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I’m Green!

Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in Green, Technology | No Comments »

Well not me, I'm kind of mocha-ish. The blog wrote the subject line, and it wasn't lying. I'm (blog again) now being hosted on DreamHost, a super-duper "green" web hosting company. From their site: "DreamHost is carbon neutral. We've calculated the ...

A Mild Case of Hypermiling

Monday, July 23rd, 2007 Posted in Energy, Green, Transportation | No Comments »

There's a name for it! This morning's St. Louis Post-Dispatch has a great article on something that's been termed "hypermiling". Essentially, it's the act of driving very efficiently. While buying a greener automobile is ideal, a considerable amount of increase ...

Eco Wizards and Green Paper

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007 Posted in Corporations, Environment, Green, Responsibility, Technology | No Comments »

Imagine a country in which a child can read a story about wizards that's printed on environmentally friendly paper! Well, the U.S. is half way there. I came across an article today that left me elated and deflated. The good news: the ...

Ethical Man’s Top Ten Tips for Ethical Living

Monday, March 5th, 2007 Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Environment, Green, Responsibility, Society, Sustainability, Transportation, Vegetarianism | No Comments »

Our friends across the Atlantic bring us this very interesting and action-oriented article about reducing one's carbon footprint. The author, Justin Rowlatt, and his family went "green" for an entire year and the results are going to be discussed on ...

The 2010 Imperative

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 Posted in Design, Energy, Environment, Green, Sustainability | No Comments »

I've been waiting to hear about something like this for a while. The 2010 Imperative is an effort to make systemic change in the design and planning community. According to the website, "The 2010 Imperative Global Emergency Teach-In addressing global ...