Welcome to the June 9th, 2008 edition of All Things Eco.
Will, who submitted an article to this carnival, has a great idea. What if all the participants, including myself, gave each others' posts a thumbs up on StumbleUpon (or submitted them to other social bookmarking sites)? I think it's great way to promote each other, as well as the carnival, thanks Will!
Samir presents The Yellow Rubber Ducks Now Live Down On the Farm posted at Samir Bharadwaj dot Com. Samir said, "Every environmental lesson is better learnt through a story, and every story needs a hero, so why not a hypothetical yellow rubber duck?" This story has me almost at a loss for words, really.
Jamie McIntosh presents Increase Your Food Security posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog. Jamie says, "At the grocery store, increasing prices complement shrinking product sizes on the shelf. Meanwhile, you can still grow much of your family’s food for pennies." I would be doing the same, if we had a garden. Unfortunately, we live in a 3rd story condo...
Tiffany Washko presents Helping Kids See Past Commercialism posted at Natural Family Living Blog. This post has an amazing list of things we can do as parents to not allow commercialism to have such a large affect on our children.
NB presents Bed Down-Eco Furniture from Environment Furniture, Bed Down, and Linda Loudermilk a visionaire of eco luxury fashion posted at Eco Chic Lifestyle.
valereee presents Strawberry Preserves (no-pectin recipe) posted at Cincinnati Locavore. Valereee says, "Preserving the harvest from the farmers' market -- two secrets to making no-pectin strawberry preserves." Sounds delicious, Vallereee!
Frugal Babe presents No Hybrid For Me posted at Frugal Babe. I admire Frugal Babe for how she gets around town, on her bike or on her own two feet! If more people did this, we wouldn't have to worry so much about car pollution and gas prices. Rock on girl!
Leslie presents Wal-Mart vs. Bringing Your Own Bags posted at A Slowcavore's Ramblings. A funny post about Leslie's experiences shopping with her own reusable bags.
Miss Jocelyn presents Making The Home: Washin' The Laundry posted at Growing In Grace Magazine. Tips for laundry washing (I need to start checking my laundry for stains before putting it in the dryer...)
Margaret presents Dealing with Higher Gas Prices posted at Greener Chic. How Margaret saves gas and her tips for how you can, too.
Hilary Green presents Celebrities Who Drive Green Rides! posted at The Green Motorist.
Will presents Which Saves More Money, Handwashing or Dishwasher? posted at Your Finish Rich Plan - A Personal Finance Blog. I talked about dishwashers in 10 Steps to Creating a More Efficient Kitchen, and Will's is a great article that goes into detail about the benefits of using a dishwasher.
Heather Johnson presents Global Warming is Ruining the Earth posted at Phil for Humanity. Heather says, "A list of how the world has changed so dramatically."
Penny Nickel presents Money and Values: Carpooling: earth and wallet-friendlier, and look who'll pay you to try it! posted at Money and Values. The benefits of carpooling, and some very helpful links, including links to the benefits programs some cities have for carpoolers.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of All Things Eco using our carnival submission form.
Will, who submitted an article to this carnival, has a great idea. What if all the participants, including myself, gave each others' posts a thumbs up on StumbleUpon (or submitted them to other social bookmarking sites)? I think it's great way to promote each other, as well as the carnival, thanks Will!
Samir presents The Yellow Rubber Ducks Now Live Down On the Farm posted at Samir Bharadwaj dot Com. Samir said, "Every environmental lesson is better learnt through a story, and every story needs a hero, so why not a hypothetical yellow rubber duck?" This story has me almost at a loss for words, really.
Jamie McIntosh presents Increase Your Food Security posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog. Jamie says, "At the grocery store, increasing prices complement shrinking product sizes on the shelf. Meanwhile, you can still grow much of your family’s food for pennies." I would be doing the same, if we had a garden. Unfortunately, we live in a 3rd story condo...
Tiffany Washko presents Helping Kids See Past Commercialism posted at Natural Family Living Blog. This post has an amazing list of things we can do as parents to not allow commercialism to have such a large affect on our children.
NB presents Bed Down-Eco Furniture from Environment Furniture, Bed Down, and Linda Loudermilk a visionaire of eco luxury fashion posted at Eco Chic Lifestyle.
valereee presents Strawberry Preserves (no-pectin recipe) posted at Cincinnati Locavore. Valereee says, "Preserving the harvest from the farmers' market -- two secrets to making no-pectin strawberry preserves." Sounds delicious, Vallereee!
Frugal Babe presents No Hybrid For Me posted at Frugal Babe. I admire Frugal Babe for how she gets around town, on her bike or on her own two feet! If more people did this, we wouldn't have to worry so much about car pollution and gas prices. Rock on girl!
Leslie presents Wal-Mart vs. Bringing Your Own Bags posted at A Slowcavore's Ramblings. A funny post about Leslie's experiences shopping with her own reusable bags.
Miss Jocelyn presents Making The Home: Washin' The Laundry posted at Growing In Grace Magazine. Tips for laundry washing (I need to start checking my laundry for stains before putting it in the dryer...)
Margaret presents Dealing with Higher Gas Prices posted at Greener Chic. How Margaret saves gas and her tips for how you can, too.
Hilary Green presents Celebrities Who Drive Green Rides! posted at The Green Motorist.
Will presents Which Saves More Money, Handwashing or Dishwasher? posted at Your Finish Rich Plan - A Personal Finance Blog. I talked about dishwashers in 10 Steps to Creating a More Efficient Kitchen, and Will's is a great article that goes into detail about the benefits of using a dishwasher.
Heather Johnson presents Global Warming is Ruining the Earth posted at Phil for Humanity. Heather says, "A list of how the world has changed so dramatically."
Penny Nickel presents Money and Values: Carpooling: earth and wallet-friendlier, and look who'll pay you to try it! posted at Money and Values. The benefits of carpooling, and some very helpful links, including links to the benefits programs some cities have for carpoolers.
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of All Things Eco using our carnival submission form.
This post was written by Stefanie.
June 9th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
Stefanie, thanks for featuring my article in the carnival. I appreciate being included in such good company.
As far as your reaction to my piece is concerned, I'm in an optimistic mood. While "there is no such thing as bad publicity", they also say "no news is good news", so I'll consider your stunned silence to be a roaring endorsement of the brilliance of my writing. I think it's best that you neither confirm nor deny my delusions.
You have a really nice site here. Thanks again, and keep up the good work.
Samir
Quote This CommentJune 9th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
[...] and ecologically sound, I wanted to highlight a few posts from this week’s edition of the carnival of all things eco - posted at Focus [...]
Quote This CommentJune 9th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Samir said:
I was actually quite impressed with the quality of your writing, Samir. It was a good read. I didn't know what to say because I think about the fate of the planet, and it seems really sad to me, and your post just reminds me of it. I was very intrigued by it, though, and I gave it a thumbs up on StumbleUpon
Quote This CommentJune 10th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Stefanie said:
That I think we can all agree on, Stefanie.
So many people trying so hard to educate people about the ecological problem and the general (average) response seems to be one of cautious indifference. I think part of the problem is that the seriousness of it all scares people, and fear freezes people rather than cheering them into action. This is why I usally choose to tackle these things in a humourous or irreverent way, because I don't see the serious way having any dramatic effects. A sentiment I have voiced before in a piece I wrote about hype and fear in environmentalism.
I'm glad to hear you liked my writing, and thanks for the Stumble. I'm actually a Stumbleupon newbie — I have an account which I have never used. Your post might be a good excuse to get started.
Quote This CommentJune 10th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Samir,
You're right, it doesn't seem to be having much of an effect. I think many people hear something negative and shut off... they don't want to know. A lot of people also think that small changes aren't enough, so why do anything? My husband read an article about people saying that, because CFLs still contain mercury, there is no point in using them. Apparently, it's better to use the energy hogging lightbulbs that also contain mercury rather than taking a small step forward.
I'm still getting into Stumble. My friend introduced me to it a few months ago, but I just permanently switched to Firefox from a Mac browser a few weeks ago. Stumble is a pretty fun tool, my husband is addicted to it!
I'm definitely going to be checking out your website more soon (and subscribing through email), but for now, I have to run to the store!
Quote This CommentJune 12th, 2008 at 4:55 am
Stefanie said:
Yes, in spite of the misconceptions, ostriches don't actually poke their heads into the ground to hide from the truth ... unfortunately, human beings do.
Stefanie said:
Thanks, Stefanie. I will be exploring more of your site too in time. Also, I have now officially made my first StumbleUpon favourite with this post. Thanks for the nudge in that direction. StumbleUpon seems like an interesting tool, and I'll try to be careful of any addictive effects.
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