So, this here contraption can generate enough wind power to illuminate led lights or a small electrical device. Imagine what you could do if you strap this to your over-active children? It could solve the childhood obesity problem AND lower our dependence on conventional electricity in one fell swoop, don’tcha think? Just load your kids [...]
Archive for the 'environment' Category
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Necessity is the mother of invention, I suppose. So scientists are trying all sorts of ways to come up with fossil fuel alternatives and The Daily Green has compiled a list of eight of the weirdest ideas out there. I have summarized them below: Chocolate – Apparently, anything with fat in it can be turned [...]
It is Earth Day (how’s that for stating the obvious?), hence the cliche photo of the earth. Earth Day is a good reminder for being good to the planet and all but I feel it’s kinda a joke. I don’t have anything against Earth Day. I love Mamasita Earth. I just hate holidays that make us celebrate something [...]
I would say that, on average, 80%-90% of my daily mail from the USPS is complete junk – catalogs, offer postcards, etc – all sorts of paper crap I did not ask to receive. I knew that sites existed where you could go sign up to no longer receive junkmail, but I’ve never signed up. [...]
If you open my “cleaning supplies” cabinet you’ll find all sorts of highly-convenient, pre-moistened furniture wipes, disinfecting wipes, Swiffer wet pads. Not only are these expensive, I know that they likely contain harmful chemicals and do not qualify as environmentally friendly nor as child-friendly. Yet, I keep wiping away – like an over-indulgent, environmentally ignorant [...]
I have four reusable Trader Joe’s bags that I take with me when I go grocery shopping…except about 90% of the time I forget them at home or in my car. I thought it was just me being a bonehead, but apparently this is a common problem (or there are more boneheads in the world [...]
So, now that my son’s birthday is over I have to deal with the aftermath – returning duplicate toys, cleaning frosting off of the carpeting, avoiding stepping on the mini soldier figures from the 50-piece army playset (You ever step on those in bare feet? It smarts!) It also means writing thank you notes. I [...]
Occasionally I stumble across a site that I get really, really excited about. GoodGuide.com is such a site. Now, after reading my posts on plastics you may think I am somewhat of an alarmist. But, I’m really not. I’m actually far less, ok, maybe slight less neurotic than I come across on this blog. However, [...]
I think most of us trust our government wouldn’t allow us to be exposed to harmful chemicals and toxins, but sometimes we hear things and just aren’t so sure. Like the lead paint scare. When that was going down, I saw on the news that there was ONE GUY at the Consumer Products Safety Commission responsible for [...]
My recent obsession with…er…I mean…interest in blogging was sparked by my friend, former colleague, and fellow busy mom, Elaina. I visited funfindsformom.com and couldn’t pull myself away from her bountiful cornucopia of helpful tips and fabulous finds. The stylish car garbage bag above is something I learned about on Elaina’s site. That will look killer in my sweet [...]
