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 [...]
The Green Grounded Team could not believe how many envelopes, letters, postcards, brochures, and copies of our police report ended up in our mailbox after the accident. Apparently, advertising your law services and chiropractic practice keeps the USPS in business… and unfortunately, continues deforestation for paper products. I think a whole tree died just to [...]
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 [...]
Like Fergie, I choose to show off what I have, ooh the flossy flossy. I went to the dentist to show him my teeth. OK, so teeth cleanings and flossing aren’t so glamorous. C’est la vie.
He and his team are EXCELLENT, so if you need a dentist recommendation here in Raleigh, go to Dr. Benson on [...]
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. [...]
… Amazon.com that is. Don’t buy your books through your local bookstore. Order it online instead!
For the record, I am not trying to bash buying from your locally-owned independent bookstore. For instance, in previous posts, I have promoted locally-owned bookstores for getting your goods. And August 23rd (SATURDAY, AS IN GET OVER THERE BECAUSE THAT’S [...]
…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 [...]
Here in the Triangle, the housing market isn’t our biggest financial woe. Energy costs is.
As the price of energy goes up incrementally every day, we are less concerned with foreclosures (though some do face this nightmare, we are significantly lower in foreclosures than the national average) and far more concerned with the cost of going [...]
