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Archive for April, 2008

Shutdown Day

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Could you go without using your computer (or smartphone, PDA, or other means of accessing the internet) for an entire day? That’s the question being asked by the minds behind Shutdown Day. So far they’ve gotten almost 10,000 people to commit to going offline for an entire day on this coming Saturday, May 3, 2008. Read on for more on why anyone would want to do this and whether I plan on shutting down on Saturday.

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Friday5: Garden Planting Begins

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

In the midst of my big push towards graduating from seminary, today my wife and I were finally able to make some time to get our garden started for this year. We started gardening last year with one 4′x8′ raised bed and decided that this year we would double the size of our garden by [...]

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(Not-so) Green Cars – Earth Day ‘08

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

In honor of Earth Day (today, April 22nd) I’m going on an environmental extravaganza, with “green” postings throughout the day.
For my earth day post about cars I’m choosing to blog about how some of the current trends in the automotive world aren’t as green as they may seem to be: hybrids and corn ethanol. I’m [...]

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Green Cooking – Earth Day ‘08

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

In honor of Earth Day (today, April 22nd) I’m going on an environmental extravaganza, with “green” postings throughout the day.
All natural, organic, whole, free range, grain fed, locally grown, the list goes on and on. I often find myself wondering what is just marketing hype and what may actually impact the world we live in. [...]

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Green Computing – Earth Day ‘08

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

What do things like word processing and surfing the ‘net have to do with saving the environment? More than you might realize. In this day and age of constant connection it is increasingly common for households to have multiple computers left running 24/7. In addition, the marketplace’s push for us to constantly upgrade our computing equipment means that there is a lot of “e-waste” with lead or other toxic chemicals that is not being disposed of properly.

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