It’s that time of year again—new year’s resolutions. Don’t forget to take stock of your environmental impact as you are evaluating your life choices. I’ve made a simple list with some ideas for you. Hopefully you are doing some already. I certainly am not doing all of these yet, but maybe one day! Start reading [...]
Lots of people think living sustainably means growing a vegetable garden, composting, and recycling your plastics. All those things are a great start, but if you are still going to WalMart to stock your bathroom cabinets with expensive, toxic chemicals in plastic containers, you still have a ways to go! If you added up the [...]
Have I mentioned before that I am an environmentalist because I’m cheap? I am concerned about the environment, and I do want my kids to grow up in a world that isn’t more poisoned than it already is. But really, I want to spend my money on what I want to spend it on, rather [...]
photo © 2010 Rupert Ganzer | more info (via: WylioI use to be pro-paper. I felt like paper was a great renewable resource. (We can always plant more trees, right?) Eventually, I learned the truth about the harmful chemicals introduced to our environment by paper’s production process. How much junk mail do you throw away [...]
I think I’ve said it before, but one of my main motivators for being environmentally friendly is that I’m cheap. Yes, I care about the Earth (and more importantly, the future of my children) but really I just don’t like the feeling that I’m wasting money on stuff I don’t need. I feel like I’m [...]
