Did you know that Kimberly Clark is cutting down old growth forest in Canada to make things like Kleenex and toilet paper? So those one-use little pieces of paper are wasting thousands of timber that’s been around for hundreds of years every time you toss it into the trash.
Please use recycled paper toilet paper and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Environment’
25 Apr
Kimberly Clark Spoof Commercial
22 Apr
Happy Earth Day!!
I almost missed it, so intrigued was I by the torture argument! Here’s a video from Greenpeace, some pictures of President Obama, Michelle Obama, and Bill Clinton planting trees with SCA (Student Conservation Association) volunteers. I was an SCA volunteer, so I’m excited for them (though I wish it was me meeting with such interesting [...]
7 Apr
Republicans Distort MIT Study on Cap and Trade
From TPM Muckraker:
Republicans won’t be changing their story on the cost of climate change legislation anytime soon. I just spoke with Michael Steel, spokesman for John Boehner, about the letter the House Minority Leader received from M.I.T. scientist John Reilly. By way of background, Reilly wrote to Boehner yesterday and gently informed him that he [...]
8 Oct
An Argument for Vegetarianism: Ecology
Why does meat production hurt the earth? Let us count the ways. You might just be surprised.
1) Concerned about global warming? One of the best things you can do to decrease your carbon footprint is to stop eating meat.
According to one study that was done on the energy use required to support each type [...]
2 Oct
Why Go Green?
Well, for one thing, it’ll help our economy. That’s right, part of our economic crisis (namely the high unemployment rate) can be solved by investment in green jobs and green energy! Hooray! The UN even agrees!
So, why is Congress letting the ban on offshore drilling expire? It’s happening this week and apparently they’re just going [...]
15 Sep
Top Ten Reasons Offshore Drilling is a Bad Idea
Oh Greenpeace, how do I love thee? They’ve come out with a list of the top ten reasons to oppose offshore drilling and I just have to share it with you. Here’s the link and here’s the list:
10. Offshore oil drilling won’t impact gas prices today, and it won’t have a significant impact on gas [...]
12 Sep
The Other North American Bear
That’s right, the Black Bear and the Grizzly aren’t the only ones! There’s actually a third: the Polar Bear! For the longest time, I would think of the polar bear as living in remote and uninhabitable places like the Antarctic, but no, there are actually polar bears in Alaska (not that Alaska’s not remote…).
What does [...]
