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2010-06-15T21:53:50.429-05:00

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2010-06-10T00:31:22.686-05:00

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2010-05-12T19:26:41.313-05:00

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matt and marija challenge michael and mariana to e...

2009-08-04T11:57:44.852-05:00

matt and marija challenge michael and mariana to eat vegetarian for one day a week. (we are eating vegan for two days a week so we are making the world a better place too.) rice and beans should not be that hard for you two... and beer is vegetarian!

Good to hear. Enjoy your big city access to a plet...

2009-08-03T21:34:31.316-05:00

Good to hear. Enjoy your big city access to a plethora of good, natural, and healthy food.

I'm a devout carnivore, but I'm actually h...

2009-08-03T10:20:06.115-05:00

I'm a devout carnivore, but I'm actually highly receptive to eating a lot less meat. This is mainly for health reasons, but lowering my carbon footprint is a nice bonus.

After spending the past 5 months in central Louisiana where fast food is king, I have a newfound disdain for unnatural eating habits. Is there any food more unnatural than a fast food diet? I prefer to eat naturally, meaning: no fast food, eat as local possible, eat as in-season as possible, eat less meat, eat organic as possible.

That's just my goal. I'm not there yet, but being back home where the food options are more diverse makes it a lot easier.

Puuhhllease. Do a poll on your website or somethin...

2009-07-22T20:13:59.241-05:00

Puuhhllease. Do a poll on your website or something. Real readers hate the kindle. They want to hold a book not a computer. The kindle is everything that they think is wrong with America.

That sounds pretty sweet. We've been talking a...

2009-07-21T18:45:18.300-05:00

That sounds pretty sweet. We've been talking about getting one. IDK about $10 a book though. I'm kinda spoiled on free books from libraries or cheap used books.

The electricity to read a book on a Kindle is mini...

2009-07-19T13:45:15.805-05:00

The electricity to read a book on a Kindle is minimal due to the e-ink technology it employs. With this technology, the Kindle only uses battery power when you turn the page (just a quick burst is required to rearrange the e-ink on the page). If you're not turning the page, you're not using power. You can read a whole book easily with a single charge.

Also, as far as being an avid reader...huh? Isn't it easier to carry around a single book-sized device than multiple heavy books? Isn't it easier to be able to download a book instantly wherever you are instead of going to a bookstore? Isn't it better to pay $9.99 for a book than $19.99? Isn't it nice to have a built-in dictionary, highlighter, Wikipedia, and voice reader? Oh yeah, and you can read all your magazines, newspapers, and blogs on the Kindle as well. Anybody that actually is an avid reader would appreciate these things.

One more thing, the e-ink technology makes reading the Kindle virtually identical to reading a paper book. There's no backlight, so it's not like reading a computer screen. So, it's pretty much a superior form of reading in all regards.

I think the energy used to create a book, the pape...

2009-07-17T23:46:10.038-05:00

I think the energy used to create a book, the paper, and transportation greatly outweighs the use of electricity to read a book on a kindle.

I question your being an "avid reader" a...

2009-07-16T10:06:18.279-05:00

I question your being an "avid reader" as most of them would shun the Kindle. What about the electricity/energy required by the Kindle? Paper can be recycled OR you can use elephant poop to create paper rather than using trees.

http://www.elephantdungpaper.com/

Well said Mike. Your post also highlights another ...

2009-06-05T16:46:04.815-05:00

Well said Mike. Your post also highlights another benefit of ecotourism; giving impoverished locals a relatively sustainable form of revenue.

As an update, we are not going to TECC anymore. We found a place that is more of a true elephant sanctuary: http://www.elephantnaturefoundation.org/. Here you get to see, watch, and even bathe rescued elephants but they aren't ridden or made to do silly tricks like painting, etc.

I still think groups like TECC have a place, especially in the context of a hybrid world.

Yeah, the inevitable spread of development will no...

2009-06-04T10:51:32.207-05:00

Yeah, the inevitable spread of development will not halt until something drastic happens, but I agree that we should pursue a hybrid model, utilizing eco-tourism as a compromise between economic and environmental interests.

As far as my experience with eco-tourism, I recently spent a few days in the Yum Balam biosphere off the north coast of the Yucatan in Mexico. The flora and fauna was beautiful, and the locals I met were so passionate about preserving the ecology of the region. I think eco-tourism is my favorite type of tourism, or maybe just behind culinary tourism (chianti and chinghiale in Tuscany is hard to beat).

Last thought...yeah, there's just no way to be a "green" if you're flying halfway around the world. After my wife and I went to Italy last year, we decided to limit our trips to the Western hemisphere, preferably on this side of the equator. This leaves North America, Central America, and the Caribbean as our vacation destinations. Lots of good eco-tourism in those parts of the world, though.

Allison, Thanks for stopping by the blog. Glad to...

2009-06-01T09:32:01.430-05:00

Allison,

Thanks for stopping by the blog. Glad to hear another green thinker is moving to Hattiesburg. Yes it is true that there is no glass recycling in the area and that all other recyclables have to be driven to drop off locations.

To be honest, I never made it in front of the city council, but I have done a bit of research. Until recently none of the recycling centers had the capability to process glass. I've heard that one of the larger recyclers wants to implement a glass recycling process, but likely won't commit unless he is going to get support from local governments, who are going through severe budget cuts.

You may or may not have heard that until the recent downturn municipalities could actually get revenue from recycling programs. That is not the case today. The bottom has dropped out of the scrap materials market and this is not good news for local recycling programs. The economy will turn and I think concerned citizens should continue insisting on these programs.

As for what to do with all that glass. Here are a couple options:

1.A friend of mine saves her multi colored wine bottles and then brakes them up and puts them into some of her flower beds. Looks very cool.

2.You will soon learn that Hattiesburg has HORRIBLE grocery stores. No lie, 3 Super Walmarts in the area. Because of this you will likely be taking trips to Jackson or New Orleans for some of your food. You could save your glass and take it with you I suppose.

Again, I'm glad you stopped by and welcome to Mississippi.

Hi Matt, I stumbled upon this blog several weeks ...

2009-05-28T21:26:49.385-05:00

Hi Matt,

I stumbled upon this blog several weeks ago when searching for glass recycling options in Hattiesburg (of which I don't see ANY!). My husband and I are about to relocate to Hattiesburg from Columbia, SC (he'll be working at USM) and we do our best to live green every day!

We were pretty disappointed in the lack of recycling options in Hattiesburg! We have curbside recycling here in Columbia (which accepts brown, green and clear glass). We don't mind having to take our recyclables somewhere (although a curbside program would encourage the lazy folks to recycle!) but we are perplexed about what to do with our glass!

The idea of throwing it away makes us shudder! I can't remember the last time I threw away a glass bottle! I jokingly suggested that we'll have to switch to wine in a box and beer in a can! :(

I noticed you had mentioned going before the city council about offering glass recycling. What can others do to help? Do you feel like Hattiesburg is ANY closer to a curbside program?

I enjoy the blog! Thanks for doing your part! Hopefully Hattiesburg will "catch up" to others when it comes to recycling.

@ anonymous again - I would say the pooch potty se...

2009-05-14T11:04:00.000-05:00

@ anonymous again - I would say the pooch potty service is not green. First, they ship fairly heavy pieces of sod (7 lbs) around the country. Second, I would guess their "patented growing process" is designed to grow sod as quickly and cheaply as possible, so I doubt it is organic. Third, I'm sure most users throw their soiled sod in the garbage rather than composting. Perusing their site I don't see any mention of being green, so I'm sure these assumptions are valid.

@anonymous - Wow how did you know I was married? B...

2009-05-14T10:52:00.000-05:00

@anonymous - Wow how did you know I was married? Baby, you are the one thing in the world I never get bored with and that I will never ever lose interest in.

@Mike - Valid excuses to be sure. I also agree I have not been inspired much lately. If you can muster a post ever couple weeks and everyone did the same we could keep things rolling. I'll certainly try.

I think I'm just really busy. I literally don't h...

2009-05-13T15:42:00.000-05:00

I think I'm just really busy. I literally don't have down time to watch TV or blog. I leave the motel at 6:45 a.m., get back to the hotel at 6:00 a.m., eat dinner, meet with my grad school team at 7:00 about every night until 9:00 or so, talk to the wife, prepare reports for the next day of work, take a shower if I'm lucky, and go to bed. I do occasionally get to watch either the Daily Show or the Colbert Report, but usually not both. Sighhh. Okay, enough whining.

I could probably find enough time to blog if I had something to blog about. I really haven't come across anything green-related recently that has inspired me to blog. I'm actually planning the comeback of my Lean Builder blog, particularly because what I'm doing at work right now jives perfectly with that blog. I don't know what I'll blog about next on this blog, but I figure I can come up with something every couple of weeks to blog about.

incidentally, might want to blog on this. here is ...

2009-05-13T15:00:00.000-05:00

incidentally, might want to blog on this. here is a weekly sod subscription service for your indoor pooch. they bring fresh sod to your house (mainly for high rise city dwellers and lazies) for your pup to poop on.

green or not?

http://www.poochpottyusa.com/sod-info/

i hope you don't lose interest in your wife the wa...

2009-05-13T14:56:00.000-05:00

i hope you don't lose interest in your wife the way you do other things.

The old touch of death eh>

2009-05-10T01:32:00.000-05:00

The old touch of death eh>

Of course, as soon as I post this that stock plumm...

2009-05-07T12:25:00.000-05:00

Of course, as soon as I post this that stock plummets. It's still a good site, though.

Good lord has everyone forgotten the lesson that T...

2009-04-16T14:13:00.000-05:00

Good lord has everyone forgotten the lesson that The Matrix taught us about messing with the atmosphere? At least they were being faced with an invasion of intelligent machines.

To be serious, I agree with things like articifical trees and more "passive" carbon reducing technologies. Geoengineering seems a bit insane. Perhaps if we had a spare Earth ala The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy to test it on.

As for fusing brains cells with microchips, bring on the freaking implants baby! I need all the help I can get in this uber cracked out rat race we are living in.

Haven't we screwed with Mother Nature enough? I r...

2009-04-10T08:15:00.000-05:00

Haven't we screwed with Mother Nature enough? I really don't like this idea for a number of reasons. For one, if we indeed began geoengineering the climate we would have to continue to do so indefinitely. Maybe it works in the short run to cool the planet, but no one has the foresight to know what the far-reaching consequences of us deliberately screwing with nature's climate patterns will be. Second, this could curb the drive to reduce carbon emissions if it's looked at as an insurance policy (which it surely will be viewed as such by some). Third, the possibility of weaponizing geoengineering is entirely too real for my taste. Imagine our enemies with the capability to directly and intentionally affect our country's weather. That might sound far fetched to some, but look what happened after we developed the atomic/nuclear weapons. Rather destroy them and ban their creation after witnessing their destructive power, the world raced to build as many as possible. Fourth, scientists these days seem to have absolutely no moral restrictions on their work. Just two years ago, brain cells were successfully fused to computer chips. Anyone can see the inherent danger in that. The science world is so caught up with whether or not they can, they never stop to think if they should. There are boundaries that do not need to be crossed, and in my eye deliberately creating technology with the intention of playing God with the weather is one of those boundaries. I'm completely against this idea is the main bullet point of this presentation.

Interesting and oh so true post Mike and nice comm...

2009-04-07T08:18:00.000-05:00

Interesting and oh so true post Mike and nice comments Pat. More importantly, you don't eat crackers with you chili?!