tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post1697086866047463015..comments2023-11-05T06:51:51.312-06:00Comments on Here Comes Johnny Yen Again...: The Answer, My Friend-- Or At Least Part Of It-- Is Blowing In The WindJohnny Yenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-132638901211050232008-08-09T12:45:00.000-05:002008-08-09T12:45:00.000-05:00Love this. I am always doing what I can and am pe...Love this. I am always doing what I can and am personally conflicted on this matter because I live in a "green" house with solar panels and some other nice features, but then we live just outside the city limits and bus routes and are too far away to bus or bike (with kids even if I were extremely ambitious- not so much) and have to use more gas than I like. I'd love to have either a green house in the city so I could public transport (takes more $ than I have now) or a more efficient than my 20 mpg (which I thought was bad, but 10mpg- ouch) van). I will be glad to get better informed. <BR/><BR/>I thought <A HREF="http://www.miamiherald.com/business/AP/story/632611.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> might interest you a bit. It's good news as far as I'm concerned. I imagine that ethanol may not be our most efficient energy source, but believe you me, if Rick Perry opposes it, it's probably sound environmental policy.Freida Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489663202315694313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-84941333894756866652008-08-08T12:29:00.000-05:002008-08-08T12:29:00.000-05:00They have tried to put up a bunch of windmills in ...They have tried to put up a bunch of windmills in my area, but people on nearby land always try to block them. This to me is a violation of basic property rights: as long as they are not on your land, you should butt out. The Kennedies have blocked them in Massachusettes because they look funny. The property rights movement in this way is generally considered to be a conservative idea, but it can help wind power if it can be used to stop people from blocking windmills.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-84093781347683347082008-08-08T05:11:00.000-05:002008-08-08T05:11:00.000-05:00I have gotten to the point I refuse to use the pla...I have gotten to the point I refuse to use the plastic bags in stores if I can possibly help it. There is now a cache of sturdy reusable shopping bags that live in my trunk and a smaller one under my visor . Since we got the second blue bin I've noticed the third garbage can is mostly empty each week. Good for all of us in the house! I know these are small things but one less garbage bin in the dump has to add up! A few less plastic bags blowing in the wind have to be a good thing.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, we do have a great garden and it's organic. I was forced to use an insectcide last week, so I used a soap formula. It worked great-see it's possible!<BR/><BR/>PowderhornhockeyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-24250155753122528812008-08-07T23:40:00.000-05:002008-08-07T23:40:00.000-05:00I love this subject. My mom (my hero, as you know...I love this subject. My mom (my hero, as you know) grew up in poverty and during the great depression. They were all about using everything and wasting nothing. I'm so glad that I had her influence. It is easy for me to see waste and be 'green' in my living. I hope my kids will learn similar. I made Thing 1 drive my car to work for a few days because it has a feature to calculate gallons used on a trip. She learned the cost of each trip... and worked with her manager to make her schedule more efficient! Yeah, baby! We need to *think*!bubbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309024574089677684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-45122956086090798852008-08-07T17:34:00.000-05:002008-08-07T17:34:00.000-05:00As a father of two small children I'm looking forw...As a father of two small children I'm looking forward to any ideas you have to add.<BR/><BR/>DocDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979621370660001312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-57022193244168420272008-08-07T17:28:00.000-05:002008-08-07T17:28:00.000-05:00Hey, for what it is worth: There's a community gar...Hey, for what it is worth: There's a community garden about seven blocks from Lakeview High, on Ashland, that is listed by the city as being an "edibles" garden. That's not unusually distant from your location, right?<BR/><BR/>The past couple of years, I've traded sweat and some scratches from weeds for all the basil I can use (and I use a lot, being as I make a lot of Italian) at the local organic garden.<BR/><BR/>Maybe they're all full up on volunteers, but there's little to replace hanging out in the garden :)Alasdairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289004474066548692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-70406954791578492482008-08-07T13:43:00.000-05:002008-08-07T13:43:00.000-05:00Can't we use those 100,000 lowland gorillas they j...Can't we use those 100,000 lowland gorillas they just found and get them to bicycle? We could then use the energy.Dr Zibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11570006777738622727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-29087102452366356872008-08-07T11:03:00.000-05:002008-08-07T11:03:00.000-05:00Where is Colorado on your wind list? We have a lot...Where is Colorado on your wind list? We have a lot of wind researchers here in Boulder, and there's a plant just outside the city. Plus we can see NCAR from the trails behind our house.GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-41996642584740487862008-08-06T21:36:00.000-05:002008-08-06T21:36:00.000-05:00I'm so glad to hear that you are going to be regul...I'm so glad to hear that you are going to be regularly featuring posts on sustainable living. This is something that we all need to become more informed about so we can make educated decisions.<BR/><BR/>South of here, where wind is a plentiful commodity, you can see acres and acres of windfarms and they have a surreal beauty to them. All of our LRT system is run on wind power now.Barbara Bruederlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476249934930666695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-51469593256128535682008-08-06T19:05:00.000-05:002008-08-06T19:05:00.000-05:00Great stuff JY, I am looking forward to your serie...Great stuff JY, I am looking forward to your series. Having driven through Wyoming a number of times, I think the entire state should be one huge wind farm.SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-45241370579326679932008-08-06T18:47:00.000-05:002008-08-06T18:47:00.000-05:00ok, let me expound. centralized food sources that ...ok, let me expound. centralized food sources that 'save you money' actually cost the planet in the long run. Food that can be had from more localized sources (and yes it may be a bit more expensive) rather than grand, agricultural super domes reduces the environmental impact by far. Less food, bought from local sources, shipped less miles, albeit more expensive can drastically save our dwindling resources.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-44367905571610549902008-08-06T18:05:00.000-05:002008-08-06T18:05:00.000-05:00stop shopping at aldi- there's one.stop shopping at aldi- there's one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33543511.post-16302172426632175892008-08-06T17:08:00.000-05:002008-08-06T17:08:00.000-05:00Pretty daunting, indeed. Great post!"Fool's paradi...Pretty daunting, indeed. Great post!<BR/><BR/>"Fool's paradise" launched by the "Morning Again in America" Reagan "revolution," all true.<BR/><BR/>Your Dad worked for IBM in the 60s? My Dad worked for them in the 50s, and 3M company in Chicago in the late 60s, and on to St. Paul. Cool! <BR/><BR/>Cheers on posting about sustainable industry, technology, and lifestyle, all in context!Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.com