February 07, 2010
Posted by Carrie
The other day, Jonathan and I ran across the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car". When we saw it, we knew we had to watch it.
Having an electric car has been something we've been wanting for a long time now.
In fact, I remember back when I was in high school thinking that it would be awesome to have one. There was even one featured briefly on the TV show "Seventh Heaven" once, and I never saw an electric car again.
Now I know why.
I highly recommend that you take a look at "Who Killed the Electric Car". It really opened our eyes to some of the practices of the oil industry, and GM.
Who Killed the Electric car is a great documentary about the short life of a very popular electric car in California. If you have ever wondered what happened to the original electric car, I suggest you watch it.
I can tell you one thing, I (for one) will never look at GM the same way again.
I'm not one for destroying a company. But, I am one to promote when I think something is a good thing. An electric car is a good thing. The technology for electric cars exists. But, companies are still not making them. At best, they make a hybrid. A hybrid vehicle, such as the Prius, is a start, but it's not a solution.
In "Who Killed the Electric Car?" they offer many points for who it could have been without pointing a finger.
They just tell the story and offer suggestions. It's not one of those documentaries where they're trying to force a specific point of view on the general public. They just tell it how it is.
Unfortunately, at the moment, if you want to have an electric car (like I do), your best option is to buy a kit and convert your gas car into an electric car. You could even buy an old car from a junk yard and then a kit and instructions and learn how to convert your car to an electric car. The cost is less than you might expect. I've even seen places where you can buy an electric car for about $10,000.
We've found this electric car conversion kit. While we haven't tried it yet (as we don't have a car while we're traveling the planet), we will definitely have an electric car in the future, and we think that this electric car conversion kit is a great place to start.
Check it out.
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February 06, 2010
Posted by Lisa Carey
What to do with all that baby stuff when you just don't have a "baby" anymore. Consider these options that save green and go green, but find out what you should know before you go.
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February 02, 2010
Posted by Carrie
The other day, Jonathan and I ran across the movie "Who Killed the Electric Car". When we saw it, we knew we had to watch it.
Having an electric car has been something we've been wanting for a long time now. In fact, I remember back when I was in high school thinking that it would be awesome to have one. There was even one featured briefly on Seventh Heaven once, and I never saw an electric car again.
Now I know why.
I highly recommend that you take a look at "Who Killed the Electric Car". It really opened our eyes to some of the practices of the oil industry, and GM.
Continue reading "Converting your gas car to an electric car" »
January 31, 2010
Posted by Lisa Carey
Are you walking the green mile? If you're trying to walk down the green path, just what are you walking on? Walking and cycling are of course great eco-friendly, not to mention healthy, transportation alternatives but are you're shoes planet-friendly?
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January 27, 2010
Posted by Carrie
Some people debate on which came first, the chicken or the egg. Others debate if over or under uses less toilet paper. If you're a debater, let's decide which is greener: glasses or contacts?
Do you wear contacts? If so, are they the disposable variety? If they are, how often do you throw them out and get new ones? Everything adds up. That's what most of us have a tendency to forget sometimes. One easy thing to overlook is packaging material, especially for small products.
Same thing goes for glasses, how often do you replace them? When you replace them, do you always replace both the frame and the lenses?
Now that I'm thinking about it, this is a really silly debate to be having. Why? Because if you wear contacts, then you probably also have a pair of glasses. In fact, I don't know any contact wearer who does not also own a pair of glasses.
I do, however, know several people who only wear glasses, and not contacts.
I think that's our answer. The greenest choice is to only have glasses.
But, I wear contacts. And I also have a pair of glasses.
However, my contacts are gas permeable, and I only need to replace them once every 4 years. I do need contact solution though. I go through a 3 ounce bottle every six weeks. This bottle comes with a cardboard box, and a paper instruction insert. All of this packaging is recyclable.
My glasses are 5 years old. But, I'm getting ready to replace them. When I replace my glasses, my old glasses will be donated. I've had the same case for 10 years. When I do get new glasses, I am going to get Teklite lenses.
Teklite is going green by donating the scrap plastic for secondary uses. Teklite also packages their products in recycled (and recyclable material), plants a tree for each order placed, uses less water during production of their lenses. They do a variety of things in the production of their lenses to be more environmentally friendly.
Want to learn more about Teklite environmentally friendly eyeglass lenses? Click here.
As in all things, the answer is to just be smart. Be aware of what you use and what you have. Keep in mind that you will always produce more waste if you wear daily disposable contacts than if you wear bi-weekly, monthly, or gas permeable.
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Posted by Jonathan
If you pee in the shower, this post is for you.
If you don't pee in the shower, keep reading. You might change your mind.
The average toilet flush is 3.2 gallons.
You can lower this amount by adding a brick to your toilet's water tank.
However, here's an alternative thought.
Most people take a shower every day of the week.
Some people pee in the shower.
If you pee in the shower (instead of flushing your pee down the toilet) you save 3.2 gallons of water per day.
Let's assume you've been taking showers every day since you were 10 years old.
Let's assume that since your tenth birthday, you peed every day in the shower, instead of flushing the toilet, thereby personally saving 3.2 gallons of water every day.
Using this chart, you can see how old you are, and how much water you have saved.
Congratulations!
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