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Comment on Begging For Money On The Internet Is Only One Step Above Panhandling On A Street Corner But I’m Doing It Anyway by JG

JG — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:58:29 +0000

Not even sure I know what permaculture is, but we’re good for $20…

Comment on Begging For Money On The Internet Is Only One Step Above Panhandling On A Street Corner But I’m Doing It Anyway by trip

trip — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:53:29 +0000

Alright dude, as someone who taught you to not throw orange peels on the trails but who now ashamedly consumes at least 246.41+ hectares of the earth’s energy in a completely unsustainable way, I feel compelled to make a small donation as I live vicariously green through your blog. So there it is. Just promise that if you don’t make enough to travel to Big Sur that you don’t use this “donation” to simply “inspire” another review of Pinapple Express. Jon’s already said it all.

Comment on What Is Your Ecological Footprint? by Nissa Pizza

Nissa Pizza — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:01:52 +0000

So I took this little quiz and, as I told you, I learned that it would take 3.47 earths to support my habits. But I didn’t find this depressed me or inspired me to be better. It shocked me a little to realize that my efforts have so little impact and made me feel that the cause is futile. Oddly, though, you seemed COMMITTED to lowering your “earth requirement” even more.

Comment on What Is Your Ecological Footprint? by my footprint

my footprint — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:01:43 +0000

I take the challenge, then. I want to see how this ecological footprint does for me.

Comment on I (Heart) Wood by Storms

Storms — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:01:51 +0000

Red oak, the wood of choice in this part of Texas.

Comment on I (Heart) Wood by Debbie O'Brien

Debbie O'Brien — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:13:25 +0000

What did you use for the window trim?

Comment on There’s Only So Much You Can Do When It’s 106 Degrees Outside by Debbie O'Brien

Debbie O'Brien — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:09:51 +0000

You mean denim as in jeans?

Plan to plant the sage in the fall when the rain comes. Next year you will see the flowers. Worth waiting for.

Comment on Green or Greed? by Storms

Storms — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:21:26 +0000

It’s a tricky issue. Cement production has gotten much better over the years and there are things like fly ash, a waste product, that can be added to it to make its production a bit more benign. But it still requires a ridiculous amount of energy to make and transport ,and both the making and transportation emit a tremendous amount of carbon dioxide. Cement is a wonderful product that can be used to perform functions no other material could do like making footers. My problem with it is its overuse. For example, concrete parking lots and sidewalks. Couldn’t we use a better, less harmful, material like gravel in these situations? I don’t expect or want cement to be outlawed. I just want people to know how harmful it is and to start thinking about other options.

Comment on Green or Greed? by jg

jg — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:54:43 +0000

i had no idea that cement mixers were such nefarious dealers of death.

Comment on Broody Hen Update II by nizza pizza

nizza pizza — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:29:04 +0000

does that also mean that toward the end of august we might be eating rooster soup? i’ve got my money on the ugly one being male— that’s a sure sign in my book.