Fort Greene Park Glass PIckup: Saturday, June 5

On Saturday, June 5, volunteer to pick up the broken glass that is littered in Fort Greene Park. The collected glass will be donated to Fat Dog Fabrication for the creation of a special limited edition Fort Greene bench.

4:00 PM Saturday, June 5, 2010

Meet at the stoop of 202 Washington Park

Collection buckets and gloves will be provided

Organized by:

One-Earth.com

Sponsored by:

Fat Dog Fabrication

Ice Stone

Help from:

GrowNYC

More information:

One-Earth.com

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Reverse Your Ceiling Fan for Winter, Save Money and Energy

For those of you that have a ceiling fan, it's time to reverse the rotation for winter. Doing so could save you up to 40% on electricity bills and 40% on energy consumption. Here's how it works: Ceiling fans don't actually lower the temperature in a room. Instead, they affect the wind chill factor. This means that in a room with a temperature of 78º and fan on, the room could be perceived to feel more like 72º; it's important to understand that the temperature is not actually affected. Winter Time: Set your ceiling fan to rotate Clockwise (looking up at the fan) and the blades pointed downward in the leading direction. This will cause the air to be pushed upward. Ceiling fans often have a switch conveniently labeled "Winter Mode".  

Summer Time: Set your ceiling fan to rotate Counter Clockwise (looking up at the fan) and the blades pointed upward in the leading position. This will cause the air to pushed downward.

If I Could, I Would...

...fill my cabinets with these handmade, locally made ceramics. I think they're superbly designed. I don't enjoy inadvertently ingesting toxic chemicals and supporting foreign-owned companies when I eat from my Ikea tableware, so Heath Ceramics make sense. I just wish I could afford to replace all of my tableware.

New Eco Font Uses Less Ink and Saves Money

Until now, using soy ink and recycled paper were some of the only methods graphic designers could use to reduce their negative impact on the environment. Not any more. With a new "Eco Font", designers can prevent an unnecessary amount of ink from being wasted in the printing process. It's an easy to understand concept: more negative space, less ink. The font was designed by a team of designers in Amsterdam. It's based off of the font Verdana, a common system-standard font that comes stock in most computers. Gerjon Zomer, co-founder of Eco-Font, says the font can reduce ink usage up to 15%. It works best on laser printers and at a size greater than 10 points. The font is available for download on their site, EcoFont.eu. The font is available for Windows and Mac users. For more ways to reduce you're negative impact on the environment, visit One-Earth.com. For a list of local eco-printers, click here.

Roll on Over to Oroe

Time to take out the winter clothes. I took this opportunity to get rid of old clothes I don't wear anymore. I dropped them off at the Grand Army Plaza OROE textile recycling table. In return, someone else has something warm to wear this winter... or my old sweaters and shirts may be turned into rags. And I get to deduct almost $500 from my taxes. Cool.

Chevron Says October is 'Energy Awareness Month'

Okay, this is bullshit. I received the most ridiculous piece of direct mail ever. EVER! In short, Chevron created the concept of 'Energy Awareness Month', as referenced by a separate website, WillYouJoinUs.com, created, owned and operated by Chevron specifically to market the campaign and celebrate the month. The mailer I received perfectly sums up the hypocriticalness of the concept of an OIL company creating, sponsoring and promoting an energy awareness month (not to mention direct mailing the piece to who knows how many homes–I haven't been a Chevron customer since I owned a truck almost six years ago):

Fine. First frame, I like where they're going with this. Let's all replace a lightbulb. Great. But wait, there's more..

Oh, of course, changing one lightbulb translates to saving enough energy to light a bulb for exactly 1,643 hours... so you can read to your child. How sweet :)

But that's NOT the end of the message. Flip to the next frame: "If 10o people joined me we could fuel a 7 hour flight". Of course! And use Chevron aviation fuel!

So, what is the 'awareness' part of Chevron's 'Energy Awareness Month' really about if it's not about 'saving' energy? this isn't really about 'saving' energy, it's about 'redistributing' the energy we save and expending it elsewhere. Don't be fooled. Chevron is an oil company. Their business is to make sure you spend your money on their fuel. They've laid it out for you in the messages (only it's hidden). Save your energy/money there, spend it here...