Here is a video in honor of Earth Day. Join the new anthem!
Sometimes we must laugh instead of cry. This video makes me laugh.
Beware, you need headphones for this one if you are at work :)
Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green. Show all posts
Monday, April 25, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Inspiring People: Greta McLain
Today I woke up and saw this super fresh wedding announcement and it was so cool that I had to come here and post about it. It is two-sided, I have shared the front side.
My friend and sweet local artist, Greta is getting married on the same day as me.
FACT: If I was not me but a guest invited to both of our weddings, without a doubt, I would attend Greta's celebration in a HEARTBEAT.
Why? Well, for one because her invites are way cooler, and well, I know the diva, and it is going to be a grand party--truly a wedding of champions.
They are doing a processional style wedding that will take place over a weekend in Mpls. that can be reached by bike or the metro (truly green/sustainable) and they have invited everyone they know and are doing it potluck-style! Talk about a true and wonderful celebration of love and marriage while being surrounded by their whole community.
After reflecting on our wedding choices I have one regret--that we chose a venue that could not contain our entire community. How cool would it be to have all of the people in your life (who want to be there) show up at your ceremony for a big party? In our case we have many friends who we were not able to invite to our wedding because the space was limited--sad deal, but we can only hope they understand.
Obviously money was a factor for us too, but people like Greta remind me that if there is a will, there is a way. We often stop ourselves and let things like money or whatever our excuse is--hold us back from having what we want but a little creative thinking can go a long way.
If I had to do it all over again we would have done something similar to Greta's wedding of champions. We would have gone with our original plan to have a small wedding (10 people) and then follow it up with a big bash in the park--where everyone could be invited and roam in the woods, play volleyball and swim.
But I did not come on here to talk lost pipedreams and moan about our wedding (I already do plenty of that), I came on here to thank inspiring people like Greta for doing it big with the resources they have. Now that's what I call sustainability.
Which leads me to my last point before I get going here--art/creativity + sustainablity = casamiento perfecto. I think why I am drawn to the sustainability movement is definitely connected to environmental concerns but I am also attracted to it because it causes us to change the way we typically think about the world and become creative. The more humans tap into their own creativity the more diverse and rich the world becomes and the more sustainable it is for everyone.
In this case, I feel like Greta, a local, community artist who just naturally created a green wedding truly embodies the unspoken union between creativity and sustainability. Awesome and inspiring, that's all I have to say.
Monday, March 28, 2011
My thoughts on Go Green Machine
Just a quick note--if you haven't already checked out my green-focused blog and are interested in that kind of stuff, please do so. It is called Go Green Machine.
This year I'm going to try to be better about posting. There were only 8 blog posts last year and 7 the year before so I feel like it will be a doable goal to write more often.
I also am committing myself to write more often because sustainability is very important to me. I have considered merging these environmental posts into my personal blog, because honoring the Earth is truly a personal matter to me, but for search purposes I will continue to keep these two blogs separate and readers can choose to visit both or one or none of my sites as they see fit.
If I am moved I will continue to provide links to the green blog posts on this site to alert you to new and interesting information.
Today I wrote about plastic recycling opportunities in Minnesota. If you care about recycling and are a dweller of the Twin cities, I highly recommend you check out the information:
here.
This year I'm going to try to be better about posting. There were only 8 blog posts last year and 7 the year before so I feel like it will be a doable goal to write more often.
I also am committing myself to write more often because sustainability is very important to me. I have considered merging these environmental posts into my personal blog, because honoring the Earth is truly a personal matter to me, but for search purposes I will continue to keep these two blogs separate and readers can choose to visit both or one or none of my sites as they see fit.
If I am moved I will continue to provide links to the green blog posts on this site to alert you to new and interesting information.
Today I wrote about plastic recycling opportunities in Minnesota. If you care about recycling and are a dweller of the Twin cities, I highly recommend you check out the information:
here.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Weddings: Recycle, Reduce, Reuse!
As some of you know I am getting married this year. Woo hooo!!!!
As some of you know, "Wooo hooo!!!" is not the only sentiment attached to weddings. Other emotions like worry, stress, frustration, worry and stress come to mind.
For most people, a lot of these feelings surround the money factor--trying to do it all within a budget.
For me personally, my worry stems more from the wasteful aspect of weddings--my inner environmentalist shakes its finger at me. At the same time, I admit I am not totally altruistic--I want to save money, too. When it comes to reducing waste, money is part of the equation.
So, I write a quick note to the brides and future brides out there about a great idea to help reduce your waste both in materials (save the Earth) and in cost (save your pennies).
Rent or borrow! Well, duh, people do this for tuxes and a lot of items already. But, what about borrowing other stuff, like centerpieces?
We have a close friend, now a happily married woman, who was once a bride. Her name is Crystal. She offered to loan us all of her centerpieces for our wedding. She also offered to help set them up at the wedding too. Sounds too good to be true, but she is truly wonderful.
Unfortunately with our no-waste approach to our wedding, the centerpieces that she had did not fit with our idea, so we had to pass on the offer. However, she already has another friend's wedding lined up to use them. What a great idea!
If you have some old wedding stuff lying around you should consider offering them to your newly engaged friends or better yet, start your own rental business, then weddings can perpetually be a part of your life. Okay, maybe not, I'll leave that up to your creative ambition.
If you don't have a friend with centerpieces to share or if you want to participate but do not want to start your own business, there is a bridal fair that happens at least annually in Minnesota called the I do Redo Sale . At the fair brides from the past come and sell their wedding "stuff" at reduced prices to future brides. In this case it's not renting, but it's definitely recycling, reducing and reusing :)
Also, I recently saw an ad for a local business called What a Wedding! For Less!!! It appears that this idea of saving money and resources is catching on. Based out of Woodbury, Minnesota, this company sets up appointments with couples and they currently rent candelabras, vases, envelope holders, cake-serving sets and other items that add that "special touch" to ceremonies at reduced prices. While this idea is not new at all, I'm excited to see people are investing in such practices.
If you are interested in learning more about What a Wedding! For Less!!! you can call 651-739-6331, email whatawedding@aol.com or check out their website.
As some of you know, "Wooo hooo!!!" is not the only sentiment attached to weddings. Other emotions like worry, stress, frustration, worry and stress come to mind.
For most people, a lot of these feelings surround the money factor--trying to do it all within a budget.
For me personally, my worry stems more from the wasteful aspect of weddings--my inner environmentalist shakes its finger at me. At the same time, I admit I am not totally altruistic--I want to save money, too. When it comes to reducing waste, money is part of the equation.
So, I write a quick note to the brides and future brides out there about a great idea to help reduce your waste both in materials (save the Earth) and in cost (save your pennies).
Rent or borrow! Well, duh, people do this for tuxes and a lot of items already. But, what about borrowing other stuff, like centerpieces?
We have a close friend, now a happily married woman, who was once a bride. Her name is Crystal. She offered to loan us all of her centerpieces for our wedding. She also offered to help set them up at the wedding too. Sounds too good to be true, but she is truly wonderful.
Unfortunately with our no-waste approach to our wedding, the centerpieces that she had did not fit with our idea, so we had to pass on the offer. However, she already has another friend's wedding lined up to use them. What a great idea!
If you have some old wedding stuff lying around you should consider offering them to your newly engaged friends or better yet, start your own rental business, then weddings can perpetually be a part of your life. Okay, maybe not, I'll leave that up to your creative ambition.
If you don't have a friend with centerpieces to share or if you want to participate but do not want to start your own business, there is a bridal fair that happens at least annually in Minnesota called the I do Redo Sale . At the fair brides from the past come and sell their wedding "stuff" at reduced prices to future brides. In this case it's not renting, but it's definitely recycling, reducing and reusing :)
Also, I recently saw an ad for a local business called What a Wedding! For Less!!! It appears that this idea of saving money and resources is catching on. Based out of Woodbury, Minnesota, this company sets up appointments with couples and they currently rent candelabras, vases, envelope holders, cake-serving sets and other items that add that "special touch" to ceremonies at reduced prices. While this idea is not new at all, I'm excited to see people are investing in such practices.
If you are interested in learning more about What a Wedding! For Less!!! you can call 651-739-6331, email whatawedding@aol.com or check out their website.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
"Save Energy, Save the Earth"
Can you face the challenge? Use Earthle.Com for your search engine!
Help Save 750 Megawatt-Hours a Year
Earthle was created with the idea in mind that if we as humans ALL join together and make the smallest of changes in our daily lives we can have massive impacts on saving Mother Earth. If humans around the world were to start using Earthle it would save an estimated 750 Megawatt-hours a year.
When you search using Earthle, the results are powered by google.com so the search results provided by Earthle are the same as what you would get using google.com (the best search engine in the world).
How Can You Help?
We ask that you make a small change in your life to help future generations by using Earthle when searching on the Internet. If we all come together we can cause change for the better and save a ton of energy.
The best way to help is to simply use Earthle as your search engine:
Add to Favorites
Make this my Homepage
Send Your Friends a Link
History
In a January 2007 blog, Mark Ontkush, a leading expert in "green" computing calculated the following:
"Take at look at Google, who gets about 200 million queries a day. Let's assume each query is displayed for about 10 seconds; that means Google is running for about 550,000 hours every day on some desktop. Assuming that users run Google in full screen mode, the shift to a black background will save a total of 15 (74-59) watts. That turns into a global savings of 8.3 Megawatt-hours per day, or about 3000 Megawatt-hours a year. Now take into account that about 25 percent of the are CRTs, and at 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, that's $75,000, a goodly amount of energy and dollars for changing a few color codes."
Mark Onthkush inspired us to create Earthle.com and do our part to help make the world a more environmentally friendly place.
Help Save 750 Megawatt-Hours a Year
Earthle was created with the idea in mind that if we as humans ALL join together and make the smallest of changes in our daily lives we can have massive impacts on saving Mother Earth. If humans around the world were to start using Earthle it would save an estimated 750 Megawatt-hours a year.
When you search using Earthle, the results are powered by google.com so the search results provided by Earthle are the same as what you would get using google.com (the best search engine in the world).
How Can You Help?
We ask that you make a small change in your life to help future generations by using Earthle when searching on the Internet. If we all come together we can cause change for the better and save a ton of energy.
The best way to help is to simply use Earthle as your search engine:
Add to Favorites
Make this my Homepage
Send Your Friends a Link
History
In a January 2007 blog, Mark Ontkush, a leading expert in "green" computing calculated the following:
"Take at look at Google, who gets about 200 million queries a day. Let's assume each query is displayed for about 10 seconds; that means Google is running for about 550,000 hours every day on some desktop. Assuming that users run Google in full screen mode, the shift to a black background will save a total of 15 (74-59) watts. That turns into a global savings of 8.3 Megawatt-hours per day, or about 3000 Megawatt-hours a year. Now take into account that about 25 percent of the are CRTs, and at 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, that's $75,000, a goodly amount of energy and dollars for changing a few color codes."
Mark Onthkush inspired us to create Earthle.com and do our part to help make the world a more environmentally friendly place.
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