Speaking of diet soda alternatives, Coke is going to start using stevia (via Enviroblog on Twitter)
Blogfish talks about plastic balls in Los Angeles’s water supply.
The Good Human talks about the legality of growing hemp.
Crunchy Chicken says there’s an eco-friendly bible coming out.
Enviroblog talks about the feminization of toads.
NancyPearlWannabe said:
“I want a diet soda that doesn’t have artificial sweetener in it. I guess that’s called Soda Water. Or iced tea.”
If you grow your own, belong to a CSA, or frequent farmers’ markets, you probably already do this. Read the rest of this entry »
Tiny Choices talks toilets.
Gray Matters, one of my favorite blogs, has me on her Thursday Thirteen!
National Geographic talks about an evolving fish.
Ecorazzi wants to know if you’re orthorexic.
Haute Nature found an awesome recycled brass bracelet.
Summer is a great time to sack out with a book and enjoy a lazy afternoon, so I figured this tip deserved another trip around the block. Read the rest of this entry »
Howling Hill talks laundry.
The Modern Gal goes eco-shopping.
Blissfully Domestic helps you green your workout.
Chile Chews “debones” corn.
Dianne is apparently trying to make me gain weight.
There was this girl I went to elementary school with, we’ll call her D. D and I were on the same school bus, and even though we weren’t really friends in school, we both took the very back seats on the bus on either side of the aisle and pretended we were on spaceships together every day on the way home from school. One of the seats had a big gash that was held together with duct tape and an old band aid, and the person who got on the bus first took the non-band aid seat. I almost always got the band aid seat, but I didn’t care. I was in awe of D. She was totally hyper and so much fun.
One day, from her back seat, while steering her spaceship, she sang, “Beet, beet, beet, suuuugar beet, beet, beet,” over and over and over again until I laughed so hard I almost wet my pants. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a real song, just babble. I have no idea why she was singing it, or why I found it so incredibly funny, but even though it happened over 20 years ago, I remember it clearly. Now, I sing that song in my head every time I make beet salad.
Here’s the recipe. When you make it, you have to sing the beet song in honor of D and all her hyper awesomeness. Make up your own tune.
This week - the addition of beets and green onions. Read the rest of this entry »
Noelle commented yesterday in regards to Umbra’s post on fans and air conditioners:
“Query about fans, Allie who always has the answer: I’m fan cooled in my house, I have those window numbers that do both intake and outtake. I leave them on the lowest level of outtake during the day to keep the air from getting stagnant in the house. It works really well, but Umbra says not to do it. Now I’m all conflicted, because stagnant air is like death, and those fans seem to be doing a great job during the day.
Oh and she’s right, I’ve got an exhaust fan in my roof, and it’s marvelous.”
I thought I was stumped.
One of the best ways to stay cool is not to let yourself get too hot to begin with. But Umbra is right about the energy use. But walking into a house full of hot air is going to totally make anyone lose their cool. But the energy use. . .
Completely and totally stumped. Then just before I fell asleep last night, I had an idea.
