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Archive for the 'Life' Category
10
Dec
08
Dine Differently…?
17
Jun
08
Having An Environmental Movement
we use them and they’re great.
from the website…
gDiapers loves the Earth.
For the last 40 years there have been but two choices in diapers. Cloth or disposable. That’s it. Now gDiapers offers a third option. Flushable. gDiapers puts waste where it belongs, in the toilet. Not the landfill.
gDiapers have no elemental chlorine, no perfumes, no smell, no garbage and no guilt. In fact, flushables are so gentle on the Earth you can even garden compost the wet ones in one compost cycle, approximately 50 – 150 days. Just think of the standing ovation you’ll get from the planet.
Cradle to Cradle.
cradle to cradleWhy are gDiapers good for the planet? It is simple. Our flushables are designed using the Cradle to Cradle design principles of Bill McDonough and his firm MBDC. That means everything that goes into one of our flushables gets re-absorbed back into the eco-system in a neutral or beneficial way. So you are turning waste into a resource. At the same time, you are putting poop in the toilet, where it belongs, and avoiding the landfill issue all together.
17
Jun
08
We Can Do Better Than Zero
I applaud the zero footprint initiative. In many ways, it gives people real-life, measurable goals to achieve. I’m heartened by the fact that institutions and municipalities are joining in on the initiative. I wonder though, if it’s a bit short-sighted and even negative in it’s goals. Surely we can do better than “zero”. I think we definitely have to try to have a positive impact on the earth, rather than a “less-negative” one.
Striving for “zero” (and incidently likely never reaching it) simply means that we’re working within existing structures to drain our resources less quickly and poison our earth more slowly. If you read William McDonough & Michael Braungart’s 2002 book “Cradle to Cradle” (mentioned in a previous post), you might see what I’m trying to get at. As a race, we have to take positive action to do more than slow environmental degradation, and more than use more recycled products. We need to create a new way of thinking, living and creating. We need to make our environment better and healthier. To borrow an idea from the book, we need to be eco-effective, not just eco-efficient.
The zero footprint does a great job to measure how lightly we tread, but to be truly effective, it should also measure and promote how we can make the earth better.
23
May
08
Facebook, Part II
25
Mar
08
Whachootalkingabout? (Part II)
I’m just not hip, it seems. I have difficulty ordering at fast food restaurants. I want to go up to the counter and say something to the tune of, “I’d like a veggie burger, with 2 patties instead of one. The second is to give to my daughter who doesn’t actually eat the bun. Is it possible to get milk with the combo? I’d rather not get the fries, thanks. Maybe salad?” Or, ideally, “I’m relatively hungry, and I have my 5 year old daughter here with me. We’re vegetarian. I have $12 to spend. What’s your advice?”
But it doesn’t work that way. The counter staff wants me to say “Veggie combo, extra patty, fries and cola”, or something like that. They want me to talk like them, I suppose, to make it easier for them to punch it into their till. If that’s what I’m supposed to do, just let me punch in my order. I don’t want to have to learn how to talk to the counter staff, I don’t think I should have to.
What I’m advocating for is a needs analysis approach. Not just in the scenario above, but in life in general. It leads to better communication, and happiness all around. Ultimately, it can save time, energy and resources. The client describes what they want in a way which doesn’t make assumptions on how the provider works, and the provider works with the client to define what is possible.
I’ve been in far too many meetings where buzzwords and catch phrases are misused, and the time it takes to properly define a project in that environment is tremendous.
It’s not rocket science. It’s communication. You talk about what you know, I’ll talk about what I know, and hopefully we’ll get the job done.
It’s difficult to position yourself against authority and conformity when you’re not really sure what you’re fighting against. Just a thought.
08
Feb
08
It’s Time To Reinvent
dothingsdifferently.com
28
Jan
08
Happy Birthday Blog!
1 year
109 posts
31 comments
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It’s been a great year. Thanks to everyone for visiting!
