tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75276777320998835382024-02-07T00:55:06.906-08:00Economically GreenPatrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-74405858599118031882011-06-08T10:32:00.000-07:002011-06-08T10:32:30.181-07:00Why is the Clean Air we want to Breath such a Political Issue?
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You'd think that politicians would like to go on record as wanting Americans to breath clean air. How have environmental issues become such a political topic? Why are earth friendly voter who are concerned about their families being exposed to toxic chemicals considered to be fringe groups?
An interesting article broaching this subject Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-58833258528078725512011-04-30T13:00:00.000-07:002011-04-30T13:00:25.987-07:00Does the Cost of Gas Make you Green?
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If you’re like most of us, the steadily rising cost of the gas you’re putting in your car is making you wonder if it will ever stop going up and wondering what you’ll do if worst case predictions really do come true.
Look around. After replacing the gas cap, people are immediately driving away from the pump. They are jotting in their Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-88777603341659466312011-04-09T13:59:00.000-07:002011-04-09T14:01:21.537-07:00Repurpose Your Furniture
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Each time you purchase a used item, you're not only helping your pocket book, but doing your part to help the environment. Just think of the energy used and emissions released when items are manufactured, transported and then discarded. Be creative before you buy. Every item has several uses.
Just because a piece of furniture is sold for aPatrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-47101148793099502122011-02-28T10:56:00.000-08:002011-02-28T10:56:00.808-08:00Help Yourself and the Environment by Donating a Dollar a Day?Donating to charity is a way we contribute to building a society we want to live in. People and the environment benefit, but the benefactor often receives so much more because of the feeling of happiness and pride we collect because of our inherent giving nature. There is also that added benefit of being able to use most of our charity donations as income tax deductions.
Making large Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-61125338458808651762010-12-13T13:23:00.000-08:002010-12-13T13:23:13.002-08:00Winterize to Save Energy & Money
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Lowering your energy usage is not only good for the environment, but it saves you money. With winter energy bill looming, take advantage of a few tricks to bring the costs down without giving up anything.
Remember, greater energy efficiency equals lower energy consumption.
Sounds like a win - win situation for everyone.Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-59068136691616677742010-11-09T16:23:00.000-08:002010-11-09T16:23:29.669-08:00Electric Cars More Affordable with Tax Credits
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Sometimes you just can’t afford to be as green as you want to be.
While there are countless inexpensive and sometimes even money saving ways to eliminate waste and reduce dependence on non renewable energy resources like fossil fuels, some proven ways involve a purchase that can’t be worked into the average green consumer’s budget.
An Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-28892075391736668862010-11-09T16:16:00.000-08:002010-11-09T16:16:53.222-08:00Tax Incentives For Electric Cars
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Federal tax credits and state tax incentives are becoming available for those shopping for an environmentally friendly vehicle.A $7,500 federal tax credit is available for purchases of a plug in car.California residents can get up to a $5,000 tax rebate plus access to carpool lanes when they buy a zero emissions vehicle. Some local areas Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-25323180492706248752010-11-04T11:53:00.000-07:002010-11-04T11:53:56.617-07:00Grocery Budget, Time Management and the Environment
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How far is the drive to your favorite grocery store, and how often do you go there?
Do you usually stop on your way home from work or do you schedule a special trip because the chore of grocery shopping with the additional labor of lugging all the groceries into the house and then putting them all away is so exhausting?
You Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-39877289369112772432010-10-30T15:11:00.000-07:002010-10-30T15:11:31.740-07:00Green Technology Using Rare Earth in Jeopardy
Since my last post on rare earth, more people globally have been discussing the subject of this natural resource as an environmental and economic concern, as well as political tool as China reacts to a currency disagreement with the US by reducing shipments.
In an article posted on the BBC website, Olivia Lang of BBC News writes:
In a New York Times op-ed last month, economist Paul Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-81834714101440685292010-10-19T15:01:00.000-07:002010-10-19T15:01:17.216-07:00China and Rare Earth Minerals Crisis?Rare earth minerals are a collection of elements that are used extensively in the manufacture of products including large wind turbines, flat screen TV's and strategic US weapons. China supplies most of the rare earth minerals to the United States.
The reliance on foreign countries for a natural resource that so depended on for the US military has had scientists Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-66112448217290901632010-09-16T14:48:00.000-07:002010-09-16T14:48:21.193-07:00Can't Afford a Green Roof? Think White
Green roofs have been getting a lot of attention in the U.S. lately, though they've been popular in Europe for quite a while now. The thought of replacing the life giving natural air cleaners and temperature regulators that we are clearing for building space with a rooftop garden is very appealing. But it has its considerations that could be costly.
The structure has to be strong enough Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-33907132398562728752010-08-31T15:36:00.000-07:002010-08-31T15:36:21.622-07:00Redecorate with Recycled Materials
As summer winds down, it seems that we start to dread the chill winds of fall and winter, even though the thermometer is proving that it is still the summer season.
But the kids are back to school and many of us are taking advantage of the extra time during the day to regain possession of the house, lawn and garden and put everything to rights. Before tossing anything into the trash headed to Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-89019768594738716112010-08-27T16:48:00.000-07:002010-08-27T16:57:01.585-07:00Recycle Art Projects
As the kids go back to school, you know that art projects will soon be making their way from the classroom to the home. Although some of these beautiful examples of artistic talent will immediately gain prominent display on the refrigerator or family communications cork board, there are just too many pieces of creativity to be displayed.
Packing them away in boxes just invites damage, a Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-781385862253677362010-07-20T23:41:00.002-07:002010-07-20T23:41:42.160-07:00The Beatles - Oh! Darling (take 26)Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-78625294880736073252010-06-01T17:16:00.000-07:002010-06-01T17:24:27.872-07:00First, Do No Further Harmt;
It’s really hard to think about doing small things to help the environment when hourly updates about the oil spill are being broadcast on all of the cable news networks. I haven’t had the will to even post here for weeks because it seemed so futile with the overwhelming environmental crisis unfolding in the Gulf.
I have finally come to believe that no matter what type of misinformation is Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-33936783223255535712010-04-30T20:17:00.000-07:002010-04-30T20:20:14.681-07:00210,000 Gallons of Oil a Day Spewing into Gulf, and it can get Worse?
The words "Drill, baby, drill" and the cries of opposition to a wind farm off the New England coast are still ringing in our ears as we watch the frantic efforts to control an oil slick come ashore in the Gulf of Mexico.
With the spewing 210,000 gallons of crude oil a day from an underground BP oil well from at least 3 leaks into the gulf, the worst U.S. environmental disaster t began with Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-47996020185293186572010-03-11T10:29:00.000-08:002010-03-11T10:32:44.263-08:00Obama to Ban Sports Fishing? Really????
According to Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh, President Obama is moving to ban sports fishing. They are, of course, outraged. Check out Glenn and Rush. But come back and read more.
According to the International Game and Fish Association, conservation efforts are needed to insure that the next generations know what fish even tastes like. No matter. Did you listen to Beck? What’s more importantPatrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-85727083940303380982010-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:002010-02-02T14:00:49.768-08:00New Name Needed for Idiot StringRemember those homemade crochet mitten strings mom or grandma made to keep mittens from being lost? They were usually a simple chain stitch frugally made from whatever leftover yarn was available from a recent homemade project, run through the sleeves of the coat and attached to the mittens.
I remember the taunts from older kids because we needed these ‘idiot strings’ to keep track of our Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-80456224325715951342010-01-20T11:56:00.000-08:002010-01-20T12:00:53.819-08:00Save the Environment with Leftover Recipes
Wasted food, like any other wasted product is a waste of the resources used to provide it. Using up every scrap of food that comes into your house not only saves you money, but it helps to save the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and water and energy use.
You may think wasted food would compost easily and give nutrients back to the earth like in the garden compost pile. Food Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-60939386491753474282010-01-15T14:09:00.000-08:002010-01-15T14:10:26.234-08:00Naturescaping-Good for the Environment, Good for the Pocketbook
Gardening season is here in many parts of the country, and fast approaching in others. While I think gardening is good for the environment, traditional gardening can be made even better.
Gardens that need a lot of maintenence usually are full of plants that are not native to the area. That means they need additional water and nutrients to thrive.
A lot of non-native, or exoctic plants need Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-47931305569172216862010-01-09T15:26:00.000-08:002010-01-10T23:06:43.798-08:00Can Renewable Energy be Affordable?
President Obama thinks economical and green go together, too as he announced that $2.3 billion in tax credits to be awarded to renewable energy manufacturers and other green technologies. This means American made wind turbines, energy cells and solar panels to aid in America’s production of energy.
The money, coming from the 2009 $787 billion stimulus program should create approximately Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-1380244702840674012009-12-31T15:43:00.000-08:002010-01-03T16:51:56.319-08:00Energy Efficient Appliance Rebate Available in 2010If the 2010 budget has room for a new major appliance, now is the time to start looking. A federal appliance rebate program will be launched early in the year to help defray the cost of energy smart appliances that have earned the federal “Energy Star” designation that denotes energy conservation.
Energy savings with the use of green living appliances can add up. Washers, dishwashers, Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-15915143623308393862009-12-29T12:42:00.000-08:002009-12-29T12:46:48.802-08:00Eco-Friendly Post Holiday CleanupPat yourself on the back for shopping for your holiday with a keen eye to the environment. You've brought your own bags to the store, searched for recycled items, and upgraded to energy efficient lights. You've used alternative gift wrapping choices and turned down the heat for your parties, depending on the body heat of the guests to make up the difference.
Carry on the economically green Patrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-12179365495045128992009-12-28T18:47:00.000-08:002009-12-28T18:48:12.255-08:00Green Resolutions for 2010Sometimes living green means thinking outside the box, or this case, the house.
Instead of investing large amounts of money to replace items in the home with energy efficient items, simply turn off the energy eaters and find a different location to relax.
January is the time to plan the garden and changes to the back yard. As you think of new garden designs, consider ways of saving energy thisPatrice Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17132422536128991914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527677732099883538.post-8583742927759973532009-12-08T16:17:00.001-08:002009-12-08T16:17:45.655-08:00Patrice Campbell at Suite 101<!-- Suite101 -->
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