Photo by Alex Nelson. See Update below (11/27/2010): Every school year, my kids come to me and ask for school locks. I inevitably buy more locks because I forgot to save the combinations. This year the whole idea of buying new locks just irked me when I was staring at 5 perfectly good locks that […]
School Supplies are Environmentally Frustrating
In the next couple of weeks, our children will be heading back to another year of school. Think of the countless binders, pencil cases, crayons, pencils, and other paraphernalia we buy. But what I dread more than buying school supplies, is the end of the year when I have to dispose of all those beat […]
You’ve Got Green Mail, June 9, 2009 Round-up
Photo by Cavin B. This week’ s roundup is an eclectic mix of green news form the state of green marketing to IBM’s big splash into water management: Financial Incentives Could Spur Green Roof Installations “The Clean Energy Stimulus and Investment Assurance Act of 2009 (S.320) introduced by Sen. Maria E. Cantwell (D-Wash.) intends to […]
Thrifty is the New Green for Back to School Supplies
Some call me frugal. Others would call me cheap. I prefer the term, practical and thrifty. Take for example buying school supplies. I can’t conceive of buying all brand new school supplies when my cabinets could double as my own Staples stores. Every time you go to buy supplies, they come in packages. If your […]
