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Every River Starts as a Trickle: Ban the Bottle Today!

posted by Dave Chameides Sep 30, 2008 1:00 pm
Every River Starts as a Trickle: Ban the Bottle Today!

"At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done. Then they begin to hope it can be done. Then they see it can be done. Then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago." --Frances Hodgson Burnett Clean drinking water i… more »

Breaking the Plastic Water Bottle Habit: It’s Easier Than You Think

posted by Dave Chameides Sep 23, 2008 1:00 pm
Breaking the Plastic Water Bottle Habit: It’s Easier Than You Think

Once you've come to the realization that single use water bottles make no sense, the next step is figuring out how to break y… more »

Enough With the Plastic Water Bottles Already

posted by Dave Chameides Sep 16, 2008 9:00 am
Enough With the Plastic Water Bottles Already

Before I start in on how bad plastic water bottles are let me throw something out there. The folks that this article is inte… more »

Ripples of Hope: It’s Time To Stand Up and Do Something

posted by Dave Chameides Sep 2, 2008 4:00 pm
Ripples of Hope: It’s Time To Stand Up and Do Something

"Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the life of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a … more »

Plastic Bags: Be the Change

posted by Dave Chameides Aug 19, 2008 10:00 am
Plastic Bags: Be the Change

OK, by now you've read about the problems with plastic bags, you've started to explore some of the options available to you f… more »

Plastic Bags: Stop Being Part of the Problem

posted by Dave Chameides Aug 12, 2008 7:00 am
Plastic Bags: Stop Being Part of the Problem

By now you've hopefully read my previous piece on the problems with plastic bags and are ready to kick the habit. Thankfully… more »

Plastic Bags: They Just Don’t Make Sense

posted by Dave Chameides Aug 5, 2008 7:00 am
Plastic Bags: They Just Don’t Make Sense

I've been trying to start this piece for 30 minutes now and I can't really think of a clever way to do it, so I'm just gonna … more »

Connecting the Dots: The North Pacific Gyre

posted by Dave Chameides Jul 22, 2008 6:00 am
Connecting the Dots: The North Pacific Gyre

If you are like me and drive a car, you've invariably put a quarter into a parking meter at some point in your life. And if y… more »

Get On Board the Non-Consumption Train

posted by Dave Chameides Jul 15, 2008 1:00 pm
Get On Board the Non-Consumption Train

I sat down at the keyboard this morning, all set to write up a new post when I found this note that I thought was worth shari… more »

To Buy or Not to Buy? Is There Really a Question?

posted by Dave Chameides Jul 8, 2008 7:00 am
To Buy or Not to Buy? Is There Really a Question?

One of the first things to happen when you start storing trash in your basement is that you think a lot about "stuff." The st… more »

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