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How No Impact Week turned into Impact Week

October 23, 2009

If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you know that I’m all about helping people become aware of the impact they are making on the environment and helping them to reduce that impact. So I try to live the whole “No Impact Project” lifestyle every day. OK, who am I kidding? Let’s [...]

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Buying Green is an Oxymoron

October 15, 2009

It’s Blog Action Day today and the topic is CLIMATE CHANGE.

How cool is that (no pun intended)? About 10,000 bloggers around the world are talking about the mess we’ve made of our planet and trying to encourage individuals and world leaders to do something about it. Awesome.
Climate Change. [...]

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The Dummy’s Guide to “Organic”

October 6, 2009

Much has been written about the difference between organic, natural, and non-organic foods. What do these labels mean? Is there a difference between “organic” and “natural”? Why should I care if my food is not organic? Are certain non-organic foods more harmful than others? Is it really worth the extra [...]

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Green Heroes

September 25, 2009

I’m not talking about the Incredible Hulk, the Green Lantern, or even the Lone Ranger’s grand-nephew the Green Hornet. Nope. I’m taking about Tina Hess and Emily Fano. Who?
Tina is the manager of the green team at St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital in Queens, NY. Just the fact that she works at a hospital for [...]

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A non-random act of kindness

September 18, 2009

A couple of weeks ago, I gave notice to one my professional organizations that I would not be renewing my membership for the year. This group meets monthly and I figured that with the business, all my involvement in non-profits and other professional organizations, and my son starting at a very demanding middle school, [...]

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Two different reactions to one incomprehensible day

September 11, 2009

I had another topic to write about, but since today is 9/11 it’s really hard to write about anything else. Just like I have every September 11th since 2001, I spent the morning watching the reading of the names at ground zero on TV and reflecting on how that day, and the weeks [...]

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Are my actions a drop in the bucket?

September 2, 2009

In my first post, “Welcome,” I introduced the MIGG. This is a person who doesn’t make the environment a top priority because:
M – My actions are just a drop in the bucket!
I – I’ve got bigger issues to deal with right now!
G – Global Warming? – Not in my Lifetime!
G – Greenwashing is [...]

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Vacation Week & Link for Amex

August 27, 2009

Taking a week off from blogging to hang with the family in Cape Cod. Be back in September!
Also, if you got to this page from my Twitter campaign about the Amex program, here is the correct link: Endorse EcoPlum in the ShineALight Program. Sorry about that, and thanks a zillion for [...]

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Top 10 Frustrating (and Funny) Experiences with Going Green

August 18, 2009

Thanks for all your input on experiences with going green. I selected the following Top 10 from your submissions:
#10 Rob Dorfman of San Francisco: Trying to take the bus to the airport only to find out that the bus does not accept luggage! I’m not kidding! See the “luggage restriction” on the [...]

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It’s Not Always Easy Being Green

August 13, 2009

What? Blasphemy! How can you say that, Gia? Isn’t the whole point of EcoPlum to make it easy and convenient for people to go green? Yes, it is. As a matter of fact, when we were starting EcoPlum in 2007 and brainstorming over a slogan, “Where it’s Easy to be Green” [...]

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