Tag Archives: Technology

iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books? Come again?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Timberati

Brian Palmer (aka Slate’s Green Lantern) writes that “iPads and Kindles are better for the environment than books.” If the Lantern has taught you anything, it’s that most consumer products make their biggest scar on the Earth during manufacture and … Continue reading →

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Let’s not gush about our clean energy options

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Timberati

Estimates regarding the rate of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil blowout get spewier with each succeeding news cycle. The mess being made requires that we Americans consider what we are willing to pay—economically and environmentally— for energy. I didn’t see President … Continue reading →

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What’s wrong with this picture?

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Timberati

From the Sierra Club: Download the Sierra Club Eco Heroes application and be entered in our drawing to win five nights at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows with roundtrip airfare for two and a full-day tour of Volcanoes … Continue reading →

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The Top 13 Environmental Stories of the Aughts

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Timberati

Here is my olio list of profound and profane environmental news of the past decade–the aughts. Hurricane Katrina From the toxic sludge left behind on the land to removal of the vegetative buffers by encroaching civilization, hurricane Katrina exposed so … Continue reading →

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A Tempest in a Toilet Bowl – Environmentalists Say ‘Plush Toilet Paper Wipes Out Forests’

Posted on November 6, 2009 by Timberati

Environmentalists Say Plush Toilet Paper Wipes Out Forests Does buying soft toilet paper really threaten the environment? The blogosphere overflows with hyperbole saying it does. “Americans Wipe Their Butts with Non-Renewable Trees,”1 one site trumpeted. Another gushed, “Use recycled toilet … Continue reading →

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