Archive for the ‘Three Green Rs’ Category

Don’t waste gas just because it’s cheaper

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

There is a silver lining to the recession:  gas is about half as expensive as it was just a year ago.  (It's just north of $2 per gallon around here.) It didn't seem to get high enough for people to change their driving habits drastically -- people were still sitting in ...

The day that green sunshine was blown around the world

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

(Fair warning: rant ahead! Check out some really cute puppies or join MyPoints if rants aren't your thing.)I think I knew that Earth Day was coming up but the real reminder came when I checked Google today. They changed their logo's primary colors to a happy, huggy lush ...

“Would you prefer plastic or nothing?”

Friday, June 1st, 2007

A couple of weeks ago we went to IKEA to pick up some light bulbs for some of our lamps. I was a little surprised to find out that IKEA had started charging a nickel apiece for plastic bags. We don't go to IKEA often, and the bag ...

H8URSUV?

Monday, May 21st, 2007

After work today I took probably my last opportunity in a while to buy gas under $3 per gallon.  Gas yesterday was $2.96/gallon at the three gas stations near where I work.  The three stations are usually the same prices, and almost always within a few cents of one another.  ...