In the sticky transition I am in, lodged back and forth amidst my new home (Asheville) and the home we’re leaving (Raleigh), I was lucky enough last week to have two goodbye outings with work colleagues. The first was fun and official. The second one was impromptu. On a whim, four of us went to my favorite [...]
In the controversies of the world, the sustainability impact of paper towels will be historically noted.
While that may not be entirely true, the ecological impact of deforestation certainly has already made its way into our children’s textbooks and society’s pop-culture.
Yet, people frankly don’t think about the ramifications of disposable items such as paper towels and [...]
This just may be the funniest email I’ve gotten in a while, promoting green eco-friendly bags for your dog’s business! I have no idea what the bags are made of, but the email was too funny not to share. Enjoy~ Sustainably… A*Sue
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Hello Asheley,
I would like to introduce an eco-friendly pet product for you to review. [...]
In case you didn’t hear, many plastic drink containers contain a toxin that damages both human health and environmental safety. The toxin is bisphenol A (aka BPA), and this includes your eco-friendly multi-use drink bottles, like some Nalgene bottles.
What is sparking my rehashing of this issue, you ask?
Well, a couple nights ago, after seeing Lou [...]
They die. We shop.
A friend of mine made a beautiful video a couple months back. Her words and her art have stuck with me for the entire time, and I want to share with her video you.
Consumerism is dirty.
I do not mean that all buying and the concept of gift-giving is wrong. I adore stuff. [...]
Gas prices have nixed my willingness to order delivery food any longer.
Last Thursday, Marc and I decided I would order myself chinese food for dinner, which thrilled me, as I rarely get to eat the stuff… Marc hates it. It was convenient, however, for we were travelling that weekend and wanted no mess to clean [...]
…or is Discover Card just one troll in the jungle of jerks advocating over-spending, under-consumption, throw-it-away-and-buy-a-new-replacement mindless drivel?
Have you seen their new commercial? It makes me sick.
First, you are full of it.
When the first words of your commercial are “We’re a nation of consumers… and there’s nothing wrong with that,” I KNOW you KNOW what [...]
So, after having other Green Grounded posts about getting a dozen unsolicited phonebooks last year (here and here), one phonebook of which is still lying in my trunk, I got an email from a very greenie colleague, NBC 17 Reporter Laura Barron, that Yellow Pages have gone green and you can register to STOP RECEIVING unsolicited phonebooks!
Score!
So you [...]
A colleague of mine recently had me meet Pete Pagano of Green Planet Catering here in Raleigh, NC.
NBC 17 covered the company recently, and though the catering company has only been catering for about half a year, but the concept has been growing much much longer.
I have to admit, the “greenie” in me is deeply [...]
Water, sugar, sugar, sugar… and Glaceau claims Vitamin Vater is healthy for you! I repeat… vita-what?!
OK, Marc and I went to Earthfare up at Brier Creek last week and got hypnotized by the huge selection of beautifully-colored (BPA-leaching irresponsibly plastic bottled) VitaminWater selection. After all the hype of how this beverage is made fully of [...]
