Comments on: Getting Greener http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/ a world uncommon Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hilary http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-21065 Hilary Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:01:43 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-21065 Don't forget bicycling! (and support the development of bike-friendly initiatives) It's cleaner than public transport and better for your health. Don’t forget bicycling! (and support the development of bike-friendly initiatives) It’s cleaner than public transport and better for your health.

]]> By: BarCampAlsace3 - A Short Visit In France at Geekness - with fresh and clean air http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-20399 BarCampAlsace3 - A Short Visit In France at Geekness - with fresh and clean air Sat, 14 Apr 2007 17:13:13 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-20399 [...] BarCampAlsace3. All in French and a lot of new ideas on how to help fight the destroy of our earth (Tara Hunt would have loved it). This was one of the most intense session - if you can call it a session - I have been [...] [...] BarCampAlsace3. All in French and a lot of new ideas on how to help fight the destroy of our earth (Tara Hunt would have loved it). This was one of the most intense session – if you can call it a session – I have been [...]

]]> By: Zipcar Comes to Vancouver | DarrenBarefoot.com http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-19736 Zipcar Comes to Vancouver | DarrenBarefoot.com Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:28:06 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-19736 [...] In related news, Tara Hunt is a big fan of Zipcar. [...] [...] In related news, Tara Hunt is a big fan of Zipcar. [...]

]]> By: Tara Hunt’s Three Steps to a Greener Life » GreenGab http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-18412 Tara Hunt’s Three Steps to a Greener Life » GreenGab Sat, 07 Apr 2007 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-18412 [...] Tara Hunt of HorsePigCow and Citizen Agency fame posted her three steps to getting a little greener in life (paraphrased here, go read the whole article): [...] [...] Tara Hunt of HorsePigCow and Citizen Agency fame posted her three steps to getting a little greener in life (paraphrased here, go read the whole article): [...]

]]> By: Shea Gunther http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-17955 Shea Gunther Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:07:37 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-17955 Great post! You should check out our website Green Options, we're all about giving people the information they need to green up their lives without moving into a cave. Here's our Tips ' the Day: <a href="http://www.greenoptions.com/tip_o_the_day" rel="nofollow">http://www.greenoptions.com/tip_o_the_day</a> We have a ton of great information on the site, you might be interested in signing up for our 30 Days to a Greener You, an email eCourse that helps ease you into a more environmentally friendly lifestyle. Cheers! Shea Great post!

You should check out our website Green Options, we’re all about giving people the information they need to green up their lives without moving into a cave.

Here’s our Tips ‘ the Day:

http://www.greenoptions.com/tip_o_the_day

We have a ton of great information on the site, you might be interested in signing up for our 30 Days to a Greener You, an email eCourse that helps ease you into a more environmentally friendly lifestyle.

Cheers!

Shea

]]> By: Amos http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-17911 Amos Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:19:44 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-17911 Appreciate this link to Sustainable Websites Tara. I'm going to have to check them out. My family, in conjunction with our move back to a rural lifestyle, has been making small, incremental changes in our consumption and energy usage habits. We've gone the the CFL route and have one more room to outfit with those. We're trying to leave paper behind as much as possible, cloth napkins, no more paper towels (I'm particularly excited about the <a href="http://www.mabu.com/mabucloth.html" rel="nofollow">Mabu Cloth</a>, dorky I know), use the clothes line and not the dryer, and I recently built us a compost bin out of an old dog house [which you'd know if you followed my tweets :) - can't imagine why everyone doesn't (self-effacing humor)] Ideally, we'd cut the cord as much as possible, grow much of our own food, go solar, never leave home (kinda joking). Baby steps I guess. But again, thanks for that link. I probably would have never noticed them. Appreciate this link to Sustainable Websites Tara. I’m going to have to check them out. My family, in conjunction with our move back to a rural lifestyle, has been making small, incremental changes in our consumption and energy usage habits.

We’ve gone the the CFL route and have one more room to outfit with those. We’re trying to leave paper behind as much as possible, cloth napkins, no more paper towels (I’m particularly excited about the Mabu Cloth, dorky I know), use the clothes line and not the dryer, and I recently built us a compost bin out of an old dog house [which you'd know if you followed my tweets :) - can't imagine why everyone doesn't (self-effacing humor)]

Ideally, we’d cut the cord as much as possible, grow much of our own food, go solar, never leave home (kinda joking). Baby steps I guess.

But again, thanks for that link. I probably would have never noticed them.

]]> By: miss rogue http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-17885 miss rogue Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:02:01 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-17885 That is interesting... Well, everyone loves their individual services and Zipcar is definitely an 'outsider'. However, think about it this way. Going with your local coop is like banking with a co-op bank. Better local service. Friendly. Giving back to the community. But it doesn't mean you don't want to also bank with a bigger, national bank...because you'll also need to access your accounts (going into branches) in other cities. I picked Zipcar because I can go to Boston, New York, Toronto, London, etc. (and now Vancouver) and be able to book a car. I have in many places already. It doesn't cost anything to join...here anyway...so I can't see a reason why you can't belong to both. Plus, as car sharing gets more popular, you may need alternatives. Alternatives are always a good thing. Local and global. That is interesting…

Well, everyone loves their individual services and Zipcar is definitely an ‘outsider’.

However, think about it this way. Going with your local coop is like banking with a co-op bank. Better local service. Friendly. Giving back to the community.

But it doesn’t mean you don’t want to also bank with a bigger, national bank…because you’ll also need to access your accounts (going into branches) in other cities.

I picked Zipcar because I can go to Boston, New York, Toronto, London, etc. (and now Vancouver) and be able to book a car. I have in many places already.

It doesn’t cost anything to join…here anyway…so I can’t see a reason why you can’t belong to both. Plus, as car sharing gets more popular, you may need alternatives.

Alternatives are always a good thing. Local and global.

]]> By: Darren http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/getting-greener/comment-page-1/#comment-17883 Darren Fri, 06 Apr 2007 06:55:25 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/2007/04/05/getting-greener/#comment-17883 An interesting note about Zipcar: they just launched in Vancouver (like, yesterday), and from what I can garner from my peers, they're facing a lot of negative reaction. Why? Because Vancouver has a venerable, much-loved car co-op (http://www.cooperativeauto.net/) and Zipcar is the first (and only, I believe) direct competitor in the city. Everybody has good, positive feelings about the co-op, so they're not digging the American corporate competition. An interesting note about Zipcar: they just launched in Vancouver (like, yesterday), and from what I can garner from my peers, they’re facing a lot of negative reaction.

Why? Because Vancouver has a venerable, much-loved car co-op (http://www.cooperativeauto.net/) and Zipcar is the first (and only, I believe) direct competitor in the city. Everybody has good, positive feelings about the co-op, so they’re not digging the American corporate competition.

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