Posts Tagged by Environment
Actors and Watches and Things That Don’t Save The Planet
| August 22, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Counter/Culture |
The small text says (in part), “A PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT ENVIRONMENTAL CHARITIES Leonardo DiCaprio and TAG Heuer have joined together to contribute to the National Resources Defense Council. For nearly 40 years, NRDC has led the environmental movement to protect our planet. I have been a proud board member since 2003.” I don’t know anything about the National Resources Defense Council. I don’t know anything about Leonardo DiCaprio, except that he has a lovely babyface… Keep Reading
Goes All the Way to the Environment
| May 21, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Counter/Culture |
The latest magazine ad to catch my eye: “THE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS CAR THAT GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE ENVIRONMENT. A gas-free commute is great. But sometimes you want to get out of the city and actually see some of that environment. With the Chevrolet Volt, you can drive 35 miles gas- and emissions-free and up to 375 miles with a full charge and a full tank of gas. It’s electric when you want it, gas when… Keep Reading
Peak Oil Already Happened – Now What?
| March 9, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Counter/Culture |
I first ran across the phrase “peak oil” somewhere around 2000. At that time, it was pretty fringe, and I filed it away in mental folder of things that I believe are true but don’t talk about in polite company. Fast forward 12 years, and I’m feeling pretty smart. The phrase “peak oil” appears in the mainstream media and no one really argues that there’s a problem. They only argue about how big a problem… Keep Reading
Cloth Diapering Resource Page
| February 13, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Parenting |
I have really enjoyed using cloth diapers with Dylan, and I want to pass that love onto you. This page gives you an overview of information about cloth diapering and points you towards a lot of other great resources so you can dive in and learn as much as you want. Let me know if there’s more information you’re looking for that I can include here! Reasons to Use Cloth Diapers Money: Disposables can run… Keep Reading
The Occupy Movement as Cultural Resistance
| January 6, 2012 | Posted by Issa under Counter/Culture |
John Duffy has written a post at Nature Bats Last called Occupy: Embrace what you are! I found the whole post interesting, as well as some of the comments. He starts out talking about how both the expected opponents and the presumed supporters have taken every cheap opportunity to criticize the Occupy Movement, citing their directionlessness, joblessness, and soaplessness, whether or not these things are true or even make any sense. The critics and even some people within… Keep Reading
Recycling
| January 24, 2011 | Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy |
I was recently a participant in a conversation with a man who runs a recycling center (let’s call him Thomas). I’ve got no particular beef with Thomas – he seemed pretty committed to overall environmental issues. And I’ve got no particular beef with recycling as an industry – it’s what we’ve got, and it serves a valuable function in the system we’re in. However, talking to him revealed some places where our perspectives really differ.… Keep Reading
Issa’s Reviews: Raising Baby Green Part Two
| November 25, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Parenting, Simple-Eco-Happy |
The book Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care gave me so much material to rant about, I broke it up into two parts. If you’re ready for another dose, here’s part two. Keep Reading
Issa’s Reviews: Raising Baby Green Part One
| November 22, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Parenting, Simple-Eco-Happy |
Lately, I’ve been perusing the pregnancy section of the library. I came across Raising Baby Green: The Earth-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Care. I’m not really looking for any guidance on “green” topics, but it is a topic I care about, and I figured I could at least review it for LoveLiveGrow. Plus, in the meantime, I might learn a thing or two.
Instead of any education or pleasure, though, all I got out of this book were frustration, anger, and incredulous sputters. Keep Reading
Heating Isn’t A Challenge
| November 3, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Simple-Eco-Happy |
I’ve been seeing “challenges” related to heating your home pop up on different eco-crunchy-green blogs I read. One is the Freeze Yer Buns Challenge at Crunchy Chicken and another is The No-Heat Challenge at The Non-Consumer Advocate. I’ve never gotten interested in the various challenges, and I think the main reason is that I’m not really trying to “challenge” myself, I’m just trying to do what makes sense for me. The Wallow came with a wonderful wood-burning stove installed, and what makes sense here is to heat the house with wood. Keep Reading
Mother Culture
| June 7, 2010 | Posted by Issa under Counter/Culture |
Mother Culture whispers to us from the day we are born. She speaks to us through the voices of our parents and other caretakers and from the picture books and nursery rhymes. And it grows from there. Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet pages. School teachers and school books, the word problems in the math sections, the chapters in the history book, the charts in economics class. From billboards and graffiti, sermons, jokes, and casual chitchat with neighbors. We hear a same story, and we share it with others. Over and over again. Keep Reading
