“Being patient, forgiving, and methodical set me free.” How I did it: I visualized what I wanted my ideal space to be like. I started sharing my goal with others. I gave away or sold things that I found distracting. Lessons & tips: Take the risk to give / sell the things that take your …
Category Archives: Sustainability
Ghost Ride The Bike
Innovation and new design for bikes? Yes please!
Inspiring Installation by Pete Ippel Created for the Museum of Ventura County Dia de los Muertos Community Celebration
VENTURA, CA – October 26th, 2010 – November 5th, 2010 – Pete Ippel, known for his conceptual installation pieces, has created a specialized artwork for the annual community observance of the Day of the Dead. In Ippel’s Dia de los Muertos altar he has explored the properties of polyethylene thermoplastic made from petroleum. The annual …
A Day Without Driving August 15th 2009
Follow the news on Twitter @ADWOD_Movement A-Day-Without-Driving is a grassroots movement dedicated to educating the world about how we can decrease our carbon footprint…one mile at a time. Together, we can reduce our dependency on domestic and foreign oil, remind ourselves of simpler times, create community, and most importantly – decrease our carbon footprint. For …
SPUD Local & Organic Delivery is Fantastic
I was first told about SPUD (Small Potatoes Urban Delivery) and their Fresh Harvest Box from a co-worker who has a forty minute commute and picks her son at daycare on the way back home. Her life is hectic and she mentioned that one of her saving graces was not having to go to the …
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Guide to the 2008 Candidates’ Views on Science
I from 1997-1999 I worked at the Paleontological Research Institution as a collections assistant before the Museum of the Earth was complete. I spent my days scrubbing 375 million year old fossils from the Devonian period. I highly respect my peers who study science. Below are a few selected gems of the outreach article published …
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Slow Food Nation in San Francisco
Slow Food Nation is going to be a great party, go check out the garden in the front courtyard of San Francisco City Hall. What I find particularly inspiring is that the fence and the garden beds made out of hay.