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Video Glossary | EcoCanary
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There are plenty of articles and websites out there explaining these concepts but Al and I are visual learners, so here you go, each of the heavy concepts defined concisely, simply and with pictures. 300 Years of Fossil Fuels in 300 Seconds:. Retired physics professor Al Bartlett vividly demonstrates the shocking power of exponential growth:. Moving toward the solution…The Transition Initiative:. Part 2 – Newdream.org:. 35oorg explains climate change without words:. Produced by the Story of Stuff Project.
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Hanky Panky | EcoCanary
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April 27, 2010. Al and I have decided to cut back on the disposables, so out go the paper tissues, and in come the handkerchiefs! It’s an old fashioned concept using a hankie. I have fond memories of my grandfather carrying a plaid one. It’s true they have fallen out of style but when you think about disposables in terms of their impact on our planet you’ll be surprised to hear that according to the Washington Post. Hankies took some getting used to but after a week of using them, I never want to go back!
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Bike! | EcoCanary
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My new bike soul mate, Prudence (Pru for short), a customized Pampillionaire Sommer. 8220;Think Globally, Act Locally”. Those are words to live by. Also, “Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.” -H.G. Wells (1866-1946). Why I ride…. The bike upon which I learned the true meaning of cycling, Michelle, a Trek Bellville Mixte and a fondly remembered friend. Because bikes are powered by your movements, it is exercise, but you are having too much fun to n...
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For the Skeptics | EcoCanary
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October 6, 2012. Any way that you look at the question of global warming, the stakes seem to be the whole world. The skeptics promise global economic DOOM. If we take hasty action on an unproven question. The activists warn of global climate DOOM. Whether or not climate change is real, and whether or not humans are the cause is moot. Really! What matters is the actions we choose to take and the possible consequences of those actions. As science teacher Greg Craven. From → Climate Change. You are commenti...
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Voice Your Support for Chicago’s Plastic Bag Ban! | EcoCanary
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Voice Your Support for Chicago’s Plastic Bag Ban! March 10, 2014. 8220;Did you know that single-use, disposable plastic bags cost Chicago taxpayers over $40 MILLION a year embedded in our grocery bills? And that doesn’t include the unquantifiable costs of cleaning up clogged storm drains, litter in our environment, and harm to local wildlife and beyond. Small particles of plastic eventually end up in our food chain, posing a danger to human health ( Bring Your Bag Chicago’s. 2013 petition to Mayor Emanuel.
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Eco-Choices | EcoCanary
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There are a lot of sites out there that tell you what to do. To make your life more eco-friendly. We’re not trying to reinvent the proverbial wheel. Instead watch us. We’ll do the work and tell you how it goes. What choices we’ve made to live more sustainably…? How well the choices seem to be working…? How easy or hard they were to incorporate…? Whether we invested any money upfront…? What kind of impact we hope to make by doing it…? What are the side benefits like saving money…? Enter your comment here.
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