The green movement is making inroads even in the lil’ town of Garner. I was in the library last week, lamenting my near-illiteracy while I looked for the picture book section, when I saw Read the rest of this entry »
Note: Since it was a phone interview and I didn’t have a recorder, his answers (and my questions) are not exact quotes, but are pretty close to what was actually said.
A little while ago, I had the good fortune to talk with Aaron Vronko, the CEO of RapidRepair, and ask him a few questions. For your 411, RapidRepair buys your broken small electronics and uses their parts to repair other people’s gadgets. A prime example of a business that helps the environment while also making money. But let’s get on with this here entrevista…
Joe (Me): So, what does your company repair?
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In celebration o’ Earth Day (Fun Fact: Earth Day was started by someone named Gaylord), Swaptree is planting a tree for each trade completed today. “‘Old on a tic”, you might exclaim, “Just wot is this ‘Swaptree’ thing, anyway?”
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To make a long story short, I won’t have internet at my house ’til Friday, so yesterday I went to Swift Creek Coffee House to leech off their wireless internet.
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Bienvenidos al Carnival o’ the Green!. Last week Evangelical Ecologist did a fine job hosting it, and next week GreenDealsDaily is ‘posed to host it.
But enough idle chit-chat; let’s get this show on the road.
Have you ever wanted to compost, but it just seemed too dang complicated? Then you’re in luck, for Talia has provided some tips on simple composting.
Neighbor Nancy shows y’all how to get some free vegetable seeds and how you can grow a ton in small containers. I’m about to go plant even more plants in old containers now.
Julie has ten reasons why organic lipstick is the way to go, to get that special bee-stung look that’s all the rage.
Jennifer took composting to the extreme and even composted her finger! What a true eco hero!
Ed Biado spouts off about organic this and that. While I approve of most organics, I don’t think they’re always the best option.
Ah, helping the environment whilst helping your wallet. That’s what EcoJoes is all about.
ishan is all about that, too. He dared to ask the question “Do hybrid cars really save you money?“. His conclusion is much the same as mine.
JT has some leftover stuff, but doesn’t want to throw it away. Here’s how he makes money by selling used mess.
FreeOrganicNews ponders what exactly is solar energy? His findings may shock you; then again, they may not.
Big Mack has found some zany CFL designs, and he brought them for show-and-tell.
Nancy Miller has found 50 blogs that have good info on energy. Not to be one to judge, but her site is kinda weird and spammy.
TravelCat4 has some handy eco-tips for how to travel in an Earth-friendly manner. My favorite tip was the ‘grow a beard’ one; zero effort required, plus you get that rugged look that draws all the ladies in!
All our new-fangled technology is no substitute for the real world and real life. Get out and enjoy the real world now, people!
Not content with one submission to the Carnival, Mack also wrote this Debbie Downer article about global warming. Heed his warnings, people.
Sally decides to go all the way to the top, and ask Mr. Barack Obama to help prevent future extinctions.
Another post by Ed Biado gives some tips for living a greener life.
The aptly-named Mesquite Pete is all about some DEET. He has had enough mosquito bites, and decided it’s time to fight back.
Earth Day is right around the corner (April 22). Astrid Lee has provided this handy chart of ways to celebrate this planet we live on.
Beth Terry contemplates the pros and cons of recycling plastic into oil. I think it’s great that they’ve found a way to do this, but I do understand Ms. Beth’s concerns.
Ryan and Leslie help us visualize the huge number of plastic bottles used in the U.S. in just five minutes.
Alex has some easy ways to save car fuel, and it looks like he’s from England, talking about “tyres” and “boots”.
Scott is eager to let you know that this recession is a great time to start a green business.
Dang, that about wraps it up for this Carnival. Thanks for all the submissions; hopefully I didn’t forget anyone or mess up a link. Until next time, this is EcoJoe, signing off.
I’ll keep this short and sweet… you can get a FREE Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb this week. How, you might ask?
I might answer, the GE Energy-saving light bulbs are on sale at Target for $1. Use this $1 off coupon and ka-chow, you can be saving electricity with your new free CFL bulb.
No money down, no excuses. Just do it and start saving energy and money today.
Welp, here we are for the “Festival o’ frugality“, a mish-mosh of different ways to save money, many of them having to do with the environment. Without further ado, I present to you, the festival.
DestroyDebt has compiled a whole 76 ways to save money while helping the environment.
Condo-Blues is on a mission to seal up his ducts and save some electricity and cash money.
Here’s yet another way to save money by cutting electricity costs from DepositAccounts.
BargainBriana has some good tips on how to cheap out on your various holiday parties.
Carole takes some time out of her busy day to teach us all how to make a natural birdseed wreath. Cheap, and it helps our animal friends.
The Well Run Dry shows just how dang easy it is to save money (and lower your eco-footprint) by riding a bike.
Here are some handy dandy ways to save money on groceries, brought to you by Fire Finance.
Here be some timely Thanksgiving leftover tips from A Simple Walk.
Stolen Moments has some easy tips for sticking to her grocery budget.
When you’re traveling for this Thanksgiving weekend, Savvy Frugality says why not think of the good ol’ train system?
Madison shares some free mess for this Black Friday.
Here are some frugal ways to have Family Fun© with your children, brought to you courtesy of Grey.
Oh snap, mom n’ dad have found out how to get Legos cheaply. Kudos, y’all.
LuluGal has written a beautiful piece about how to “magnetize money”. Give it a looksie.
David Mitchell dares to ask the age-old question: real or fake Christmas tree?
Martin Dasko flips it on everybody and explores when it’s NOT okay to skimp on money.
How in the world can you save money AND the planet whilst remodeling your abode? Aahz knows how.
vh waxes philosophical while also thinking about potential money savings.
Heather Levin shares some ways to save money on laundry day (many of them are “green”, if you will).
Wow, that was a LOT of submissions. A big muchas gracias to everybody who submitted to this week’s festival. Sorry to anyone who didn’t get posted, there were HUNDREDS of submissions, so don’t feel bad. Until next time, this is Joe, signing off.
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