Just got back from our local farmer's market and forgot to find out what this crazy flower is called. Pretty, if you like alien esque plants.
Spoke to two friends about the Bill Moyers interview with environmentalist, Daniel Goleman.
"Responsible consumption goes far beyond current notions of green," explains Goleman.
"..,Thanks to a growing field called Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), where you might see only ground peanuts and a glass jar, Goleman and many others now see the 1,959 discrete steps to make the jar alone — including all the energy and resources it uses along the way, and all it will use once it's thrown away. LCA documents the whole cost of a product by breaking it down into component parts and tracing them up the production line." PBS description.
My friends found Goleman and the other gentlemen in the interview interesting. They really like the idea of buying every day items that biodegrade and are kinder to the environment. I like the site, goodguide.com which Golemand recommended. Interesting but not really a new concept to me.
I remember supplementing my allowance as a kid by collecting bottles and cans and redeeming them for a few pennies. I also remember checking to see if a product was biodegradable. Apparently, environmental ideas are recycled too. Everything old is new again... RRR!
Spoke to two friends about the Bill Moyers interview with environmentalist, Daniel Goleman.
"Responsible consumption goes far beyond current notions of green," explains Goleman.
"..,Thanks to a growing field called Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), where you might see only ground peanuts and a glass jar, Goleman and many others now see the 1,959 discrete steps to make the jar alone — including all the energy and resources it uses along the way, and all it will use once it's thrown away. LCA documents the whole cost of a product by breaking it down into component parts and tracing them up the production line." PBS description.
My friends found Goleman and the other gentlemen in the interview interesting. They really like the idea of buying every day items that biodegrade and are kinder to the environment. I like the site, goodguide.com which Golemand recommended. Interesting but not really a new concept to me.
I remember supplementing my allowance as a kid by collecting bottles and cans and redeeming them for a few pennies. I also remember checking to see if a product was biodegradable. Apparently, environmental ideas are recycled too. Everything old is new again... RRR!
