In the last week or so, I posted about products that save planetary resources: toilet paper made from recycled paper so trees aren’t cut down; mentrual cups that allow women to avoid buying and throwing away thousands of tampons; and the straight razor to avoid the use of throwaway plastic razors. Today, I thought it […]
No Impact Man
Environmentally-conscious packaging? Think ice cream cone.
It contains the ice cream. It biodegrades. It provides calories. In other words, it has value all by itself. It is not wasted resources. If we must have packaging, why can’t all of it be designed in such a way? In other words, let’s make sure the resources we use deliver value instead of just […]
Making green folks your customers–especially if, by green, you mean everyone
So I dropped and broke my cell phone which I bought pre-owned from ATT. Now that I had broken it, I didn’t want to buy a new one–not even a new used one. I wanted to get it repaired. The personal price of new was too much. So was the planetary price (which, by the […]
Five New York State Senators who oppose the well-being of the people and the planet–and how you can help
OK, those are strong words for a headline, and I’ll explain, but first, let me beg you to forward this email to every New York State resident you know. If you are a NYS resident, please URGENTLY phone your State Senator (instructions below) in support of the plan–known as the Ravitch plan–to bail out our […]
LVGRN: The knife at my throat
Last week on this blog, a man–namely me–dared to suggest to suggest that a reusable “feminine hygiene” product–namely, the menstrual cup–might keep billions of tampons out of the landfills. It only seems fair, therefore, to suggest a product for men that would keep millions of plastic razors out of the landfill. According to Grist, 2 billion […]
LVGRN: Getting rid of tampons
According to Grist: Most tampons are made from rayon-cotton blends — an important distinction, because rayon is often chlorine-bleached, a process that releases the cancer-causing chemical dioxin. This toxin builds up in fatty tissue and has been linked to endometriosis, immune-system suppression, and other health problems. Since it’s in a product intended for our, ahem, most intimate of locations, […]
LVGRN: Save millions of trees with recycled toilet and facial tissue
Greenpeace wrote to me today. They said: Greenpeace Senior Forest Campaigner Rolf Skar was on Fox’s America’s Newsroom yesterday morning to talk about Greenpeace’s new “Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide.” Megyn Kelly issued a challenge to her co-host Bill Hemmer: Could Bill, with his eyes closed, tell the difference between recycled toilet paper and Charmin brand toilet paper, […]
How I made a clean energy difference in Washington
I used to wonder: What does it matter if I choose to use planetary resources more carefully? Can I really make a difference? I might also have asked: What does it matter if I choose to show up at a rally to advocate for clean energy and end to coal burning? I will be one […]