http://www.ecoplum.com/blog Confessions of a Reformed Consumer Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:03:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last Friday I had started to wake up my kids for school, when I looked out the window and thought better of it. I checked my text messages and there was a notification from the NYC Board of Education that all NYC schools were closed - SNOW DAY! ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2010/03/02/its-snowing-global-warming-global-weirding-whatever/ I love discovering cool internet tools. The geek in me speaks again. So when I took a moment to check out URTAK.com I was happy I did. One of the many Columbia Business School email lists I subscribe to is made up of CBS entrepreneurs. I ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2010/02/25/what-is-your-eco-attitude/ HAPPY FRIDAY! I love Fridays. I remember the euphoric feeling I would get on Fridays when I was in high school. Maybe I was going away for the weekend on one of my youth group's "conventions" and I was giddy with anticipation of the fun and flirting ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2010/02/04/a-little-friday-luv-for-some-corporate-giants/ It still amazes me - our obsession with plastic bags. Yesterday I was at Duane Reade (the New York version of CVS, Walgreens, whatever pharmacy/convenience store you have in your neck of the woods) and the guy ahead of me at the cashier buys a bag of chips, stands ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2010/01/15/whats-it-gonna-take-to-completely-bag-the-plastic-bag/ Wow, I had really worked myself into a tizzy by the end of 2009.  I was feeling disappointed about the outcome of Copenhagen, and, well, worried about the future of our planet.  Closer to home, I started to really take offense at all the waste associated with the holiday season.  ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2010/01/05/as-the-days-get-longer-personal-sustainability-resolve-gets-stronger/ Well the Copenhagen conference did not exactly have the outcome many had hoped for, but let's look at the positive in all this:  two years ago, we had a president who did not even acknowledge that man made Global Warming existed.  Now we have one fighting for a global climate ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2009/12/23/and-to-all-a-good-night/ Watch Danny Kaye - Wonderful Copenhagen in Entertainment  |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com You may have noticed that I've been conspicuously silent since the Copenhagen talks started on Monday. I don't know if it's because I've had such strong emotions over this - mostly not positive - that I've ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2009/12/11/wonderful-wonderful-copenhagen/ Well it's no secret that shopping is not green. You may have seen my "Stop Shopping" rants or my attempts to go "No Impact." This is something I've been personally conflicted with since I started EcoPlum - I don't want to encourage consumerism and the completely wasteful purchase ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2009/11/25/whats-a-green-retailer-to-do-on-black-friday/ In honor of America Recycles Day, I am attempting to pull together a huge list of "What to do with your stuff." There are many good resources for different types of recycling and freecycling out there, but I often find that I need to go to several different websites ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2009/11/14/the-biggest-ever-what-to-do-with-your-stuff-page/ So I got into a heated discussion today with a representative (let's call her Ms. C) of a sustainable education institute. One of my interns had arranged this meeting - he is a graduate student at a New York business school and he has been learning a lot about ... http://www.ecoplum.com/blog/2009/11/10/addressing-the-symptom-or-the-problem-or-both/