Snowflake Right Before Melting - Imgur
Beautiful harmony...
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Petition | Saving Forest and Orangutan Land in Indonesia: Victory! And a New Petition
Petition | Gubernur Zaini, Tepati Janji, Tegakkan Hukum. Hentikan semua kegiatan berbasis lahan di Rawa Tripa dan cabut izin perusahaan yang membakar Rawa Tripa! | Change.org
People help stop illegal burning of forests in Indonesia from Palm Oil companies.
People help stop illegal burning of forests in Indonesia from Palm Oil companies.
Victory
"When we started this campaign in march, many said that it can’t be won. Why? The companies are too strong, and government is too bureaucratic. After several months, following the courts decision, the new Aceh Governor revoked the permit of Kalista Alam, one of the palm oil companies which permit was against the moratorium and has conducted illegal burnings that have destroyed hectares of forest and hundreds of orangutans. This is a significant victory; and will be an extremely important precedent in the rescue of Indonesia’s forests and animals in the future. And you were a BIG part of it. More than 10.000 emails that they received shows that the national/international community cares, and that was a great motivation for the government to finish this case. But its not over yet. There are still some companies with illegal permits. Leuser Ecosystem Area (one of the remaining forests in Sumatera) is still under threat. The national police needs to investigate and prosecute law-breakers. This will make other companies think twice about exploiting Indonesia’s forests in the future. Let’s win this again, to save Tripa, Leuser, and the Indonesian forests. Sign this new petition! www.change.org/saveTripa2 -------------Add Vegetables, Cut Down on Meat: A vegetarian diet can cut the risk of heart disease by as much as 32 per cent
Do meatless meals really keep the doctor away? | CTV News
A vegetarian diet can cut the risk of heart disease by as much as 32 per cent, according to a British study published on Wednesday (January 30, 2013).
A vegetarian diet can cut the risk of heart disease by as much as 32 per cent, according to a British study published on Wednesday (January 30, 2013).
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
DEA continues to hide behind self-created ignorance on marijuana - latimes.com
DEA continues to hide behind self-created ignorance on marijuana - latimes.com
Obsolescence in the face of science and progress is not a cool place to be.
"For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA and the National Institute for Drug Abuse have made it all but impossible to develop a robust body of research on the medical uses of marijuana."
Obsolescence in the face of science and progress is not a cool place to be.
"For a muscular agency that combats vicious drug criminals, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration acts like a terrified and obstinate toddler when it comes to basic science. For years, the DEA and the National Institute for Drug Abuse have made it all but impossible to develop a robust body of research on the medical uses of marijuana."
Hadiya Pendleton killed - chicagotribune.com
Hadiya Pendleton killed - chicagotribune.com
Incredibly sad.
"With outrage over Hadiya Pendleton's slaying spreading from City Hall to the White House, the 15-year-old became a symbol Wednesday of escalating violence in Chicago while fueling the national debate over guns and crime."
"Hadiya Pendleton, who performed at President Obama's inauguration with her high school's band and drill team Jan. 21, was shot in the back Tuesday afternoon as she and other King College Prep students took shelter from a driving rain under a canopy in Vivian Gordon Harsh Park on the city's South Side."
Incredibly sad.
"With outrage over Hadiya Pendleton's slaying spreading from City Hall to the White House, the 15-year-old became a symbol Wednesday of escalating violence in Chicago while fueling the national debate over guns and crime."
"Hadiya Pendleton, who performed at President Obama's inauguration with her high school's band and drill team Jan. 21, was shot in the back Tuesday afternoon as she and other King College Prep students took shelter from a driving rain under a canopy in Vivian Gordon Harsh Park on the city's South Side."
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Interviews: Bon Iver (Justin Vernon)
Interviews: Bon Iver | Features | Pitchfork
"JV: I do think that our culture or our psyche as a country I guess, the world or whatever, we're due for a huge event. We're due for a little bit of a revolution or a spotlight or a movement. Something that feels large, something that feels like the 60s. Some sort of unification. I feel like this thing [that] we're rocking back and forth like we're stuck in a snow bank and we all sort of know it. I feel like people are getting less and less pretentious and less and less hip-- hopefully.
Pitchfork: Fingers crossed.
JV: More and more into natural feelings rather than convoluted feelings or tastemaking or what have you. You always need critique, rock critics, but you can't take away people's taste. People are starting to, very slowly, do their own thing."
"JV: I do think that our culture or our psyche as a country I guess, the world or whatever, we're due for a huge event. We're due for a little bit of a revolution or a spotlight or a movement. Something that feels large, something that feels like the 60s. Some sort of unification. I feel like this thing [that] we're rocking back and forth like we're stuck in a snow bank and we all sort of know it. I feel like people are getting less and less pretentious and less and less hip-- hopefully.
Pitchfork: Fingers crossed.
JV: More and more into natural feelings rather than convoluted feelings or tastemaking or what have you. You always need critique, rock critics, but you can't take away people's taste. People are starting to, very slowly, do their own thing."
"How Much Good Happens in the World": DeYarmond Edison - First Impression - YouTube
DeYarmond Edison - First Impression - YouTube
" People need to look at where the world has come from, and where it is today. It's sad that bad actions get publicised [sic] so much, and that people can't see how much good happens in the world, how much positive thinking is happening. Look at how far the human race has come, and you will begin to see that the world is far from "fucked".
" People need to look at where the world has come from, and where it is today. It's sad that bad actions get publicised [sic] so much, and that people can't see how much good happens in the world, how much positive thinking is happening. Look at how far the human race has come, and you will begin to see that the world is far from "fucked".
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Why Obama's Second Inaugural Was Not A 'Far Left' Speech, In One Graphic | ThinkProgress
Why Obama's Second Inaugural Was Not A 'Far Left' Speech, In One Graphic | ThinkProgress
Stats show clear public approval of Obama's major issue stances. Obvious.
Stats show clear public approval of Obama's major issue stances. Obvious.
Quitting smoking prolongs life at any age - latimes.com
Quitting smoking prolongs life at any age - latimes.com
Good news and info. for personal sustainability....
"Kicking the smoking habit can add years of life even in one's 60s, new research in the New England Journal of Medicine shows. Younger smokers can gain a whole decade by quitting."
Good news and info. for personal sustainability....
"Kicking the smoking habit can add years of life even in one's 60s, new research in the New England Journal of Medicine shows. Younger smokers can gain a whole decade by quitting."
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Obama's Chance for a Fresh Start on a Climate-Smart Energy Quest - NYTimes.com
Obama's Chance for a Fresh Start on a Climate-Smart Energy Quest - NYTimes.com
Revkin is an odd bird, and I've been generally unhappy before with his positions and stance.
Still, there are many good links here, and a bit of his sense of place seems accurate.
Revkin is an odd bird, and I've been generally unhappy before with his positions and stance.
Still, there are many good links here, and a bit of his sense of place seems accurate.
Mercury-Emissions Treaty Adopted - NYTimes.com
Mercury-Emissions Treaty Adopted - NYTimes.com
Great news! And if interested search 'mercury' on my blog for much detail on health effects, past posts, etc.
Great news! And if interested search 'mercury' on my blog for much detail on health effects, past posts, etc.
Obama's second inauguration: 'We are made for this moment' | World news | The Guardian
Obama's second inauguration: 'We are made for this moment' | World news | The Guardian
And on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
One of my favorite moments was Barack, Michelle, Boehner, and Pelosi standing in front of the MLK statue.
Time seemed to stop. Obama and Michelle gazing at the face in front of them.
Us wondering the repercussions in time, from King's work and spirit, and to have the half-Afro American President spend time gazing at him. The thoughts and feelings that were flowing in me, us, and must have been flowing though the Obamas, beyond words. Purifying. Let's allow that stay with us.
And on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
One of my favorite moments was Barack, Michelle, Boehner, and Pelosi standing in front of the MLK statue.
Time seemed to stop. Obama and Michelle gazing at the face in front of them.
Us wondering the repercussions in time, from King's work and spirit, and to have the half-Afro American President spend time gazing at him. The thoughts and feelings that were flowing in me, us, and must have been flowing though the Obamas, beyond words. Purifying. Let's allow that stay with us.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Looking for Center: 'One Today': Richard Blanco Poem Read at Barack Obama Inauguration - ABC News
'One Today': Richard Blanco Poem Read at Barack Obama Inauguration - ABC News
Worth watching him read it, at link. Peeks of the transcendent.
"One Today"
One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth across the Great Plains, then charging across the Rockies. One light, waking up rooftops, under each one, a story told by our silent gestures moving behind windows.
My face, your face, millions of faces in morning's mirrors,
each one yawning to life, crescendoing into our day:
pencil-yellow school buses, the rhythm of traffic lights,
fruit stands: apples, limes, and oranges arrayed like rainbows
begging our praise. Silver trucks heavy with oil or paper—
bricks or milk, teeming over highways alongside us,
on our way to clean tables, read ledgers, or save lives—
to teach geometry, or ring-up groceries as my mother did
for twenty years, so I could write this poem.
All of us as vital as the one light we move through,
the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day:
equations to solve, history to question, or atoms imagined,
the "I have a dream" we keep dreaming,
or the impossible vocabulary of sorrow that won't explain
the empty desks of twenty children marked absent
today, and forever. Many prayers, but one light
breathing color into stained glass windows,
life into the faces of bronze statues, warmth
onto the steps of our museums and park benches
as mothers watch children slide into the day.
One ground. Our ground, rooting us to every stalk
of corn, every head of wheat sown by sweat
and hands, hands gleaning coal or planting windmills
in deserts and hilltops that keep us warm, hands
digging trenches, routing pipes and cables, hands
as worn as my father's cutting sugarcane
so my brother and I could have books and shoes.
The dust of farms and deserts, cities and plains
mingled by one wind—our breath. Breathe. Hear it
through the day's gorgeous din of honking cabs,
buses launching down avenues, the symphony
of footsteps, guitars, and screeching subways,
the unexpected song bird on your clothes line.
Hear: squeaky playground swings, trains whistling,
or whispers across café tables, Hear: the doors we open
for each other all day, saying: hello, shalom,
buon giorno, howdy, namaste, or buenos dÃas
in the language my mother taught me—in every language
spoken into one wind carrying our lives
without prejudice, as these words break from my lips.
One sky: since the Appalachians and Sierras claimed
their majesty, and the Mississippi and Colorado worked
their way to the sea. Thank the work of our hands:
weaving steel into bridges, finishing one more report
for the boss on time, stitching another wound
or uniform, the first brush stroke on a portrait,
or the last floor on the Freedom Tower
jutting into a sky that yields to our resilience.
One sky, toward which we sometimes lift our eyes tired from work: some days guessing at the weather of our lives, some days giving thanks for a love that loves you back, sometimes praising a mother who knew how to give, or forgiving a father who couldn't give what you wanted.
We head home: through the gloss of rain or weight of snow, or the plum blush of dusk, but always—home, always under one sky, our sky. And always one moon like a silent drum tapping on every rooftop and every window, of one country—all of us— facing the stars hope—a new constellation waiting for us to map it, waiting for us to name it—together.
Copyright 2013 Richard Blanco
Worth watching him read it, at link. Peeks of the transcendent.
"One Today"
One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores, peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth across the Great Plains, then charging across the Rockies. One light, waking up rooftops, under each one, a story told by our silent gestures moving behind windows.
My face, your face, millions of faces in morning's mirrors,
each one yawning to life, crescendoing into our day:
pencil-yellow school buses, the rhythm of traffic lights,
fruit stands: apples, limes, and oranges arrayed like rainbows
begging our praise. Silver trucks heavy with oil or paper—
bricks or milk, teeming over highways alongside us,
on our way to clean tables, read ledgers, or save lives—
to teach geometry, or ring-up groceries as my mother did
for twenty years, so I could write this poem.
All of us as vital as the one light we move through,
the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day:
equations to solve, history to question, or atoms imagined,
the "I have a dream" we keep dreaming,
or the impossible vocabulary of sorrow that won't explain
the empty desks of twenty children marked absent
today, and forever. Many prayers, but one light
breathing color into stained glass windows,
life into the faces of bronze statues, warmth
onto the steps of our museums and park benches
as mothers watch children slide into the day.
One ground. Our ground, rooting us to every stalk
of corn, every head of wheat sown by sweat
and hands, hands gleaning coal or planting windmills
in deserts and hilltops that keep us warm, hands
digging trenches, routing pipes and cables, hands
as worn as my father's cutting sugarcane
so my brother and I could have books and shoes.
The dust of farms and deserts, cities and plains
mingled by one wind—our breath. Breathe. Hear it
through the day's gorgeous din of honking cabs,
buses launching down avenues, the symphony
of footsteps, guitars, and screeching subways,
the unexpected song bird on your clothes line.
Hear: squeaky playground swings, trains whistling,
or whispers across café tables, Hear: the doors we open
for each other all day, saying: hello, shalom,
buon giorno, howdy, namaste, or buenos dÃas
in the language my mother taught me—in every language
spoken into one wind carrying our lives
without prejudice, as these words break from my lips.
One sky: since the Appalachians and Sierras claimed
their majesty, and the Mississippi and Colorado worked
their way to the sea. Thank the work of our hands:
weaving steel into bridges, finishing one more report
for the boss on time, stitching another wound
or uniform, the first brush stroke on a portrait,
or the last floor on the Freedom Tower
jutting into a sky that yields to our resilience.
One sky, toward which we sometimes lift our eyes tired from work: some days guessing at the weather of our lives, some days giving thanks for a love that loves you back, sometimes praising a mother who knew how to give, or forgiving a father who couldn't give what you wanted.
We head home: through the gloss of rain or weight of snow, or the plum blush of dusk, but always—home, always under one sky, our sky. And always one moon like a silent drum tapping on every rooftop and every window, of one country—all of us— facing the stars hope—a new constellation waiting for us to map it, waiting for us to name it—together.
Copyright 2013 Richard Blanco
Friday, January 18, 2013
First Thoughts: 56% Want Stricter Gun Laws, Obama's upcoming inaugural - First Read
First Thoughts: Different attitude greeting Obama's upcoming inaugural - First Read
*** On gun control: Also in the poll, 56% believe that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter, compared with a combined 42 percent who want them less strict or kept the same.
*** On gun control: Also in the poll, 56% believe that the laws covering the sale of firearms should be stricter, compared with a combined 42 percent who want them less strict or kept the same.
Zach Wasser: On Newtown and Gun Control: Listen to the Mothers
Zach Wasser: On Newtown and Gun Control: Listen to the Mothers
"...if, as President Obama said, more than 70 percent of NRA cardholders want universal background checks, what else can we do to prevent gun violence? It is clear that what we have done thus far is not enough. And again, I ask in all seriousness, why would anyone need to own a semi-automatic assault rifle? It seems to me that no one needs a certain kind of rifle or ammunition the way a mother needs her child. Is there any way to compromise?"
"Gun violence affects every area of this country and it is a symptom of how our system, our nation, has failed. This time, let's break the cycle, turn away from the killer, his name, his motivations, the why and towards the victims, the families and the how. We have to love the victims of gun violence as deeply as we love our own families and we have to sit with them in grief and use our pain to motivate us to cultivate real, lasting change; or this will happen again and it will be our fault again. The only meaning we can take from this senseless violence will come from the changes we make and the laws we enact. So, for once, let's take some good advice and listen to the mothers."
"...if, as President Obama said, more than 70 percent of NRA cardholders want universal background checks, what else can we do to prevent gun violence? It is clear that what we have done thus far is not enough. And again, I ask in all seriousness, why would anyone need to own a semi-automatic assault rifle? It seems to me that no one needs a certain kind of rifle or ammunition the way a mother needs her child. Is there any way to compromise?"
"Gun violence affects every area of this country and it is a symptom of how our system, our nation, has failed. This time, let's break the cycle, turn away from the killer, his name, his motivations, the why and towards the victims, the families and the how. We have to love the victims of gun violence as deeply as we love our own families and we have to sit with them in grief and use our pain to motivate us to cultivate real, lasting change; or this will happen again and it will be our fault again. The only meaning we can take from this senseless violence will come from the changes we make and the laws we enact. So, for once, let's take some good advice and listen to the mothers."
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Second Amendment, Gun Rights, Obama
I agree with the sum and substance of Obama's efforts to reform gun policy and violence in the US.
Clearly there are no brainers - mandatory waiting periods and background checks - that have become lax or are non-existent in some states and areas.
The multi-faceted mental health screening, review of violence in the media and video games, in addition to limiting the availability of assault weapons, is a wise thing for an evolving culture.
The second amendment has its sanctity; but there is a sliding scale: nearly everyone would say a law-abiding man or woman retains the right to bear arms to protect their family and themselves.
The same percentage would say a person should not be allowed to have a nuclear warhead.
Somewhere in between there we are negotiating to find what's really sensible to allow ordinary Americans to possess, and what presents outsized risks to public health in general.
I hope we can evolve the conversation and let the majority of voices decide what makes most sense and is best for all.
Clearly there are no brainers - mandatory waiting periods and background checks - that have become lax or are non-existent in some states and areas.
The multi-faceted mental health screening, review of violence in the media and video games, in addition to limiting the availability of assault weapons, is a wise thing for an evolving culture.
The second amendment has its sanctity; but there is a sliding scale: nearly everyone would say a law-abiding man or woman retains the right to bear arms to protect their family and themselves.
The same percentage would say a person should not be allowed to have a nuclear warhead.
Somewhere in between there we are negotiating to find what's really sensible to allow ordinary Americans to possess, and what presents outsized risks to public health in general.
I hope we can evolve the conversation and let the majority of voices decide what makes most sense and is best for all.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Not just your kids: Dogs can think ‘no fair’ too - Technology & science - Science | NBC News
Not just your kids: Dogs can think ‘no fair’ too - Technology & science - Science | NBC News
Sense of fairness ingrained in mammal species. So how is it possible we let sub-humans in Wall St. do what they do?
Sense of fairness ingrained in mammal species. So how is it possible we let sub-humans in Wall St. do what they do?
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Goldman Weighs U.K. Bonus Delay From Prior Years - Businessweek
Goldman Weighs U.K. Bonus Delay From Prior Years - Businessweek
"Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is considering whether to delay delivery of some bonuses due from prior years for U.K. employees until after top income-tax rates fall on April 6, according to a person briefed on the matter."
Such a magnanimous act.
How about delayed until there are micro taxes on all Wall St. transactions (how come consumers pay debit card fees nearly every day, but not the big traders?) and until the middle class returns after being decimated since the Bush years/policies and since the recession.
"Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) is considering whether to delay delivery of some bonuses due from prior years for U.K. employees until after top income-tax rates fall on April 6, according to a person briefed on the matter."
Such a magnanimous act.
How about delayed until there are micro taxes on all Wall St. transactions (how come consumers pay debit card fees nearly every day, but not the big traders?) and until the middle class returns after being decimated since the Bush years/policies and since the recession.
In Illinois, 1 coal plant operator cleans up, while others beg for more time - chicagotribune.com
In Illinois, 1 coal plant operator cleans up, while others beg for more time - chicagotribune.com
Good, but probably much too little too late.
In fact most of the newsworthiness of this is due to coal production being on the rise.
Still these billions must be invested if coal will remain viable at all as an energy option and not obsolete in fucking up our health and atmosphere so thoroughly and irreversibly. Godspeed to them.
Good, but probably much too little too late.
In fact most of the newsworthiness of this is due to coal production being on the rise.
Still these billions must be invested if coal will remain viable at all as an energy option and not obsolete in fucking up our health and atmosphere so thoroughly and irreversibly. Godspeed to them.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
CA Atty Genl Protects Cell Phone Uses with App Privacy Measures
http://touch.latimes.com/#story/la-fi-tn-california-ag-kamala-harris-issues-mobile-apps-privacy-guidelines-20130110/
Absent the completed 'Consumer Policy Bill of Rights,' this is great action by Ms. Harris to adequately protect consumers.
BBC News - UN: Rising mercury emissions increase risk to humans
BBC News - UN: Rising mercury emissions increase risk to humans
These things are so cumulative. As the population grows, we need to enforce the strongly restricted release of toxins and damaging pollution like mercury most stringently.
I've blogged about this extensively.
My mother's late ex-husband Gene Feldman was a respected pediatrician.
At my urging, he sent a letter to the EPA urging them not to let Bush Jr. allow more mercury pollution from powerhouse smokestacks.
It was elegant and profound how he simply stated the great pains doctors had to take to treat and help reform just one child with mercury poisoning, and here George Bush was fixing to unleash many x thousands more cases of this misfortune just to allow a business to pollute more.
I think I have that letter; if I find it I'll post it.
You can also search for mercury on this blog.
I've posted at least one in-depth post on the neuro- and physiological effects of mercury poisoning.
Ratify and enforce this globally http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7902092.stm
These things are so cumulative. As the population grows, we need to enforce the strongly restricted release of toxins and damaging pollution like mercury most stringently.
I've blogged about this extensively.
My mother's late ex-husband Gene Feldman was a respected pediatrician.
At my urging, he sent a letter to the EPA urging them not to let Bush Jr. allow more mercury pollution from powerhouse smokestacks.
It was elegant and profound how he simply stated the great pains doctors had to take to treat and help reform just one child with mercury poisoning, and here George Bush was fixing to unleash many x thousands more cases of this misfortune just to allow a business to pollute more.
I think I have that letter; if I find it I'll post it.
You can also search for mercury on this blog.
I've posted at least one in-depth post on the neuro- and physiological effects of mercury poisoning.
Ratify and enforce this globally http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7902092.stm
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Bloomberg Working With Biden’s Task Force On Gun Control - ABC News
Bloomberg Working With Biden’s Task Force On Gun Control - ABC News
The biggest, smartest political guns (so to speak), finally at work. Here's to progress.
Good, smart, centrist Bloomberg: "...is calling for legislation that would require criminal background checks on all gun sales, limit high capacity magazines and “military style assault” weapons, and make gun trafficking a felony."
The Washington Post reported this weekend that Biden’s task force is “seriously considering measures backed by key law enforcement leaders that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks, and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors.”
The biggest, smartest political guns (so to speak), finally at work. Here's to progress.
Good, smart, centrist Bloomberg: "...is calling for legislation that would require criminal background checks on all gun sales, limit high capacity magazines and “military style assault” weapons, and make gun trafficking a felony."
The Washington Post reported this weekend that Biden’s task force is “seriously considering measures backed by key law enforcement leaders that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks, and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors.”
Good News: Coral Fighting Back Against Climate Change - Mother Jones
http://m.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2013/01/coral-fights-back-against-climate-change
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Earth is Full? So What Can I Do?
Repost of my suggestions here:
It sounds easy, but I have to focus every day on improving also:
***Minimize one's consumption
***Don't buy things with excess packaging
***Don't buy things unless you need them
***Buy things that feature bio-degradable and/or recycled packaging (costs a *little* more; invest in our future please)
***Recycle as much paper, plastic, metal, as you can
>>>MOST PEOPLE TELL ME THEY RECYCLE MUCH MORE THAN THEY THROW AWAY!!! THIS IS GREAT!! KEEP IT UP!!
***Buy local, organic food. It really keeps the carbon/pollution costs of transporting your food down
***Buying local, organic food also supports local economies, ensures your food is most fresh, and keeps pesticides and other poisons out of us and the ground
***Consider zero-population growth: the tenet is one person in for each person already on the earth. So, in a two parent family = two kids max = zero population growth
***Don't waste water; we take it for granted
***TURN OFF THE SPOUT when brushing teeth or shaving, etc. I still have to remind myself to do this sometimes. Don't overwater outside.
***Go UNDER YOUR BATHROOM & KITCHEN SINKS and turn the hot and cold water flow knobs down 10-25%; Max flow will still be plenty; the avg. flow will now save water and YOU money
***Replace the three most used lights in your house with compact fluorescents -- this will save you 75% on your electrical bill for those fixtures, breaking even for the $2 bulb purchase price in a matter of weeks if the bulbs are frequently used; you WILL NOTICE THE SAVINGS on your NEXT electrical bill
***Replace the next three most used lights with compact fluorescents next month, until there are no more two-centuries old, loses-most-of-its-efficiency-in-heat, Thomas Edison incandescent bulbs in your house
***Buy a hybrid, or electric car, when you can, when it suits your style and there is a suitable vehicle
***Walk or bike when you can!
***Have some candlelight nights, "turn the lights down low" as Bob Marley put it
***Put up solar panels right now, if you can afford it. Call me if you need help figuring out if it's feasible for you.
***Support higher fuel-mileage legislation
***Support clean-energy legislation and products, and use them
***Find clever ways to save energy around your house
***Be mindful, have fun, kick ass
***And realize how much more fun and safe the world will be if it's not terribly over-crowded, polluted and everyone is fighting for basic resources in a decade or generation
***You want your kids, and you, to live in a more fun, safe, and sustainable world in the future, don't you??? Do it! Now re-read the above and have a great day.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/opinion/08friedman.html
http://colbyallerton.blogspot.com/
***Minimize one's consumption
***Don't buy things with excess packaging
***Don't buy things unless you need them
***Buy things that feature bio-degradable and/or recycled packaging (costs a *little* more; invest in our future please)
***Recycle as much paper, plastic, metal, as you can
>>>MOST PEOPLE TELL ME THEY RECYCLE MUCH MORE THAN THEY THROW AWAY!!! THIS IS GREAT!! KEEP IT UP!!
***Buy local, organic food. It really keeps the carbon/pollution costs of transporting your food down
***Buying local, organic food also supports local economies, ensures your food is most fresh, and keeps pesticides and other poisons out of us and the ground
***Consider zero-population growth: the tenet is one person in for each person already on the earth. So, in a two parent family = two kids max = zero population growth
***Don't waste water; we take it for granted
***TURN OFF THE SPOUT when brushing teeth or shaving, etc. I still have to remind myself to do this sometimes. Don't overwater outside.
***Go UNDER YOUR BATHROOM & KITCHEN SINKS and turn the hot and cold water flow knobs down 10-25%; Max flow will still be plenty; the avg. flow will now save water and YOU money
***Replace the three most used lights in your house with compact fluorescents -- this will save you 75% on your electrical bill for those fixtures, breaking even for the $2 bulb purchase price in a matter of weeks if the bulbs are frequently used; you WILL NOTICE THE SAVINGS on your NEXT electrical bill
***Replace the next three most used lights with compact fluorescents next month, until there are no more two-centuries old, loses-most-of-its-efficiency-in-heat, Thomas Edison incandescent bulbs in your house
***Buy a hybrid, or electric car, when you can, when it suits your style and there is a suitable vehicle
***Walk or bike when you can!
***Have some candlelight nights, "turn the lights down low" as Bob Marley put it
***Put up solar panels right now, if you can afford it. Call me if you need help figuring out if it's feasible for you.
***Support higher fuel-mileage legislation
***Support clean-energy legislation and products, and use them
***Find clever ways to save energy around your house
***Be mindful, have fun, kick ass
***And realize how much more fun and safe the world will be if it's not terribly over-crowded, polluted and everyone is fighting for basic resources in a decade or generation
***You want your kids, and you, to live in a more fun, safe, and sustainable world in the future, don't you??? Do it! Now re-read the above and have a great day.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/08/opinion/08friedman.html
http://colbyallerton.blogspot.com/
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Sunset, Venice 12/20/2012
