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Monthly Archives: December 2008
What is this Plant?
I know that this is a bundle of parsley. I am asking about the very strong piece of grass that is used to tie the parsley into a bundle.
Posted in Alternatives, Food, Gardening
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Plastic Parts Recall
The plastic thing that is making the news today is a faulty leaf blower part that has been injuring people. The Toro Power Sweeper has a plastic impeller that has been falling apart and shooting out of the blowers. Ouch. … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Gardening, Plastic, Toys
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Plasticless Laundry Tips
Up until a few minutes ago, I did not know that there are plastic gadgets to put in the washing machine and plastic gadgets to put in the dryer. I have been doing laundry for a couple of decades without … Continue reading
Posted in Plastic
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The Blogosphere has 40 Shades of Green
I just spent a few hours blog surfing. I wanted to add a few more green blogs to my blog roll. I decided that I need to take some more time to refine the criteria. The explosion of environmentally themed … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Blogroll, Environment
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The Many Uses of Clothespins
I had one of life’s little victories today when I saw that a nearby store sells wooden clothespins without any plastic packaging. This isn’t that surprising since I am presently living in a place where most people do not have … Continue reading
Posted in Home and Garden, Solar, Wind
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The Environmental Cost of Television Sets
I have never personally bought a television but I am not one of those anti-TV zealots. I know a guy who is a strident crusader against television. He even has one of those little remotes that are designed to turn … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Environment, Television
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Local Food
Eating locally has become a very popular goal for people who are striving to reduce their carbon footprint. Eating local also provides a lot of opportunity to reduce plastic consumption. When we were living in Canada, we were members of … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Cooking, Food, Home and Garden
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A Plasticless Juicer
Orange juice is an awesome source of energy and vitamins. An employee of the USDA was nice enough to take this photograph of some oranges and some fresh squeezed juice. Absent from the picture is the device that transformed one … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Food, Health
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Plastic Buckets Are Everywhere
I have a dislike of plastic buckets from way back before I had an issue with plastic in general. It started back when I was still on the farm back in Canada. Water expands when it freezes. Plastic buckets crack … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, cleaning
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The Dark Side of Green
I recently got kinda almost scammed. You may have recently noticed a small advertisement in my sidebar that was promoting a wonderful web hosting company that uses solar and wind power to operate their servers. I joined their affiliate program … Continue reading
Posted in Alternatives, Blogging, Business, Energy, Environment, Internet, Solar, Wind
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