Posted January 12, 2009 - 13:29 by Paul Michael
This little fact was big news to me. I was casually flicking through a magazine at work when something caught my eye; it was buried in the bottom corner of one page and stated that you can use old calendars in the years to come. And this year, there are a bunch of great old dates to choose from.
Posted January 12, 2009 - 03:33 by Fred Lee
During hard times, eating cheap food may seem to make sense, but it can be more costly to us in the long run.
Posted January 11, 2009 - 10:45 by Philip Brewer
Stephen Leeb's new book makes that case that we're running into resource limits on every front--energy, metals, water--and that this problem is going to affect everything we do. Then, it looks at what can we do about it, as individuals and as a society.
Posted December 22, 2008 - 12:39 by Philip Brewer
There are a number of books now by people who set out to live a more local, more sustainable life, and wrote a book to document their experiences. Most of them approach the problem with the perspective that living a lower-carbon lifestyle is going to entail giving up some of the things that modern Americans have come to expect. Doug Fine, though, would rather not. Especially not ice cream.
Posted December 14, 2008 - 05:55 by Philip Brewer
Rational people try to buy what they need at the cheapest price they can find. There's a contrary argument, though, that holds that it's "shooting themselves in the foot" for poor folks to shop at big-box stores and eat at chain restaurants: Buying cheap goods from the same companies that use globalization to grind wages down as low as possible--doesn't that amount to supporting their own oppression?
Posted December 11, 2008 - 10:49 by Paul Michael
Nora’s recent article “Saving the planet - one drop at a time” rang a bell with me as I was sat in the men’s bathroom at work yesterday. All the stalls were occupied and every minute I heard flushing. It was constant. This once kind act of “courtesy flushing” may now be offensive considering the state of the planet…and the price of the water bill.
Posted December 8, 2008 - 21:46 by Nora Dunn
With water becoming an increasingly precious resource, we need to get creative about how we conserve it. Here are some ways you may not have thought of to help save the planet, one drop at a time.
Posted December 6, 2008 - 05:41 by Philip Brewer
There are all kinds of ways to get stuff without money. You can grow it in a garden, gather it from the wild, make it yourself, get it as a gift, scavenge it from trash, or get it free from someone who hopes to sell you something else. All of these generally involve spending time instead of spending money--but someone who's getting by without a job probably has some time to spend.
Posted November 24, 2008 - 08:16 by Linsey Knerl
I’m addicted to how-to tips for saving money; Shave a few dollars off any of my enormous utility bills, and my heart belongs to you. Sometimes it takes more than savvy know-how to use fewer resources and pocket some extra cash. You may need to take a long, hard, ugly look at the waste you put out…and learn to adjust your real-life practices.
Posted November 17, 2008 - 14:27 by Andrea Dickson
Science has proven that exposure to germs and dirt helps build up a strong immune system. Don't waste your money on bacterial soaps and wipes - they're just coddling your immune system, which then reacts to unimportant things, like pollen, peanuts, or cat dander.
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