Archive for September, 2007
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Introducing This Green Old House - An ongoing column by James Turner
Greetings, and welcome to This Green Old House!
My name is James Turner and over the next months (and maybe years), I hope to share […]
September 30th, 2007 | Posted in This Old Green House, Citizen Journalism, Energy | 1 Comment
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A recent Poll by Gallup and Yale University is suggesting that the attitude of Americans toward Global Warming is changing — and changing fast.
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For example:
72% are either ‘Completely Convinced’ or ‘Mostly Convinced’ that “global warming […]
September 27th, 2007 | Posted in Polls, Global Warming, Environment | 31 Comments
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Let’s Face it. Organic is Expensive.
When I marketed Organic food to few consumers, they nodded in agreement about the goodness and health benefits. But the one question that I squirmed at was, “I heard its expensive, […]
September 25th, 2007 | Posted in Organic Perspectives, What to Eat, Personal Values | 27 Comments
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(From Kevin — We are proud to launch a new feature today on 21st Century Citizen: Tech Tuesday! Please welcome Matt Murphy!)
About Me
I ‘discovered’ 21st Century Citizen via Twitter. That, perhaps, is a good indication of where my interests and background lay. […]
September 25th, 2007 | Posted in Tech Tuesday | 2 Comments
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One of the primary ways that people are banding together to solve common problems is by using the Internet to collaborate with others. Whether the common problems they faces are around the world or down […]
September 24th, 2007 | Posted in Citizen Journalism, Shared Values, Personal Values, Societal Values | 13 Comments
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One of the daily decisions we all face is what to eat. How do we eat well and in a way that’s good for the environment — and at the same time have meals that […]
September 21st, 2007 | Posted in Choices, Simple Steps, Quick Bits, What to Eat, Environment, Uncategorized | 15 Comments
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We can all envision the world as a better place. Each of us can imagine a better life — better government, better living habits, better environment. We can all imagine these — but can we make them real?
“When you do […]
September 20th, 2007 | Posted in Quick Bits, Simple Steps, Image of the Week, Environment, Societal Values, Citizen Journalism, Uncategorized | 8 Comments
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It’s Sunday night and I’m on my laptop to begin this passionate subject – Organics!
My mind was whizzing with random topics and bits of information to write on this column. I realized then that […]
September 16th, 2007 | Posted in Organic Perspectives, Eat Local, What to Eat, Environment, Societal Values | 13 Comments
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With the rise of oil prices and the growing ‘green’ movement, people everywhere are evaluating commuting to work by bicycle. And based on the response to our recent post “Choices: Bike or Drive?”, many of our readers are interested […]
September 14th, 2007 | Posted in Choices, Environment, Energy, Personal Values | 11 Comments
Here’s a great youtube video that shows a comparison between regular light bulbs, Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs and newer, super efficient LED light bulbs. Based on comments left on the site, I know that our readers are interested in learning more on LED Light bulbs.
This video provides a very simple comparison that’s easy to […]
September 13th, 2007 | Posted in Simple Steps, Energy | 5 Comments