It was 10:37AM on a typical Thursday and I was sitting in Desktop Publishing, stapling together the school newspaper. It wasn’t long before someone realized there was a huge misprint on the front page. Mrs. Read More »
Recycling
Trash to Treasure: the true story
By vern - Posted on October 6th, 2008
Okay, so we all know that we should recycle, not litter, help the environment, etc. But the truth is, a lot of us just don't. I recycle when I think about it, but it's not something I do all the time. But now, I feel like I might have more of a cause.
When I saw a BBC article entitled, "Recycling Litter Funds Honeymoon" I was thinking, "WHAT! This has to be a joke." Read More »
My Pledge: One Year Off the Retail Grid
By ediblewoman - Posted on June 15th, 2008
Tagged: consumerism
• Economics
• recycle
• Recycling
• reduce
• reuse
• Shared responsibility
• Better future
I am pledging right here, right now that I will buy nothing new for the next year. I just watched a film called The Story of Stuff and it has cemented my conviction that consumerism is among the worst problems the world faces. If we don’t experience a major paradigm shift soon, we will hasten our demise. Read More »
Reuse. Don't Abuse.
By slowdance.time - Posted on April 9th, 2008
Everyday, countless landfills are being bombarded with thousands of tons of trash from millions of homes across the country. All of the trash gives off tons and tons of carbon emissions, which just adds to the already staggering amount of green house gas in our planets atmosphere. Read More »
Is That A Roll of Quarters In Your Pocket?
By mutemuse - Posted on April 1st, 2008
Tagged: conservation
• Environment
• Recycling
• water
• water bottles
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Better future
What if you saved $1.50 every day for the rest of your life? Read More »
The environment and pollution
By ominousky - Posted on March 23rd, 2008
It seems to me that many people are not concerned with the effect of pollution to our Earth's environment because they are not concerned with the future (that they will not be around for). It worries me when I think about how much waste we produce and how much we pollute everyday. I'm not only worried for those of us living now, but for the kids I may have and their families. Read More »
Put That Plastic Bag to Use!
By Tori13 - Posted on March 23rd, 2008
Tagged: conservation
• Recycling
I can't even begin to count the amount of plastic bags I see in the trash everyday. I don't people realize how much you can do with a plastic bag, so I have decided to dedicate this post completely to plastic bags and how you can put them to use. Not only will you be saving CO2 from being released into the atmosphere, but you will also be recycling and reducing your waste consumption. Read More »
The Bottle BIll
By peaceandlove - Posted on March 11th, 2008
Tagged: bottle bill
• recycle
• Recycling
• Tennessee
• Broad prosperity
• Shared responsibility
• Effective government
• Personal freedom
• Better future
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