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My Dirty Little Secret

I like to talk. Oh, yes. And I must confess, one of my favorite words is should. I can be quite the crusader, encouraging others to consume more responsibly, eat healthier, and live greener. Boy, do I enjoy giving advice. But I have a dirty little secret: I don’t always [...]

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Can condos expand?

Can, can, can you condos expand, into all the free land, if you plan you can. Can, can, can you condo-chuggers can your can, into a recycle can, no you can’t you can’t. That little ditty popped into my head as I elliptically rode into the sunset, well actually the reflection of the sunset, [...]

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Plastics, like diamonds, are forever

We live in a disposable culture. That much is clear to the most hardcore consumer, and even celebrated by some companies. When do consumption and its bastard child, disposal, become disgusting enough to be intolerable to reasonable people? The above headline comes from a report that Capt. Charles Moore, founder of the Algalita Marine [...]

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A green family feud

Next to a car wreck, nothing beats a good fight. This is especially true if it’s a family fight. Take the Obama vs. Hillary debates. It reminds me of the old Saturday Night Live parody of “Point-Counterpoint” on 60 Minutes: Bill Murray: “Jane, you ignorant slut….” Jane Curtain: “Bill, you pompous ass…” It [...]

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Environmentalists Need to Create a Bigger Tent

Though 58% of Americans agree that protecting the environment is very important, only 12% are willing to associate themselves with the term “environmentalist.” The term carries a lot of baggage and is generally associated with radical left tree huggers who are hostile toward business and free enterprise. Much would be gained if the term “environmentalist” [...]

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Is The Fluorescent Sky Falling?!

Compact Fluorescent Lights, or CFL’s for short, are touted as one of the quickest and easiest changes one can make to shrink their carbon output. The energy saved by using one CFL is equivalent to about 7 incandescent bulbs. Over the past year, alarmists have been trying to panic the masses by claiming [...]

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