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Let’s Gainsay the Food Establishment

andy| April 24, 2009 2:07 pm

I would prefer people would go vegan, but this is a great first step. Go Meatless on Mondays:

If we all just commit to one day a week without eating meat, the effect will be great over the course of the year:

Our greenhouse gas emission reductions equal US switching from a car with average fuel efficiency (that’s about 22 mpg for the entire fleet) to a high efficiency car such as the Toyota Prius (50 mpg).

We will save about 1 ton of water, enough to fill up the bathtub 22 times per week

If everyone in the US did this, we’d collectively save about 12 billion gallons of gasoline

(from TreeHugger)

While you are checking out the Meatless Monday website, make sure to check their recipes, such as Zesty Carribean Banana Muffins.

Tags: Environment,Oil,President,Recipes,Veganism,Video,websites
Categories: Causes, Environment, Food, Veganism
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Pulchritude Nature

andy| April 22, 2009 7:14 am

Looks like Mother Earth even in the time of great danger still knows how to show us that she cares about us. Let’s return the favor. Let’s…

Bike to work ~ reduce air, noise, and visual pollution.
Live in 20 minute neighborhoods ~ Save time, money, and your life
Make electricity out of sun, wind, and tide ~ It is cheaper and almost maintenance free
Go vegan ~ Much healthier and better for the environment

Happy Earth Day 2009!!

Tags: Bike to Work,Celebration,Cycling,Memorial,Veganism
Categories: Causes, Environment, Veganism
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Froward Towards Driving

andy| March 12, 2009 2:49 pm

TreeHugger has a great article comparing cars, buses, and bikes. They compare the real estate sacrificed by each mode of transportation.

This image pretty much summarizes everything.

(Image: Press-Office City of Müenster, Germany via TreeHugger)

Tags: Bike to Work,Cycling,Driving,Public Transportation
Categories: Biking, Environment, Travel
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There are several politicians in the world that are just so boxed in their private universe that whatever they do is somehow justified. A typical examples are US politicians that support the coal industry. As a consumer of electricity in US, I am part of the problem. However, short of not using electricity and protest, there is not much I can do. These politicians, on the other hand, do have power to make the change. But they seem to refuse to do that. Cynic in me would consider this to be caused by the politicians being payed by the evil-doers, but I sure hope that the reason is that the politicians are just not informed. How could anybody sacrifice the parks, the rivers, the drinking water, the air, and so on and be complacent in destroying the world for their children and their children’s children.

To make my point even stronger, watch this video and consider these politicians.