tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.comments2023-10-08T07:19:41.619-07:00Are We Green Yet?Greg Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-40991733602993042432011-08-19T23:24:10.891-07:002011-08-19T23:24:10.891-07:00nice post thanks for this postnice post thanks for this postsolar pv panel in pakistanhttp://www.greenbiz.com.pknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-50168906392980181372011-06-16T13:27:58.017-07:002011-06-16T13:27:58.017-07:00Even those glorious photos of fields of sunflower ...Even those glorious photos of fields of sunflower seeds nodding in the breeze in France are not what they seem. Sunflowers grown commercially in France are mostly, if not all, GMO.<br /><br />Good luck to those farmers you mention. We all need to stand up for labelling and choice.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-72571036857265510732011-06-16T13:24:18.880-07:002011-06-16T13:24:18.880-07:00They do not seem to consider the mass clearing of ...They do not seem to consider the mass clearing of millions of acres of virgin forest, to grow crops. clearing just one acre kills millions of organisms and destroys the habitat for all living things, except for the mono-crop planted and has the potential to destroy the soil life too.<br />Grow your own, amongst nature; eat feral meat shot on the hoof (and not farmed) in preference, or eat meat from people who run a few animals in a patch of forest, where birds and other wildlife can also live.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-11462123772420785522011-06-16T13:19:26.741-07:002011-06-16T13:19:26.741-07:00Nice, Greg, but I am not sure that I agree with ge...Nice, Greg, but I am not sure that I agree with genetically modified soy beans being associated with anything "green". Most soy beans grown outside Australia are genetically modified.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-73396197178861924972011-04-29T08:08:45.556-07:002011-04-29T08:08:45.556-07:00Scented candles truly do make a room or space. The...Scented candles truly do make a room or space. They are inviting and relaxing. I love the candle industry because it allows me to decorate on a budget.yankee candleshttp://www.betterthanyankeecandles.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-12189804510144198972011-03-14T15:10:50.390-07:002011-03-14T15:10:50.390-07:00EU Law now requires all types of batteries to be r...EU Law now requires all types of batteries to be recycled, and nation states to collect 10% in 2010, 25% in 2012<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_recyclingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-47268041510764350472011-02-21T05:09:28.659-07:002011-02-21T05:09:28.659-07:00Writing sporadically as I find time. Good to be ba...Writing sporadically as I find time. Good to be back.<br /><br />I've been following your weather problems, dreadful stuff. Last week saw bell pepper prices fifty cents, yesterday they are $1.14! Similar increases for tomatoes.<br /><br />Can't wait to get plants back in the ground, running out of last years produce.Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-56173526991203393552011-02-21T03:36:26.131-07:002011-02-21T03:36:26.131-07:00A good reason to grow your own! Similar losses occ...A good reason to grow your own! Similar losses occurred here in Australia with the huge floods and then the cyclone... bananas, mangoes, sugar cane and wheat, to name just a few. <br />I thought you had stopped writing, Greg, so I have not visited for a while. Nice to see you are back.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10140249815996700049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-23251240720998944972011-01-23T00:46:29.516-07:002011-01-23T00:46:29.516-07:00Hi Greg, thanks so much for linking to Mother City...Hi Greg, thanks so much for linking to Mother City Craft Collective. We're just getting started with the project, and you're our very first link in from outside. So grateful!Tracyhttp://www.mothercitycraftcollective.co.zanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-90587769254429112052011-01-21T11:05:38.918-07:002011-01-21T11:05:38.918-07:00Flattered to be profiled in this round up. thanks ...Flattered to be profiled in this round up. thanks so much! hope you're enjoying Eco-Snobbery Sucks. It's been a long-time coming, that's for sure.Jeffreyhttp://ecosnobberysucks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-16974002306953994792010-11-14T08:02:26.622-07:002010-11-14T08:02:26.622-07:00Anonymous, not exactly, nature does have the final...Anonymous, not exactly, nature does have the final say on whether or not we survive. Mankind, as a part of nature, is intelligent enough to find ways to survive.<br /><br />The use of birth control is a deeply personal and therefore private business and should not be forced onto any human. The Earth Policy Institutes adoption of contraception as a means of forcing population growth to zero is abhorrent.Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-48630241344611491372010-11-13T07:35:13.974-07:002010-11-13T07:35:13.974-07:00Exactly. It is much better to let nature use disea...Exactly. It is much better to let nature use disease, famine and other disasters, and then leave it to whatever remains of humanity to war over what's left of the resources. We wouldn't want people to hear about contraception after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-67172665797287773352009-06-18T19:37:38.404-07:002009-06-18T19:37:38.404-07:00Absolutely agree with you. Obama's team needs ...Absolutely agree with you. Obama's team needs to take a look at how to solve this problem without affecting food production and economics. Besides, corn ethanol has a higher emissions, when you take into account what is required to grow corn, process it and and transport it. Shouldn't we be looking at the total net effect of the reduction, not just what shoots out the end of your tailpipe? To not look at the total net effect of emissions is simply irresponsible.T. Wooldridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-3473064418346470192009-06-18T19:32:25.158-07:002009-06-18T19:32:25.158-07:00For the anonymous post just ahead of me. You have ...For the anonymous post just ahead of me. You have seriously been misguided and need to do some additional research before you speak about things which you do not have a clear understanding. Please look up Chorabari Glacier, wch has has retreated 29.5 feet every year for the last three years. <br /><br />In Greenland the ice is melting fast- 53 cubic miles in 2005 vs 22 cubic miles in 1996. And did you know that 1 cubic mile is sufficient to water the enire Los Angeles basin for a year.<br /><br />Icebergs do not increase sea level when they melt but ice on land like Greenland is a different story. Melting of all of Greenland's ice would raise sea levels by 20ft. The Antartic melting would raise sea levels more than 215 feet. <br /><br />Decrease of North polar ice cap? Since 1979 more than 20% of the polar ice cap has melted away.<br /><br />And just another one if you take the time to look it up: Gangotri glacier is in deep recession in India.<br /><br />There are still people who looked the other way during WWII and still deny that the Holocaust occurred. Don't have that same mentality and discourage present generations from making a much needed and immediate change.T. Wooldridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-76059318312067064522009-04-17T06:08:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:08:00.000-07:00Thanks Kate, I am finding we all need to be more c...Thanks Kate, I am finding we all need to be more careful to dig deeper concerning what we buy.<br /><br />It's a shame you can't freely trust grocery stores anymore.Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-15791210557452559362009-04-16T23:41:00.000-07:002009-04-16T23:41:00.000-07:00Hi Greg.Best to keep to locally milked cows from f...Hi Greg.Best to keep to locally milked cows from farmers you can talk to, who farm naturally and preferably do not homogenise their milk. If the farmer's name is not on the container, don't buy the milk. That cheap, white stuff in the supermarket is no longer milk. Like everything, you pay a little bit more for real milk but it is so good for you. So, don't stop drinking milk, just read the labels.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408045947688000559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-73462385661434567872009-03-08T05:48:00.000-07:002009-03-08T05:48:00.000-07:00ok im all for global warming but in the past 30 ye...ok im all for global warming but in the past 30 years the ice caps have hardly melted so i dont know whthe fuss is, also polar bears are not dying out in fact there increasing so stop worrying and get on with life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-74507866268642065202008-08-20T15:54:00.000-07:002008-08-20T15:54:00.000-07:00Sadly, this is probably true. Much the same as wit...Sadly, this is probably true. Much the same as with growing corn for fuel instead of food.Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-88409367964009022842008-08-17T06:07:00.000-07:002008-08-17T06:07:00.000-07:00This sounds great on the surface of it Greg, but w...This sounds great on the surface of it Greg, but will they end up growing plastic instead of food because they can get more for the crop, as with corn??Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-43425121763345877252008-08-06T14:46:00.000-07:002008-08-06T14:46:00.000-07:00You are so right Greg and as I keep saying too, sm...You are so right Greg and as I keep saying too, small solutions will work because the big ones sure aren't. Every tiny thing people do makes a difference because there are 6 billion of us!!If they want, they could call this a big solution because 6 billion people is a mind-blowing number of people and if we could get them all doing a little bit, it would be huge!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-730139560676253002008-08-01T08:02:00.000-07:002008-08-01T08:02:00.000-07:00I share the sentiment about advertising but sugges...I share the sentiment about advertising but suggest not railing against it but rather help find ways to set standards that will make its presence less offensive. Regarding solar power to provide the light for a billboard, anything that hasten's the transition is probably good. We're currently developing a prototype solar powered charging station for small electric vehicles. Bill www.rubelab.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-25551948961764408902008-07-14T08:19:00.000-07:002008-07-14T08:19:00.000-07:00Hi Kelsi, I'm glad to see a younger generation get...Hi Kelsi, I'm glad to see a younger generation getting into the grand ole American muscle cars.<BR/><BR/>I have a 1975 Trans Am I've been toying with for several years.<BR/>Gas mileage is 8 mpg but I just cannot let go of it.<BR/><BR/>Keep the faith that they will live on!Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-34107839043639438302008-07-13T04:23:00.000-07:002008-07-13T04:23:00.000-07:00Muscle cars will never die! Theres just something ...Muscle cars will never die! Theres just something about the roar of a v8 engine that could never be matched by mass produced, cheap, nasty and robot like Jap cars (rice burners), Petrol prices won't change everyone, I'll be driving an old school car with plenty of muscle even if petrol is $20 a litre and I'm just a 17 year old female high school student!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04560264483507704422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-82651353878255503092008-07-08T11:19:00.000-07:002008-07-08T11:19:00.000-07:00Giving up on driving so much is not all that bad. ...Giving up on driving so much is not all that bad. There are other things to do like tackle that 'to do' list of home repairs/improvements, or pull more weeds in the garden.<BR/><BR/>Your are right though, but facing reality isn't always fun.Greg Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836711355336169186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999995507254158957.post-63438174447306931352008-07-06T14:12:00.000-07:002008-07-06T14:12:00.000-07:00Basically, Greg, we know we must face the realitie...Basically, Greg, we know we must face the realities and just use less fuel. Trying to find sustainable ways to continue wasting energy of any sort is never going to work.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02784846529596496854noreply@blogger.com