation·energy conservation·environment·green living·Oregon·outdoors·peak oil·petroleum·plastic·saving money·surfrider foundation·thrift·waste
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·cars·climate change·culture·electric cars·energy conservation·engineering·green living·happiness·hybrids·hydrogen fuel cells·petroleum·technology·travel
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: ATV's·carbon footprint·climate change·Crater Lake·culture·environment·global warming·happiness·life·petroleum·polypropylene·Portland Parks·skiing·snowmobiles·snowshoes·vanpools
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: B99·biodiesel·carbon footprint·climate change·energy independence·environment·ethanol·fleece·fuel pump·furnace·global warming·green lifestyle·heat·oil furnace·petroleum
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