rgregory's blogEcoTipping Points on Facebook
Find a wealth of Green stories at http://facebook.com/ecotipping ! Opportunity to contribute
The EcoTipping Points Project has achieved 501(c)(3) status and now has a "Donate" button on the website. Please visit our Contact Us page: http://ecotippingpoints.org/contact-us.html Your tax-deductible contribution of any amount will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Regina Gregory
Energy saving tips
1. Computer Rule of thumb: if you will be away from your computer for more than 2 hours, turn it off. 2. Car Rule of thumb: if you may idle more than 3 minutes (e.g. at the convenience store or a railroad crossing), turn off the motor. 3. In the kitchen Frozen foods take half as long to cook if you thaw them first. Just place in refrigerator 1 day ahead. Meat and vegetables cook much faster when cut into smaller pieces. E.g., consider goulasch or beef stew instead of pot roast; cut potatoes into fourths instead of halves. Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary: A Cost-Effective Alternative for Wastewater Treatment
Home to Humboldt State University, Arcata is a vibrant little town nestled in the coastal redwoods some 280 miles north of San Francisco. Fresh ideas for environmental educators
Check out our new article in The Science Teacher magazine, "Ecotipping Points: Sharing environmental success stories with students" at http://ecotippingpoints.org/resources/download-pdf/publication-the-science-teacher.pdf
Many more ideas for teachers can be found on the EcoTipping Points Project's new teacher resources page: http://ecotippingpoints.org/for-teachers.html
EcoTipping Points Newsletter
EcoTipping Points Project Newsletter #3 June 2009 ________________________________________________ New on the Website In-Depth Stories Greening the University
The EcoTipping Points Project is starting work on an exciting new success story at the University of Hawaii. The project's coordinator provided this summary: Hot Green Websites
HOT GREEN WEBSITES A few days ago Eric Schneider referred the EcoTipping Points team to some great green websites, which I highly recommend: Green Tax Reform
Sweden - Ecological Tax Reform In these final days of the presidential campaign we are hearing a lot about tax reform proposals--but it is only about shuffling around income taxes and capital gains taxes among different income groups. No one is talking about fundamental change, like The Goldman Environmental Prize
The EcoTipping Points Project's neverending search for environmental success stories led us to a goldmine of such stories at the Goldman Environmental Prize website. Each year individuals from around the world are chosen for their outstanding efforts in protecting the planet. Here is one example:
Namaste Solar Electric
Zero Waste in Nova Scotia
Greetings! This is Blog #7 of the EcoTipping Points Project series. Today's topic: how one town managed to eliminate the need for a new landfill. Here's the story by Amanda Suutari: It was an ambitious plan for the small town (population 600) of Annapolis Royal to achieve zero waste by the year 2005. People Organized in the Defense of Earth
Plastax on Shopping Bags
It’s ironic that something with a useful life of about 10 minutes would last for hundreds of years in our landfills. I grew up in Germany, where everyone routinely brings their own shopping bag to the store. If you forget, you will be charged for every plastic bag the store provides. |
|
