http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/ Wed, 22 May 2013 14:43:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-28721 the *Home* &, well, the *Improvement* in Home Improvement || DIY & Pro :: Building Moxie » Earth Day 2012: Mobilizing for Water Conservation with @BirminghamPoint Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:01:11 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-28721 [...] Earth Day theme was A Billion Acts of Green, and I’d written an article called “Earth Day 2011: Three Simple Acts That Can Make A Difference“, which illustrated three simple, personal acts of green that nearly anyone could undertake. My [...]

]]> http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-9882 Building Moxie :: The Do-Together … on Holidays (#LetsBlogOff Edition) Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:28:10 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-9882 [...] Earth Day with John D. Poole:  http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/ * Cinco De Mayo with Anulfo Baez:  [...]

]]> http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-9881 John Poole Sun, 24 Apr 2011 13:39:33 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-9881 Hi Col! Thanks for the comment. Yeah, the Smart Strips are great. If you’d like, I could give you a couple of tips on how to best set them up. We can talk about it next week, if you want. Have a wonder Easter and a great weekend!

]]> http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-9880 Colleen Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:40:52 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-9880 Great suggestions – I like the smart strip and considering the amount of computer equipment and other electronics in this house I need to invest in a few. The garden, alas, any edible things I plant seem to sustain the local bunnies, deer and racoons…. oh and Harley :) Hope you had a great Earth day!

]]> http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-9879 John Poole Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:36:35 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-9879 PS. In the section on kitchen/kitchen garden, I spoke of rain water collection, but neglected to mention the benefits of composting kitchen scraps (non-animal-fat scraps only, of course) as yet another component of a sustainable kitchen/kitchen garden system. This point is actually made, however, in the discussion thread I pointed to, and in Sean’s article and follow-on comments.

]]> http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-9878 John Poole Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:29:06 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-9878 Hi Nick! Glad you found this article of sufficient value to pass along to others! Can’t think of a more welcomed endorsement than hearing that. Thanks again, and Happy Earth Day to you, too!

]]> http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/04/earth-day-2011-three-simple-things/#comment-9877 John Poole Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.buildingmoxie.com/?p=8721#comment-9877 Thanks very much for that link, Alexandra. You might not have been aware of this, but we had a lively debate a while back on Leah Thayer’s Daily 5 Remodel in a posting called “Rest in Peace Already” about kitchen garbage disposals. It all started with a comment I made about kitchen grease and waste going into the municipal sewage system as being a bad idea. Subsequently, Sean Lintow of SLSConstruction wrote a lengthy posting on his blog giving the history of the kitchen trash compactor and his own reasons for wanting to see this appliance finally disposed of (pun intended). Here’s the link. Give it a read, if you get a chance — It’s a great article! By the way, did you know that the kitchen trash compactor was, in part, invented by a Poole? :-)

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