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Sustainable Car Ownership Step One: Ask the Big Question
Before I begin, let’s just be absolutely crystal clear about something. There is nothing, whatsoever, sustainable about any aspect of creating, using, or disposing of a multi-ton apparatus made of copious amounts of materials from all four corners of the earth, that burns irreplaceable materials, emitting pollution just to get you from one place to … Continue reading
Footprint 2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 20,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals Click here to see the complete report.
Review: Deep Green
Filmmaker Matt Briggs set out to make a short film about climate change, and ended up traveling the world for nine years in search of solutions and hope. Deep Green is the result of that journey, and the things that Briggs found – a thousand brilliant ideas for reducing our carbon footprints to nothing and … Continue reading
Exploring Why Used Cars Are a Better Buy for You and The Environment.
Over spring break my father and I took my 1994 BMW 325is to Rennsport, our favorite local mechanic in my home town of Tulsa, Oklahoma. We had Rennsport put on some new Bilstein shocks, and replace about half a dozen less significant parts on my car, which now has over 213,000 miles on it. Most … Continue reading
True/False Film ‘Queen of Versailles’ Tells Tale of Consumption Queen
The Queen of Versailles was one of the most talked about films at this year’s True/False Film Festival, here in Columbia, MO. The documentary film centers around the Siegel family who exemplifies how a rags to riches life can lead to insanely conspicuous over consumption. The film primarily follows time share resort mogul David Siegel’s third … Continue reading
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park, My Home Base
When speaking to other lovers of the outdoors I feel that I’m preaching to the choir. These folks are already excited about being active, and their curiosity has led them to become extremely knowledgeable about the world. What can I offer them? Today’s post is not a travel advertisement for a distant wilderness trip or … Continue reading
Five Steps to Vermicompost!
Vermicompost, the finished product of processing organic waste with worms, has many features that make compost appropriate for dorm rooms, apartments, and other living areas that do not have access to a backyard. Vermicompost is compact, odorless, and reduces your waste. It may seem daunting to create your very own vermicompost bin, but just follow … Continue reading
REBOOT Encourages Community Involvement
Have you seen these mysterious R’s floating around campus? It’s week three of REBOOT, a 10-week long community scavenger hunt that challenges members of the Mizzou community to get out and explore the spaces around them. Teams participate in weekly missions involving sustainability and rack up points to win prizes in the process. However, the … Continue reading
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 8,300 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 3 sold-out performances for that many … Continue reading
Catacombs Art Market showcases local talent
Nestled in the midst of the North Village Arts District, Artlandish Gallery may appear to be a quaint space as far as art galleries are concerned. But take one step inside the gallery and the expanse of artwork of all types- ceramics, pottery, paintings, photography and jewelry, just to name a few- make it apparent … Continue reading
