EARTH HOUR!

Just a friendly reminder that you have a little over a week before Earth Hour. It is on March 28th.

I, personally, am SO excited because I will be in one of the greenest cities in the U.S. for this event! That's right, your own Faeriemusejo will be in San Fran for Earth Hour. I plan to interview some people and put the video up on Youtube and post it here on my blog!

You should set a goal for you and/or your family to go electrocoty free for at least an hour! Make it a competition to see who can go the longest withough using electricity :-). Enjoy a nice long walk, or play board games! If you have a special someone, I think you could figure out how to kill an hour of darkness ;-).

We can help the Earth tremendously by doing this. It will save you money too if you set aside a day or two every week to do this. Saving the Earth pays, in more ways than one! I can't wait to start posting more often!

See you on the 28th!

Folsom Field: Sports at Their Best

I read an article this morning on a brilliant idea whose time has come. Many Americans love sports, and everyone knows the experience is better in person. There is no way attendance at stadiums is going down any time soon. However, have you ever seen the sheer amount of garbage left over after a game?! The bleachers are absolutely covered in trash and half-eaten food. The article I was reading on the new york times blog was about Folsom Field, an innovative stadium. Folsom Field has reduced its waste by 80 percent! Click the link A College Football Stadium Cuts Its Waste taken from the New York Times Green Inc. Blog, to see how this stadium implemented their innovative plan to reduce its waste.

The thing that amazes me is that it cost them next to nothing. The college lends a. hand through regular volunteers and clearly marked bins to make the system run smoothly. They have also set in motion a pan to reduce waste by using biodegradable containers.
We could all learn a little something from the volunteer spirit and insightfulness of this stadium.

Starting today, I am gonna post a blog roll of must read environmental blogs. Maybe that will be something people want to see. I need some feedback folks! Please let me know what you want me to change (besides the fact that I need to write more frequently :->)

Why Staying a Little Green is a Good Thing

A great site for up and coming businesses that actually WANT to be "Green": Small Green Planet @ http://www.cleangreentech.com/

Here the best of both worlds collide for entrepenuers who are brave enough to face the challenges of not only starting a business, but for keeping it eco-friendly.

Huzzah! Huzzah, I say... the planet will yet have a few defenders.

Organic Chocolate

I have not written a blog in ages, and for that I apologize!

I have been snooping around stores and such here lately because I have to wait for my ride, and what better thing is there to do with your time than shop?  I wandered into Borders yesterday and made an extraordinary find: really amazing organic chocolate.
I have tasted organic products before, but nothing comes close to this flavor-packed bittersweet masterpiece of Chocolatiering. It took my taste buds on a magical romp through the forest of goodness.

If you love chocolate, the environment, and yourself.... you owe it to yourself to check out Dagoba Chocolates at www.dagobachocolate.com for the ultimate chocolate treat.... (Sorry Luke Skywalker not included)

Carpooling

I have been carpooling for a month and a half now. The money saving involved with the gas prices is phenominal. Also, I started walking to the grocery store and bringing my little ecofriendly bags with me. Those have been really good ways for me to save the environment and save a little cash as well.

Gives Hollow a New Meaning

Gives Hollow a New Meaning
Originally uploaded by faeriemusejo

I got a new camera, and I was so eager to use it that it made me LOOK for things that would make a cool picture. In doing so, it has opened my eyes to a whole new world that I seemed to have forgotten existed. I can really see what is beautiful about where I live and about my place in life. It's funny how a present can change your life in the future. I'll probably be posting many pictures, so stay tuned.

It's EARTH DAY

Green Books

Hey everyone. It's the weekend! For many of you it may be a good weekend to stay inside because of a rainy day. What is better than having a great book on a rainy day? Having a great GREEN book to read on a rainy day.

Shop here for a ton of choices
Nation Geographic Green Book Store

One More Reason Bush is a Moron

Environmentalists Slam Bush Climate Goal

As is pointed out in the article, Bush is administering "too little, much too late".

If the problems are going to get solved, we are going to need a leader that is at the forefront of the problem, not someone who says "oh yeah, the planet... let's just spew out some crap to pacify those dumb environmentalists and hippy wannabes." I'm don't claim to ascribe to any political party, and I try to remain neutral in my political opinions, but I have to admit that Bush is not the brightest crayon in the box.

Earth Day 2008

Sky Petition
The sky belongs to all of us!!

Electronics Trash

"What good is this OLD cell phone!? I'll just throw it away!"

WAIT!!! STOP! "E-Waste" is the fastest growing type of waste that is being heaped into landfills. It is also reported that 2/3s of this waste is STILL FUNCTIONAL! That is so astounding, and what's more astounding is that 2.6 million tons of electronic waste is generated by Americans alone every year.

Click here to find out more... I got all this great information in this article on Scientific American's website!

Trashed Tech

Simplify

Making some simple changes to your daily habits can make a huge impact on the earth.

Before you buy ANOTHER gadget to "help" you save time/effort, weigh the cost AND the consequence. Ask yourself a series of questions to see whether you really need that extra doodad.

*How much will this take away from my monthly budget?
*Will this pay for itself in time?
*Will this pollute the earth?
*Is a subscription required for this?
*Can I pay for it now, or do I have to charge it?
*How much time is this going to take away from my other daily activities?
*Is this going to be a one-trick pony?

Taking time to think over a purchase will keep your budget under control, your house free(r) from clutter, and it will keep many things out of the landfills.

Read this article for more tips on how to keep calm and how to simplify. From one of my favorite sites EARTH EASY.

Bury That Problem!

Here is an example of how to get my goat: running away from your problems and burying them in the sand like they don't exist instead of facing the music and coming up with a plan to solve it.

Quick fixes do not make environmentally sound solutions. This article reminds me somewhat of when we thought it was a good idea to put our junk in space so there would be less of it in the landfills. As we know now, that wasn't such a hot idea.

Europeans are preparing to bet heavily on burying carbon

Ok this all seems super absurd to me! We can't just go burying our problems. The soil is troubled enough without having noxious gases subplanted in it. It seems to me, that the problem we need to be focusing on is eliminating the actual greenhouse gases that are emitted from factories. Instead of burying our problems along with a boatload of money in the carbon tanks, wouldn't it be much more feesable to work on reducing or totally eliminating the fossil fuels used.

Ok, this quote scares me a bit. “We’re very confident that injecting into abandoned oil and gas reservoirs would be completely secure,” says Haines, one of the researchers in this project. This comment was made so nonchalantly, that it seems like they are assuming it would be safe. A CO2 leak would NOT be a fun thing, and it just seems like there is a whoe "La dee da" approach being taken here. I'm no scientist, but when noxious gases are involved, I want a plan that's more comprehensively researched, experimented, and where consequences are well thought out and documented.

Green Energy should be the new focus of companies. “Coal is providing a lot of the primary energy demand right now. We need to focus on cleaning coal up,” explains Chiaro. I agree, coal is our main energy source right now, but it is getting depleted at such a rapid pace that we need to find an alternate energy source anyway. So, why are we worrying about burying what we've already done? I think it's time to focus on the future and find a healthier and renewable energy resource!

Water Usage

I think this video is really really good. It drives the point home quite nicely.
GOOD Magazine: Water

Not Really Environmental News

I am getting a little frustrated that no one reads my blog. Am I not even interesting enough for a NEGATIVE comment?? Do people fall asleep before they can type any keystroke at all. Any kind of feedback would be appreciated... it's starting to make me think no one is reading in the first place, much less caring about what's going on.