I found this great company called Green Disk that will recycle my technology trash. Unfortunately, their site is a bit klunky. When trying to place an order, I received the following error:
Credit Card Authorization Failed. The following field(s) are invalid: (totalGrand)
For some reason, the items I had ordered did not save to [...]
The Shepherd Express recently ran an article where they interviewed yours truly. They were looking for Terrapass customers in the Milwaukee area, and found me.
tags: milwaukee, terrapass, wisconsin, environment
I just signed up for a great program called Terrapass. It’s a CO2 reduction project. It allows you to purchase credits in clean renewable energy to make up for the emissions from your car. It’s incredibly affordable. For only $50/year, I purchase a share of renewable energy that will replace energy [...]
I just got a letter from We Energies regarding the Energy for Tomorrow Plan. They are reducing the prices on the plan by 30 percent, and are adding solar power and more wind power to the program mix. With that reduction in price, it is almost the same price as getting the electricity [...]
Found this great blog entry. The USPS now delivers more junk mail than regular mail. Actually I’m surprised. I thought junk already far exceeded regular mail. It’s really ridiculous when you think about it. Someone is paying to have garbage delivered to your mailbox. Then you pay someone to [...]
The thesis of Natural Capitalism is that free-market capitalism does not have to destroy our environment, and deplete all of our natural resources. The book gives many examples of companies that have found ways to be environmentally friendly, and be very profitable doing so. Application of advanced technologies that are environmentally sound is [...]
I received a message from a blog reader about the Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tour.
The goal of the bike trips : “to inspire individuals to walk away empowered to make positive changes in the world. Our mission is to inspire, empower, and thus facilitate social change for a better world”. [...]
The subtitle of this book is: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble. The book describes the environmental state of our planet and our civilization. Obviously, it isn’t a pretty picture. Plan B refers to the plan to save the planet. Currently we are operating on Plan [...]
I just received a few t-shirts that I ordered online from No Sweat Apparel. They sell clothing that is not made in sweat shops, hence the name. The t-shirts are really good quality, especially compared to a lot of the flimsy t-shirts I’ve bought. Maybe children working as slave labor don’t have [...]
I’ve decided to declare war on junk mail. I’m trying to reduce my environmental footprint, and therefore, trying to reduce the amount of waste that I produce. I realized that a good portion of the garbage I create is junk mail that I throw away. I’d always thought that it was futile [...]