Posts by oakling

I love this thread!! Clearly I do not spend enough time on this site :-D  That'll be changing real soon because I want to scour at least the last page of these posts and see what deals I can still get! I am...

That's true. My problem is that I start out researching eco-friendly products -  and the more thought I give to it, the less eco-friendly everything seems - and I start thinking stuff like, "But how are you...

Howdy, eco-experts!  My newest project is to put together an online store that sells (what will probably be a limited array of) eco-friendly household stuff at wholesale prices for a monthly membership fee. Like CostCo, only...

Oh and upon rereading I notice that it's not just consumers, it's also retailers and food service businesses (and it's an old statistic too)... it seems almost cruel to average it out to say that a family of four is throwing out 122...

This sounds a little suspect to me. I mean, it's just not enough information. How many people are really throwing out their leftovers? How much of that is from restaurants? Or from individual customers throwing out their leftovers from...

Quote:Originally Posted by dana1981:Quote:Originally Posted by oakling:Yeah come to think of it, I'm kind of surprised you COULD order one of my grocery boxes! I eat a lot more veggies than I used to.  Just last night we made...

Quote:Originally Posted by dana1981:Quote:Originally Posted by stins:Ah ha!  That's very cool.  So instead of doing the work myself and going to your website...I figure I'll just ask your opinion.  How do you think it'd...

Quote:Originally Posted by dana1981:Quote:Originally Posted by stins: Hm...are there any rechargeable batteries you can use?  I used to have some decent AA rechargeable ones...but I can't for the life of me remember how well...

Quote:Originally Posted by PUREShop:I have been known to splurge on un-organic cotton clothing.  I am a sucker for fashion at times, it is a weakness :( No way. It's a joy!  The way I see it, shaming/guilting ourselves...

Quote:Originally Posted by dana1981: Really the only simple solution is to reduce our beef consumption.  There are of course issues with other meat sources as well, mainly because we've begun to rely on factory farming. ...