Archive for October, 2007
digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/31/energy-bill-2007-gas-mileage-standards-petition/”; The energy bill under debate currently has the possibility to make some major changes in this countries environmental policy. What’s in the 2007 Energy Bill? The standards that are set up by the bill for fuel efficiency and renewable electricity standards are sufficiently aggressive to make a big difference in out planet’s [...]
October 31st, 2007 | Posted in Energy, Role of Government, Transportation | 3 Comments
digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/30/walmart-local-business-local-dollars-picture-image/”; Save this to Del.icio.us! Here’s a sign that carries with it some interesting questions. Is it good for society that we are driving down costs by moving our purchases to Mega-Stores like Walmart that source their products and services all over the world — and that tend to push their operating costs [...]
October 30th, 2007 | Posted in Eat Local, Image of the Week, Personal Values, Quick Bits, TumbleBlog | 25 Comments
Here’s an interesting site — Shea Gunther’s personal site. He’s got some property and a long-term vision for a super-green development. The plans include a main house, the Gunther Green Home, an organic farm on the property and a series of super-green smaller homes. He’s currently living on the property living in a set of [...]
October 29th, 2007 | Posted in Quick Bits, TumbleBlog | 1 Comment
You know, sometimes when you write a blog you wonder if you’re really making a difference. You come up with ideas, you do research, you write your posts — but you always wonder if any of it really has an impact. And then something happens that convinces you that the writing is all worth it. [...]
October 24th, 2007 | Posted in About the Site, Recycle | 5 Comments
I write about the environment a lot. Mostly, it’s because I have a lot to say about environmental issues. Sometimes it’s because I’m scared. Not really scared like the apocalypse is coming, although I wonder about that sometimes. It’s more like we’re all about to graduate from high school and we’re faced with the decision [...]
October 15th, 2007 | Posted in Choices, Citizen Journalism, Personal Values, Societal Values | 13 Comments
Save to del.icio.us — tags freecycle recycle environment Add to Stumbleupon digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/13/a-simple-step-to-take-join-freecycle-recycle-2/”; About ‘freecycling’ and The Freecycle Network Freeycling is a worldwide grassroots movement of people banding together to recycle items by giving them away for free. While there are a number of different freecycling groups around the world, the largest and oldest [...]
October 13th, 2007 | Posted in Environment, Personal Values, Recycle, Simple Steps, Uncategorized | 7 Comments
Save to del.icio.us — tags opensource software environment Add to Stumbleupon digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/09/open-source-software-development-is-more-green-and-environmentally-friendly/”; How do you make software development dramatically more eco-friendly? Two Words: Open Source. With the Open Source model, you can: Use less packaging. Increase the efficiency of shipping and receiving. Speed up product development. Get rid of resource-heavy validation management services [...]
October 9th, 2007 | Posted in Citizen Journalism, Environment, Tech Tuesday | 13 Comments
Save to del.icio.us — tags government environment digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/07/31/governments-role-in-global-warming-no-idle-vancouver-9344/”; This sign is from the city of Vancouver in British Columbia and it’s purpose is to inform motorists that letting their cars idle is against the law and punishable by a fine of $50 to $100. Vancouver’s “Motor Vehicle Noise and Emission Abatement By-Law No. [...]
October 8th, 2007 | Posted in Citizen Journalism, Environment, Politics, Role of Government | 6 Comments
digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/05/remember-beauty/”; It’s easy when discussing all the problems in our world to forget how beautiful and wonderful this world is. All around us is a natural beauty that’s there, waiting for us to stumble over it at almost every turn. As you go through your next few days, try to remember this: There [...]
October 5th, 2007 | Posted in Citizen Journalism, Fun, Image of the Week, Photoset, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
digg_url = “http://www.21st-century-citizen.com/2007/10/05/should-green-eco-blogs-discuss-politics-and-the-environment/”; It seems obvious that politics play a role in society’s response to big environmental issues. America’s response to Global Warming, for example, has been dictated by its political leaders to a great extent. Laws and regulations regarding pollution, auto emissions, treaties, carbon taxes — these are all things that are put in [...]
October 5th, 2007 | Posted in About the Site | 10 Comments
