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If you’re like most Americans, you probably take a shower every day.
Unless you’re already using a low-flow shower head, you have an opportunity to save some money in addition to cutting back on your family’s environmental impact.
Low […]
October 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Water, Simple Steps, Reduce, Environment, Energy, Uncategorized | 12 Comments
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Black is the New Green.
At least, that’s the message of a movement sometimes referred to as Black Google.
The idea first appeared in a January 20th blog post by Mark Ontkush, where he examines how […]
October 2nd, 2007 | Posted in Reduce, Simple Steps, Global Warming, Environment, Energy, Fun, Uncategorized | 32 Comments
How Should I Talk with my Kids about Global Warming and the Environment?
This weekend we’ve been doing a lot of family activities. We watched a movie together Friday night, worked on homework today, have a barbecue planned for tomorrow, and I made sure to spend some individual time talking with each of the kids […]
September 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Recycle, Reduce, Shared Values, Personal Values | 5 Comments
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One of the simplest activities that anyone can undertake to reduce their energy use (and their electricity bills!) is to switch out their traditional light bulbs with the newer, Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) bulbs. They save money, last longer, and are better for the environment.
Our regular readers may remember […]
August 10th, 2007 | Posted in Reduce, Global Warming, Energy | 26 Comments
There’s an opinion piece in the NY Times today that argues against local food production being the most environmentally friendly way to get food to your table.
As regular readers know, this is a subject that’s dear to us here at 21st Century Citizen. We believe that supporting local agriculture has many benefits — including promoting […]
August 6th, 2007 | Posted in Eat Local, Reduce, Global Warming, What to Eat, Environment | 4 Comments
“MBDC is a product and process design firm dedicated to revolutionizing the design of products and services worldwide.”
So reads the self-description of a design firm working with clients to redesign how their products are conceived, created and disposed of.
MBDC was founded by William McDonough and Dr. Michael Braungart in 1995. In 2002, they released their […]
August 6th, 2007 | Posted in Reduce, Citizen Journalism, Societal Values | No Comments
This is the first post of an ongoing feature here at 21st Century Citizen. It’s called ‘Choices’ and it’s purpose is to present a simple, values-based choice and generate discussion.
It’s also intended to make you think a bit and examine the reasons why you make the choices you make. Here we go with our first […]
July 30th, 2007 | Posted in Transportation, Choices, Eat Local, Reduce, Environment, Global Warming, Energy | 72 Comments
That in the Summer it’s important to check your sprinkler for leaks. According a post this afternoon:
A broken sprinkler can waste thousands of gallons of water, not to mention bring you a hefty water bill.
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July 27th, 2007 | Posted in Water, Reduce, Environment | No Comments
Local Cooling has just passed over 1 million kWH saved! That’s an amazing milestone. It translates to almost half a million gallons of oil or about 53,000 trees saved. Nice work for a simple, free application.
Here’s some background on the site/application:
localcooling.com is home to a windows-only utility that can be downloaded onto your computer to […]
July 21st, 2007 | Posted in Global Warming, Reduce, Environment, Citizen Journalism, Energy, Societal Values | 3 Comments
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Here 25 of the best resources we’ve located on recycling plastic grocery bags.
Well, in keeping with our core value to “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse”, we’ve actually provided info on all three of these. All are important.
Learn: Learn about the problems caused by plastic grocery bags:
Here are some resources for learning about usage […]
July 18th, 2007 | Posted in Reuse, Recycle, Reduce, Environment | 21 Comments
