I want to reduce my gas consumption and my carbon footprint. But little by little, I’m getting talked out of my bike commuting plans. Several people in the past few weeks have expressed concern over the lack of shoulder in several places on the road I’d be riding along with the speed of traffic on Read more about Reducing eco-impact in the daily commute[…]
I’ve only done one practice ride and I didn’t even make it all the way, but I think it’s still feasible enough to say it out loud: I may become a bike commuter. Mind you, my commute route is 18.14 miles long (according to Google maps), over hilly middle Tennessee terrain (according to my legs). Read more about Get a car off the road AND get a great workout? Sure![…]
I sure hope this comes to be: The mayor has called on the committee to identify goals and develop a plan of action that would help Nashville to first become the greenest city in the Southeast, and later one of the greenest cities in the nation. As the article points out, there’s plenty of work Read more about Greening Nashville[…]
We’ve just launched a promotion on Magazines.com that spotlights titles printed on recycled or sustainably harvested paper. Earth Day wasn’t originally on our seasonal marketing calendar (silly oversight) so we pulled this together on very short notice, and I’m proud of us for making the effort. http://www.magazines.com/ncom/mag/main/earth_day
Reading over the thread at Music City Bloggers about mortgage foreclosures and such, I’m struck by a disparity I notice in the voices of the regulars there and in other online fora. Why does it seem that so many of the people who get most passionate when it comes to matters of personal financial responsibility Read more about Environmentalism vs. economics as personal responsibility[…]
We watched Syriana last night. I was profoundly moved. It was a little complicated to follow, but reading the movie’s Wikipedia entry just now helped immensely. Even so, unlike some of the critics who found it too cluttered or overly ambitious, I wouldn’t change it a bit: the chaos makes it all the more realistic, Read more about Bringing Syriana home[…]
This is right by my boss’ boss house, where Karsten and I house-sit and dog-sit and occasionally kid-sit (we’ll be doing that again next week). We’d noticed the tree in the road and wondered what was up with it, but believe it or not, we didn’t realize Gore and Frist both live on that street. Read more about In case you didn’t believe that Al Gore loves trees…[…]