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OK, redesigned pizza box isn't going to save civilization but every little bit helps (and I really like pizza too).
Dave
Friday, May 15, 2009
A Better Pizza Box?
How Green Is Your Coffee
Greenopia has released a cool list of coffees rated by their "greeness".
"There are now a number of labels (Organic, Fair-Trade and Bird-Friendly are the most common) that keep track of specific parts of coffee's environmental impact, but when it comes to which companies are overall the most (and least) ecofriendly, little information was available. So Greenopia stepped up and rated 25 of the leading brands of coffee with our four-leaf rating system.
In order to figure each brand's environmental impact, specific criteria were established by our research team. The team looked at sourcing, growing practices, packaging, sustainabilty reporting, transportation, production, and decaffination procedures to figure a rating for coffee companies."
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The End Of Suburbia
The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Directed by Gregory Greene
Available at EndofSuburbia.com
The True Patriot
The True Patriot
by Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer
The True Patriot is one of those rare books that comes along none too often that screams something that needed to be screamed. An amazing read, it is a blend of classic American speeches from some of the greatest orators this country has known, and a call for a New American Patriotism. Liu and Hanauer declare that patriotism needs to be redefined, and then set out to do so, detailing their thoughts in a well conceived 10 part plan. With a belief that the right has co-opted the concept of what it means to be a Patriot and the left has abandoned it, they redefine what it means to be a strong American and ask of each of us to take part, and make the US the beacon that it can be, should be, and will be.
This is a book that every American should read and a primer for anyone wishing for a stronger civilization as a whole.
Available at The True Patriot Network.
One City
One City: A Declaration of Interdependence
By Ethan Nichtern
Ethan Nichtern is a modern day thinker with a sage and ancient attitude. One City seeks to show us how we are all interrelated, how everything that happens to us affects the rest of the world, and vice versa. An eye-opening book on how we view the world, it is filled with inspirational quotes designed to challenge how we view our relationship to one another and the planet as a whole. As Dr. Martin Luther King said, “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
Available at Amazon.com and your local library.
Sliding Home
Who Owns the Sky: Our Common Assets and the Future of Capitalism
By Peter Barnes
Wouldn’t it be great if every child born was guaranteed some financial security regardless of their socio-economic status? Modeling his Sky Trust on the same principle as the Alaskan Oil Trust, Barnes sets up a logical plan for ownership of the air by the common man (or woman). Instead of companies being allowed to pollute as much as they’d like, he suggests requiring them to buy those rights from the Sky Trust, the proceeds of which would go to the people. While this may seem far-fetched at first, give it a read and you may well find yourself a believer. And when your done, you can check out his website and buy your own share of the Sky Trust.
Available at Amazon.com and your local library.
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