Archive for February, 2009
Quick Green Reads For The Weekend Volume 106.
Well, as you read this I am up north in Denver to visit my best friend and his family for a few days. Hope you all have a great weekend, and check out some of the news that caught my eye this past week!
After nearly 30 years in business, Bill Niman was finally forced [...]
Video: The Coen Brothers Take On The Myth Of Clean Coal.
Great stuff.
A reminder that clean coal does not exist.
Straight Razors Versus Disposable Razors: Truly The Best A Man Can Get.
The following is a guest post from David Wessell at Straight Razor Place.
The best a man can get eh? Now that’s a very well worn mantra used by probably the largest shave products company in the world. But why do millions and millions of men (and lets not forget women too) bow down to the [...]
Do One Thing: Save Ink & Reduce Waste By Making Small Adjustments To Your Printing.
This week’s Do One Thing tip is actually a compilation of small things you can do at home or work to save ink and reduce waste in your printing. Without sacrificing print quality, there are a few little changes that go a long way towards this goal!
1. Reduce your margins. Smaller margins = less [...]
Greenwash Of The Week: Plasma TV Instead Of A Poster.
I came across this picture somewhere on the internet and it really struck somewhat of a greenwash chord with me:
Why does a company have to use a plasma TV using energy 24/7 to say “Thank for saving energy” when a poster printed on recycled paper would not use any energy at all?
Are Biofuels Worse For The Environment Than Oil?
Let me state for the record that I have been against the development of biofuels for a long time. I think it is just the taking of one kind of burning fuel and replacing it with another, and in the mean time nothing changes. We are still extracting something from the earth, lighting [...]