Archive for the ‘Going green’ Category

It’s no big deal

So I turned 25 on Saturday.  There were neither fanciful presents nor whimsical celebrations.  Instead, I resolved to take on a small challenge - I pledged to become a part-time vegetarian.
By that I mean I’m going meat-free a couple of days a week.
You see, people have different motives for turning vegetarian, part-time or otherwise.  Here are some [...]

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Did you ever stop to notice the crying Earth, the weeping shores?*

Was horribly appalled by what I saw at a Cold Storage checkout today. This lady had one of those reusable bags with her, so I thought, wow, finally someone else in this country cares. Yet guess what she did?
She packed her groceries into what must have been at least 5 new plastic bags from the [...]

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