Holy moly, it doesn’t seem that long ago that I last hosted the Carnival of the Green, but it’s been almost a year! Truly, time waits for no man. Just last week, Eco New Mexico hosted the Carnival, and next week it is moving on to good ol’ Enviroblog.
But enough talk of time and such; let’s take a look-see at this week’s Carnival of the Green submissions:
Health
Surbhi brings the ruckus with this in-depth look at natural ways to stay healthy.
The venerable Fake Plastic Fish continues her one-woman war against plastic with a shocking exposé on a nasty chewing gum ingredient: plastic. After reading that, I think I’ll steer clear of gum for awhile and maybe check out Glee gum, made from natural chicle.
Gracy Queen wins the award for best blog post title, with her piece on vegan food choices entitled, I Can’t Has Cheezburger. I, myself, am not a vegan, but if you’re gonna be, here’s some good tips on what to eat.
Jourdan asks if being “green” makes you feel stressed out, and breaks it down to the basics to show that you can make some small, simple changes to be greener.
Climate Change
Dr. Kneidel exposes the plight of the noble trees, brought about by recent climate change.
Green Linguistics
Colin Doyle is trying to export a linguistic gem from Australia; calling fossil fuel energy “black energy“. It might make it a lil’ easier to have talks about green vs. black energy.
Beverly decides to make a New Year’s resolution to “grab a tiger by the tail” and go green. However, she then delves into what exactly this mysterious saying means.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
The aptly named Mrs. Green contributes 11 ideas on how to reuse coffee grounds. I’ll be using some of her tips, since I do enjoy the occasional coffee.
Stuff With A Purpose has some good tips on how to reuse plastic bags. The best thing to do is avoid them altogether, but barring that, he has some good ways to reuse them.
A shorty named Renee that I met one day has some good tips for how to compost during these frigid winter months. Since my current compost bin is overflowing, I plan on using some of her advice to figure out what to do.
Do It Yourself
Emily Moser, of the strangely named Becoming A Radiologist website, has listed some good resources for making some homemade soap.
Around the House
Brenda Pike got herself a Kill-A-Watt (I got one of these a year ago and it’s great!) and ran around her house measuring how much electricity various appliances used. Very interesting, and it convinced me to fully turn off my Wii instead of putting it into standby with the Wiimote.
Stacey Doyle decides to look at some easy ways to live in a more eco-friendly way.
Case examines the pros and cons of compact fluorescent light bulbs, including examining just how green these CFLs are.
Mark Donovan show us some easy yet effective ways to reduce your home’s ecological footprint while also saving money. Sounds like my kind of post, if you know what I mean.
Pure Natural Diva has some general tips on how to go green for today’s on-the-go diva.
Transportation
Vihar tells the world of how St. Louis has opted for a tiny tax increase to help fund its public transportation system. Kudos to Vihar for breaking this story.
Phew! Welp, that about does it for this week’s Carnival of the Green. Hopefully we all laughed a little, cried a little, and, just maybe, learned a little. I leave you with the Top 5 EcoJoes Posts of 2009:
- How to Make Homemade Cat Litter from Newspaper
- Homemade Granola Recipe
- How to Clean Up Litter in Under Five Minutes
- How to Make Homemade Paper
- Art from Litter: Glass Creatures
Happy Carnival!
January 18th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Thanks for putting together such a great Carnival Joe. I like when author's assemble their own summaries of each post. It brings a cohesion to an otherwise disjointed process.
January 18th, 2010 at 7:32 pm
Hi Joe. Thanks for a great carnival.
Just to clarify — actually Glee Gum uses polyvinyl acetate as well. Check out the updated info from Glee Gum towards the bottom of the post. They use chicle in combination with the synthetic ingredients.
I'm looking into a couple of other chewing gums with natural claims right now. Will publish what I find.
Beth
January 19th, 2010 at 12:38 am
Ah, thanks for the clarification about the Glee gum… I guess there aren't many non-plastic alternatives out there right now. I'll check your site to see what you find.
January 19th, 2010 at 12:40 am
'Twas my pleasure. Thanks for admiring my fine carnival craftsmanship, I gave it my all
January 22nd, 2010 at 8:10 pm
[...] other news, my Fun With a Kill-a-Watt post was featured in this week’s Carnival of the Green over at Eco Joe’s and last week’s Festival of Frugality at Yes I Am Cheap. Thanks, [...]
January 24th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
Have you heard of the Solar Roadway concept? YERT interviewed Scott Brusaw about an idea to embed solar panels into the roadways. I believe they recently received a $100,000 grant to create a prototype.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PeSm6_hTE
January 24th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Ah, that is awesome… I wonder how expensive it would be to pave roads like that? I'ma watch that video when I get some time, thankee for letting everyone know about it!
February 23rd, 2010 at 7:23 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Q4s_ZdvAQ
A link I found to be more than informative–perhaps life changing. Watch as Cooper unravels the mystery that is hyrdo-compression. Several of you may recall Bill Clinton, before his mind was enclosed by the political machine, pushed for a policy that would convert rural areas of southern California to this "green miracle." This could be the future people…
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Amazing, the audacity of the Tututkan Beaver Clan…imagine the ingenuity at work! Thank you for the link. I endulged myself in the "sample seeds" as well. Good work Tap_at-Sgang!
March 3rd, 2010 at 3:34 pm
It’s almost impossible for a human to try to even comprehend the ingenuity of the Tututkan Beaver clan, which makes their audacity all that much more frightening.
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Good work indeed, Tap_at_Sgang. If there were more people like you around, this world would surely be a better (and, I daresay, more interesting) place.
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