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March 25, 2012

Carbon and the oceans

The video speaks for itself:

December 6, 2011

How Green is Your Artificial Tree?

A study published by a consulting firm in Montreal was published last year around the holidays – attempting to answer the question of whether it’s “better” to get a real tree or an artificial tree. I repost my response here in light of the approaching holiday…

So what’s better, real or artificial? The answer would seem to be obvious. A foregone conclusion? You buy an artificial tree and you have it for a number of years and in the meantime you’re not condoning the senseless slaughter of millions of precious little carbon sucking conifers every year.

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May 10, 2011

Food Miles and the Locavores Dilemma

The picture at right is a familiar one for those of a certain generation but likely a mystery to anyone born in the mid-1970s and beyond. These empties would be collected a few times a week from one’s front step and replaced with full bottles by someone called a milkman.

This kind of home delivery of a food staple like milk has all but disappeared worldwide in part due to changing household economics along with matters of convenience and choice. The main culprit however is the disappearance of the local dairy farmer and the centralization of milk processing and packaging at mega-dairies.

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December 20, 2010

How Green is Your Artificial Tree?

A study published by a consulting firm in Montreal was published last year around the holidays – attempting to answer the question of whether it’s “better” to get a real tree or an artificial tree. I repost my response here it here in light of the holiday theme…

So what’s better, real or artificial? The answer would seem to be obvious. A foregone conclusion? You buy an artificial tree and you have it for a number of years and in the meantime you’re not condoning the senseless slaughter of millions of precious little carbon sucking conifers every year.

Read more…