This week a friend sent me the link to a new online film by an expert on the materials economy and it took me a few days to click on it. I finally did because I wanted to clean up my email in-box, nothing more noble. Now I want to clean up my […]
Filed under: global warming, environment, health, awareness, work-life balance, city living, lifestyle, greenhouse gasses, carbon footprint, greenhouse gases, chemicals, depression, greenhouse gas, Planet Earth, Anastasia, sustainability on March 27th, 2008 | No Comments »
The British government has announced it is phasing out incandescent light bulbs by 2011 in favor of largely fluorescent energy saving tubes. While these tubes save 75% of the energy used by standard bulbs and thus greatly reduce the greenhouse gas effects of electricity usage this is not the only environmental or health issue to […]
Filed under: global warming, environment, city living, greenhouse gasses, carbon footprint, fluorescent lighting, mercury, food chain, epileptic seizures, migraines, eczema, dermatitis, depression, Environmental Protection Agency, greenhouse gas on February 26th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
So, finally we made it to Lost Valley Oregon/Dextor in the US, sent by The LifeCo
to document Permaculture, sustainable living, ecovillage design and other interesting things we see or hear along the way.
We are:
Yuri Radomisli: Massage Therapist and Permaculture student.
Dilek Turan: Photographer and reporter.
It was a long journey; four airplanes, a bus and a train. […]
Filed under: global warming, environment, organic, awareness, inspiration, city living, energy, lifestyle, diet, farming, travel, permaculture and ecovillage design, greenhouse gases on October 9th, 2007 | No Comments »
I took this test last week out of curiosity for my carbon footprint. I flew home to New Zealand in April to see my family so knew it wouldn’t be good but I was still surprised and to be honest a little shocked.
I like to think I’m pretty environmentally aware. I ride a bike just about […]
Filed under: Uncategorized, global warming, living foods, environment, awareness, raw food, test, food, greenhouse gasses, diet, carbon footprint, flying, travel, beauty, New Zealand on October 8th, 2007 | No Comments »
This little piece has just hit the airwaves commenting on the environmental impact of a diet heavy in animal products. The harmful effect of these foods on our health is no secret but at a time when global warming is starting to bite, the environmental impact of the livestock industry is also gaining attention.
The […]
Filed under: global warming, environment, health, turkey, red meat, livestock, water, drought, food, greenhouse gasses, cattle on September 17th, 2007 | No Comments »
We’ve all been affected by global warming this year with a weirdly warm winter. I just came across the site carbonfootprint.com where you can actually calculate your impact on the environment. I especially liked the simple tips on how to reduce energy consumption.
- Lisa Johnson
Filed under: global warming, environment on March 17th, 2007 | No Comments »