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Woe is me: A Packrat’s Dilemma

One of the things that I didn’t understand for a long time was that to lessen my impact on the Earth, I needed to consume a lot less stuff.  Part of my urge for consumption in the first place surely comes from being an American – as Americans, we are told that consumerism is, in [...]

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Turn off your computer! (But read this first…)

Speaking of computers, I can’t believe I forgot to tell you about this.  Do you want to know a really simple way to save energy in your home or business?  Turn off your computers!  This article from TreeHugger last week discusses a report that says… 50% of US workers don’t power down their PCs at [...]

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The hard part is over…

…and now the fun can begin!  I’m referring to the final throes of my thesis, which is the main reason that I created this site in the first place.   I gave my final presentation on March 11, and the document itself is just about done as well.  So now I can get back to blogging… [...]

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A Green Designer’s Happy Place

I recently discovered a new retail establishment that I think we can all get excited about.  It’s called Green Depot, and I bet you can imagine what it sells by its name association with the Big Orange, aka, the Home Depot.  Where the Home Depot sells building supplies of all kinds*, the Green Depot supplies [...]

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