Nothing like a two-feet wide shower to get you out quick! Prad and I are discovering the charms of Parisian living in our ‘rue du Bac‘ apartment. Likewise, our kitchen only allows for one person at a time comfortably. This is quite a change from our California sprawl, . . . And made me think [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Tiny Spaces, Small Footprint
Posted in French Culture, tagged carbon footprint, French travel, green, Paris tourism, sustainability on June 29, 2008 | 19 Comments »
The Last Time I Was in Paris . . .
Posted in French Culture, tagged French culture, French travel, green, green living, Paris tourism on June 27, 2008 | 9 Comments »
On my way to the airport. Last time, was exactly a year ago, with three teenage girls. Same destination. We had a blast, and I will treasure forever all those moments spent discovering Paris with my daughter and her friends.
When we got there, I felt ‘Too Tired to be Green‘, and wanting to take a [...]
The Curse of Air Travel
Posted in Green Girl Wannabe, tagged air travel, carbon emissions, carbon footprint, carbon intensity, carbon offsets, CO2, fuel efficient planes, modes of transportation, Skype, Terrapass on June 26, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Starting tomorrow, I will be off to Europe for a two-week visit to my family, followed by a tour of the Tuscan countryside. If I was 100% pure, I would stay home, and use Skype to stay in touch with my loved ones. After all, air travel is one the most CO2 intensive mode of [...]
Scary Picture of Future According to Olduvai Theory
Posted in Climate Research, tagged climate scenario, Energy Bulletin, energy future, Olduvai, Richard Duncan on June 25, 2008 | 18 Comments »
‘The Olduvai theory and catastrophic consequences‘, a paper by James Leigh in Energy Bulletin, paints a very scary picture of what awaits us if we do nothing to prepare for the times ahead.
Will be wise enough and follow James Leigh’s recommendation?
. . . to cooperatively take urgent steps to ameliorate this looming situation and [...]
Oil Addicts Growing More Desperate
Posted in Not So Green Exposure, tagged "oil sands", "Pay Dirt", addiction to oil, Alberta, Big Oil, carbon emissions, CO2, environmental impact, Global warming, greenhouse gases, sustainability on June 24, 2008 | 19 Comments »
“That show last night was pretty depressing!” Hubby Prad did not sleep well after watching ‘We Were Warned: Out of Gas‘, the latest in CNN’s Special Investigations Unit series. Neither did I. Listening to most of the comments in the show, you would never know we are at the brink of a planetary disaster. Hardly [...]
Four Best Ways to Move People Into Climate Action
Posted in Green Psychology, tagged climate change, Global warming, green living, Green Psychology, green, carbon calculator, we campaign, climate psychology, gas crisis on June 21, 2008 | 20 Comments »
Back from another one of my triumphant bike rides to downtown, this time to pick up pizzas at Il Fornaio, our favorite Italian. So glad I was. The three pizza boxes fit neatly into my side basket, not in the recommended horizontal position. The thought quickly brushed my mind, that maybe the toppings might slide, [...]
What Makes Us Happy Can Also Sustain Us
Posted in Consumer Research, Social Networks, tagged communities, David Holmgren, environmental psychology, Gallup, Google Talks, green, happiness, permaculture, Place and Happiness Survey, positive psychology, Richard Florida, sustainability, urban planning on June 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Richard Florida, professor of Business and Creativity at the University of Toronto, and the author of ‘Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life‘, was on NPR Talk of the Nation yesterday. Richard Florida had a lot to say about a wide range of fascinating [...]
Technorati’s Green Blog Search Soon To Be Much Easier
Posted in Blogging, tagged blog search, green, green blogs, Technorati on June 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Technorati just responded to my earlier plea for a better search tool for Green Blogs. Here is their response. I hope you find it helpful:
Hi Marguerite,
I saw your post a few days ago and looked into your request. Technorati does indeed have a “Green” sub-channel already where readers can find posts covering sustainability and other [...]
89% Americans Feed World’s Biggest Pollution Factory!
Posted in Activism, tagged Adam Werbach, China, climate change, CO2, coal plants, energy efficiency, Global warming, green, greenhouse gases, Peter Navarro, Reduce-Reuse-Recycle, Wal-Mart on June 19, 2008 | 11 Comments »
For an edifying picture of China’s real status on the environmental front, I suggest you read Peter Navarro’s latest article in Energy Bulletin. Peter is the author of the upcoming book, ‘The Coming China Wars‘. In summary:
Every single week, China adds one new large coal power plant to its energy base.
China is now adding 15,000 [...]
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