green

There is one purchase that has saved me from many sweltering hot nights this summer. It’s a purchase that I long held off because I didn’t see the huge benefit. I finally purchased a window fan. It was $30 at Wal-Mart (and probably cheaper now because summer stuff is on sale). I placed it in [...]

This whole ‘green’ thing has gotten a little out of hand. The trend right now is caring for the environment. So now every company is sending out press releases with the word ‘green’ somewhere in the title detailing how environmentally aware their company is. If a company plants a tree at their campus headquarters, a [...]

It’s really a shame that recycling is such a challenge for most people. It’s much easier to just throw something away in the trash than it is to care for the environment. There are many challenges where I live for example, plastic bottles must have the o-rings removed. Have you ever tried getting an o-ring [...]

I have had many posts lately about gas prices. I often take aim at people that drive huge, gas consuming vehicles just to be flashy. I love the irresponsible and ignorant attitudes that I am confronted with. The general message is “It’s my right as an American to consume as much gas as I want!”. Sure! [...]

Every day there seems to be some kind of new report because somebody did a math problem and came to the conclusion that we are going to run out of some resource. Lately the big story is oil. I’ve heard we will run out of it by 2020. Another article says 2050. I’ve also read [...]

It looks like all of the reports and stories are finally getting through to Americans. People are finally realizing that bottled water is just a huge ripoff. A recent report states that bottled water costs 4,000 times what ordinary tap water costs. In an staggering economy, Americans have no room in their wallets for such [...]

Dear General Motors,
You’re a little late to the punch. You have just started to roll hybrid cars off the lines. Meanwhile Honda and Toyota have been rolling hybrid vehicles off the lines for years. Dealerships have waiting lists for the things. They will even be offering plug-in hybrids soon. The EV-1 you invented years ago [...]

I watched Robert Kennedy Jr. on Letterman recently, and I liked what he had to say about why we have to do something about the environment. One of his main points was related to Sweden and their goal to be oil free by 2020. Since starting the program, the Sweden economy has been soaring. Iceland [...]

I’ve decided to go green, and I have many ideas for things I can do to reduce waste. Here is my list to scrub the planet.
Eat out less
Eating out is convenient, but it’s amazing the amount of waste it produces. The wrappers, boxes and cups from fast food restaurants take up an amazing amount of [...]