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Walk Score

Thursday, October 4th, 2007 Posted in Ideas, Technology, Transportation | 3 Comments »

I think I got this link from Sierra Club but I'm not sure, so thank you to the source, whomever you are. Why can't I think of stuff like this? From the site: What is Walk Score? We help homebuyers, renters, and ...

Greening the Homeless

Thursday, September 20th, 2007 Posted in Housing, Ideas, Society | 3 Comments »

In, "Rev. Larry Rice goes green in Dutchtown," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Tim Townsend tells usĀ of the Reverend's plans to open "a center that would assist the homeless by giving them skills in the burgeoning field of renewable energy." One ...

Junk Mail Begone!

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 Posted in Environment, Ideas, Organizations | 4 Comments »

A friend of mine sent me an email regarding a site called GREENDIMES, which is the Internet face of a company focused on helping the environment by reducing junk mail. Essentially, they provide a service for a small fee that ...

Reuse & Recycle: Turning Apples Into Oranges

Friday, April 20th, 2007 Posted in Climate Change, Environment, Housing, Ideas, Recycling, Technology | 6 Comments »

As Earth Day 2007 approaches, evidence of the dramatic climate change facing Planet Earth (the same Earth for which said "Day" is named) continues to pile high. Reports of rising temperatures, powerful storms, agricultural crises and the like flood the ...

Freedom Trains

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007 Posted in Environment, Ideas, Transportation | No Comments »

We have much to learn from those red America disdains in George Bush's war on terror. The French (ah!) have just tested the fastest train . . . ever. In a test conducted today, the latest French TGV train hit ...