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Re: iPhone迷走日記【20081006版】

moo — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:00:13 -0000

初めまして。
実は僕も同じような現象(クラッシュ)が起きていたのですが

1つずつアプリを消して試してみたところ、Quick Goldを消したら動きました。

多分、犯人はコイツだと思います。

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Pizza Cones

moo — Thu, 11 Aug 2005 12:44:28 -0000

where is the flake :D

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Optimus Keyboard Has A Ship Date

moo — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 08:29:11 -0000

Nice idea, pitty its as ergonomic as a plank of wood. I would buy one but its let down by the case design, can somebody recase these and resell them please :D

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Tunebuckle, An iPod nano Beltbuckle

moo — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:46:21 -0000

Good idea, now make one for my Ipod Video :)

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » The Optimus Keyboard Has A Ship Date

moo — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 03:47:43 -0000

I will buy one when they redesign the layout to be more COMFORTABLE like the New Microsoft Natural Keybord 4000 :) Until then Microsoft gets my money, pitty, good idea let down by shitty designers with theyre heads up theyre rectums.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » 1985 Hard Drive

moo — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 03:34:12 -0000

By the look of the biceps on that person it must have been heavy too :)

Re: Krijgen we een superstorm eind november?

moo — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:34:43 -0000

ik hoop het het lijkt mij ook wel vet lekker binne zitten en geen school mij wens komt uit

Re: HAPPY WW!!

moo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:36:00 -0000

As an HP girl I will officially say

you rock and I love ya in a platonic HP sort of way LOL

Re: Thankful Thursday’s

moo — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:43:00 -0000

Ok.. I am a blogger newbie so I am new to Thankful Thursday.. I will have to do it next week LOL

Re: Through the Eyes of a 24 year old Mom:

moo — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:50:00 -0000

LOL!!! GOod job.. just stay away from the potions master

Re: Organic Farming More Than Competitive

moo — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:56:36 -0000

Ike - unfortunately the US can't product organic corn (maize crops & cousins) or soy in the US because GMO crops have jumped ship (cross pollinated) to such an extent that no crops in the entire country can be certified organic now! In other countries they're available organic.

Re: competitiveness, peverse subsidisies have to be removed, including the supply chain markets (ie fertiliser production).

It's difficult to make total (large-scale) comparisons on land productivity, partly as land-use patterns are changing rapidly. I often wonder how the relative yield results would look if tehy included all of the land that's been denuded, salinated, eroded, poisoned etc by industrial ag so its no longer useable. It's a lot of degraded land!

Re: Secret "Alternative to Kyoto" Suddenly Appears

moo — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:41:52 -0000

Aaahhhhh!! Its clearly a strategy to avoid changing current commercially valuable activities. Instead they'll try to develop new technologies such as carbon sequestration which also involves changes on the power generation side in power plants - ie technologies that the corporate sponsors of govt can develop & that benefit the usual bunch of fat cats & narrow-minded science researchers & engineers (kindly note that's not an attack on scientists or engineers in general, many of whom I heart!).

end of rant.

Re: Dump those Teflon Pans

moo — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:37:44 -0000

John, thanks for the explanation. Im still worried about my teflon underpants though. Should I stop putting them in the clothes dryer & wash them on cold cycles only?

Re: WoW Shower

moo — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:28:24 -0000

hey I've often thought about this as I reluctantly turn off the shower. This product could be a great boost to eco-innovation given that so many great ideas pop into yr head , courteousy of yr subconscious, while showering.,

Re: Earthtalk: Why Die For Hair Dye?

moo — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:25:05 -0000

Methinks the image with this post is misleading - how can you can get a brilliant colour effect like that with herbal / non-toxic dyes? I'm quite sure her hair has been bleached then dyed with mega-toxins, which may explain why she's having so much trouble with her top - the chemicals have soaked in all the way!!

this post could set some realistic expectations, ie you're not going to change your hair colour from a dark to a lighter shade or a radical fashion shade using natural hair dyes.

Re: YUPO: Synthetic Paper

moo — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:12:06 -0000

does it weigh less? That cradle to cradle book weighs a tonne... therefore uses tonnes of C02 in the shipping.

Re: Sky Sails Promise Wind Energy for Fuel Reduction

moo — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:17:58 -0000

cos the idea has been around for a while and not got past prototyping. It has many practical challenges and this is an industry that is very conservative about making changes: I asked a big shipping mogul I know & he reckons it'll never fly.

Re: Angelina Jolie Funds Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary

moo — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:13:16 -0000

Oh I'm kicking myself for knocking back all those modelling opportunities... I could now be using my fame to change the world!!

Re: Using Window Design To Protect Birds

moo — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:04:22 -0000

imagine the shock if a bird nested in one of the trees.

we need to cut out light too - it throws lots of insects/moths off their path at breeding time.

Re: Ski Dubai To Open September 2005

moo — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 12:01:14 -0000

Chris there is a lot of money in Dubai, limited areas for play and limited natural envrt, a very young population and a big focus on displaying and enjoying your wealth... they're not very sustainable-conscious so you can bet yr booties it's using lots of old-fashioned dead-dinosaur power.

Re: Sit on your Sunday Paper

moo — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 10:30:10 -0000

That's silly! 8) will it still work when the guardian launches its new paper format (resized)? Do you need child labour (nimble fingers) to roll your papers back into such perfect bundles?

Re: Almost: Max Studio’s Cashmere & Soybean Sweater

moo — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 08:01:22 -0000

"Even though the goats used to make this sweater aren’t necessarily killed for their fur"

Huh? Goats have fur? Fur = wool?

Yr kidding, right? Maaaaaaaaaa!!

Re: "Sustainable" Label Offered As Alternative to "Organic"

moo — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:50:43 -0000

for *some* crops in *certain conditions*, it *could* actually be more sustainable than organic, ie if the chemicals are used to a minimum, only when necessary and it increases yields (by increasing crop productivity or reducing losses to bugs) so you get more produce per unit of land which means you need less land to feed the same amount of people which means you leave a patch of forest untouched.

Acting sustainably means we need to be continually ready to reassess our values. I buy organic/eco everything, go to an organic restaurants & cafes & hate the idea of pesticides BUT stretching this debate across to the poorest, undeveloped countries---> millions of people are lucky if they have access to tiny plots of land and they can't grow enough to feed an extended family so if we're in charge of a development programme would we deny them synthetic fertilisers? These farmers have been shown to use chemicals sparingly if they get them because the costs are so high, is it ok that they use them in small quantities to increase their yields so they can eat? Organic farming only gives good yields in good soils which take time & resources to build up: it uses limited non-toxic chemicals & only works if you have access to organic fertilisers & mixed crops which the world's poorest definitely don't.

A program could progressively encourage mixed-use farming so the poorest can diversify & gradually use say chicken poo to replace fertilisers & enrich the organic material in their soils (not currently an option cos they can't afford it/don't have access). Fertilisers for the poorest people can mean they can use their land more intensively rather than having to clear more forest areas to allow depleted farm land to rest.

Complicated trade-offs with no clear answers means we can't always declare "chemicals bad, organic good"!

Re: On & On Clothing

moo — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:21:17 -0000

Nice, kinda like cyndi lauper meets kylie minogue

perfect for 80's fashion... amazes me tht people buy expensive designer street fashion which is just a mash-up, but uses new fabrics & will be thrown away of course... exxy pastel coloured stilleto ankle boots are hardly a timeless classic, heh.

Re: Discussion: Investing in Efficiency - Car or House?

moo — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:15:34 -0000

Agree with Jay S & MGR comments above - we can't consume our way into sustainability, hence fashionable goods from recycled materials still aren't sustainable (v's classic well-crafted goods). A lot of sustainability is good old-fashioned ethic - ask yr parents & grannies for advice!!

I wonder aobut the oft-repeated eco advice to replace yr old fridge & washer with new energy efficient models.... then give the old one to someone who needs it!! If the old appliance is still being used it doens't decrease the total energy consumed, and at what point does the saving in energy from yr new appliance exceed the total energy used in its production & shipping? Perhaps it's more energy (not to mention cost) efficient to get a service visit eg replace the seals in yr fridge doors, lubricate yr washing machine motor.

Re: Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

moo — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:55:33 -0000

actually terry, mass genocide could be more environmentally useful than suicide but is the unibombers approach really desirable? You have a point: eco-fundamentalist behaviour is no more useful than religious or capitalist-fundamentalist behaviour because each of them takes a holier-than-thou approach & that won't encourage anyone to change anymore than telling them they're wrong.

When Ghandi said 'be the change you want to see', he didn't say 'then be arrogant about it'. Nor did he say 'make a couple of changes according to the most visible issues that get the most airplay and then stop there'. While environmental & social injustices remain, then we have more work to do to be & help bring about the change that we want to see.

It needs continuous change that requires continuous learning, adjusting and willingness to change which few people have. But confusingly, what if the majority of people say hell with biodiversity & forests, I only care about food & TV & a big house? Then do we need to 'educate' them (to bring them around to our value system) or, being in a 1st-world democracy do we respect the majority vote & bulldoze the forests?

Re: Like Shooting Fish in a Barrel

moo — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:42:16 -0000

yep agree with anonymous' points.

above, I was not saying that all or most vegans are fundamentalists!! *Some* vegans, however, are intolerant & judgemental of non-vegans &that doens't encourage others to reconsider their behaviour.

And being righteous about yr choices can make it difficult for you to change when new information appears that questions choices you have been making.

There are many nuances to these complex issues so we need to be prepared to learn from new insights (eg local v's organic, cotton v's organic cotton v's other fabric choices) and then adjust our own behaviour.

Re: When the Waters Recede, Let There Be Green

moo — Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:39:06 -0000

I think this is thoughtful well-written post.

Re: Instant Survey: Gardening

moo — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:29:54 -0000

got space & sun but only grow sprouts (& herbs that I don't eat) cos there's loads of polluting traffic & construction around - don't wanna eat emissions. Have heard other stories fo people growing food in their city plots then getting soil tested & it's very toxic.

Anyone got any tips how to grow low-pollutant foods in high-traffic high-everything-nasty urban areas? a double-door hermetically sealed chamber perhaps?

Re: NationMaster — Nothing But The Facts, Ma'am

moo — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:30:01 -0000

Good resource, yeah. It's particularly interesting when you get per capita comparisons, eg the country that gives the most aid doesn't give much as % of GDP or population.

US Americans are only 64th in lifespan, but I guess a lot of em make up for that with eternal joy afterwards in heaven.

Re: Q&A: Halloween Candy

moo — Thu, 22 Sep 2005 11:07:30 -0000

Kids knocking at yr door? Waht a great educational opportunity. Only give nice treats to the kids with costumes they made themselves from recycled materials. I think they'd be disappointed with heatlh food 'treats' though - they'd think that's a trick!

Re: Instant Survey: To Meat or Not To Meat?

moo — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 12:51:38 -0000

& saturated fats from animal meat is linked to a range of health issues, as well known, but there's emerging evidence that they make you less smart too. Power to legumes!!

Re: Peeing in your pants – the ideal public toilet accessory for women.

moo — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:10:13 -0000

the devices need to come with trouser zippers all the way down under the crotch, cos you can't angle the siphon out a fly - 1 girl ended up with backwash & pee soaked pants. Other solution is waterproof trousers of course, just pee down a leg. or wear a skirt when using device, not pants. The tibetan ladies wear aprons so bits dangle down in front & back to preserve modesty while going to loo.

Re: Serious Treehouses

moo — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:00:08 -0000

yeah it's lovely. & big. Brazil has one of the world's highest rates of income inequality. Perhaps the owners will let 1500 slum-dwellers move into it.

Re: Pigs Seen Attempting Flight Over Rockies

moo — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 13:25:01 -0000

jsut spin to disarm opponents for a short while - they acknowledge the problem but then deliberately confuse the issue with murky sciences & send out mixed signals to confuse everyone & then say xxx jobs would be lost, economy would collapse, people would have to pay 10 times as much for electricity etc. They are experts at manipulating, but ultimately this govt believes that after the rapture & after the earth has been cleansed, God will make a new pristine earth for the holy poeple to enjoy.

=== author's response follows ====

Easy to concur with Moo's assessment until you see this. http://www.noaa.gov/mahoney.html Mr Mahoney presents a good resume (to my eyes); and his formative years as a professional preceed the last two decades of noice machine output. Most likely he's buffeted between job pressures and his internal discipline, aquired from having a PhD in Meteorology from MIT and undergrad in Physics. I put him in the reality based camp therefore.

Re: Dirtt- a Green Office System

moo — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 14:25:18 -0000

organic aliminium?

Re: Conflict-Free Bling

moo — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:12:08 -0000

How exactly do they inspect the diamonds to determine that they're conflict free? Investigators have outlined the difficult ethical aspects of the diamond trade because it's virtually impossible to trace the origins of diamonds, either by looking at it or trying to penetrate the complex web of intermediaries. No retail or major brand name company knowingly buys blood diamonds: wholesalers mix diamonds from varying sources, usually measured by character, not by origin. ie: not even a certification programme can solve the problem. Don't buy diamonds, or gold or promote wasteful crap like this.

Re: Bicycle Sales Are Exploding

moo — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 15:00:53 -0000

I hope they're riding them!!

Re: World•Watch On ... Well, Everything

moo — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:55:50 -0000

"over the pond" where the wild things are

8)

Re: How Now, Brown Cloud?

moo — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:45:19 -0000

I've considered horse & cart. More friendly & fun than a car, but not good for long trips. still scared to cycle in traffic, so walk or get public transport... but now wonder about terrorist attacks.

Re: BiniShelter: A "Pop-Up" Instant Home

moo — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:20:28 -0000

This design would be SO easy to ship too: just send as a greeting card which plays an annoying tune when you open it & the house pops up

Re: Smartwool Requires Wool Suppliers To End \"Mulesing\"

moo — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:15:11 -0000

agree that cutting off their tails is the lesser evil but I seem to remember a more humane (?) way often used, rather than cutting off the tail was rubber band to cut blood flow so it shrivelled & dropped off. still not nice, but not such a shock perhaps.

Imagine farming huge herds of sheep in the hot outback where the land is so sparse & unproductive that properties are measured in square kms... I dont think you can easily or cheaply apply herbal anti-fly lotions to yr sheep bums. Pampered backyard sheep perhaps.

Re: Smartwool Requires Wool Suppliers To End \"Mulesing\"

moo — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 08:37:14 -0000

so you recommend castrating all the rams instead then??

Re: Nestlé’s New Fair Trade Coffee Causes a Big Aroma

moo — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:10:53 -0000

Great post title warren!

I've ranted on TH before about the need to keep adjusting your outlook as the world changes & new info comes to light. The critics have been fervently anti-corporation & achieved some great force that way, but now can't adjust to the fact that their actions have to helped to create more socially responsible corporations (& therefore the activists need to change their leverage point targets).

Similarly, the corporations may one day have to adjust to the fact they've created more socially aware consumers who are seeking genuinely sustainable businesses.

Above all political considerations, the immediate winner is the coffee farmer due to increased demand for fair trade coffee. (that coffee in the pic looks like effluent, btw)

Re: Kiki Vintage Barkcloth Bags

moo — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 14:01:26 -0000

yep, we can certainly shop ourselves silly with sustainable handbag options

Re: California Governor Signs 29 Environmental Bills.

moo — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:17:16 -0000

"This development seems to indicate one or both of two things..."

Or a 3rd, he's learnt to write his name!! yayaaayy!

Re: Wood Pellet Stoves Are Hot

moo — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:15:21 -0000

hey i have those exact same pellets for kitty litter!! so... recycle used kitty litter as winter fire fuel?? Space saver: put kitty litter tray inside stove?

Re: Eco-Driving — Unfeel the Need for Speed

moo — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:09:57 -0000

50km = 50km. the Netherlands has LOADS of traffic congestion. The dutch are good at participating in a collective approach.

Re: Late Show with Woody Harrelson

moo — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:16:21 -0000

Isn't it horrible when you're forced to admire someone who you previously preferred to dislike?

Re: Hybrid Grass Could Become Biomass Fuel

moo — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:14:45 -0000

Farming enough forest or agricultural land to grow enough of this stuff, isn't however, carbon or biodiversity neutral. Neither is getting African countries to grow it as cashcrop export instead of growing their own food crops.

Re: Deborah Lindquist Designs Hot Hollywood Eco-Threads

moo — Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:09:10 -0000

Less fabric, VERY sustainable!!

Re: Recycled For Dogs: Heave Hose

moo — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:15:47 -0000

Of the raw materials that go into production processes, apparently only 5% make it into the final product, on average (& then that final product often makes it into the bin quite quickly!!). So it seems there could be good opportunities to use pre-consumer waste, but it should be called by-product or some more appropriate name. Better still, industrial ecology, waste = food processes.

Re: Boring.

moo — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 18:08:30 -0000

This is jsut another case of postmodern deconstruction. Analyse & pull everything down but don't suggest anything constructive to put in its place. What's particularly ironic about this is that the current edgy trends are little more than mash-ups: fashion, music, style, design is all a variation, mostly of the 80's. Now that's incredibly boring! They're bored cos they're not creative & most of them are too young to realise that the things they think are hot & novel are actually rip-offs. The current "hot" generation is boring and superficial, barely a new idea amongst the lot of them. THey didn't even skip a generation before they bought back a fashion and design trend!! Come up with something new guys!!! Thrill your own socks off, make your own fun. Learn how to play and be. Stop analysing your own reflections.

Re: Day in The Life of a Treehugger

moo — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:33:12 -0000

My lifestyle is 1.6 - 1.8 planets. I try to reduce my footprint while still living among the mainstream population.

I buy local & organic nearly everything, occasionally eat seafood cos it's hard not to. Try to minimise toilet flushing. Cook with gas, cook my own grains/beans etc, don't buy prepared ingredients. Foodscraps go to council compost. Use low-impact household cleaners. Have compact flourescents for lights that stay on a long time. Try to use only 1 light where it's needed.

I'm trying to wear all of my clothes out (although some are lasting longer than I'd like) & repair things. Unplug appliances from wall (v's standby). We have maximum energy efficient appliances, no clothes dryer or dishwasher (I don't believe they are as efficient as handwashing). I try to reduce heating & general water use, eg I use water after washing veges/grains to water plants. I walk most places, occasionally public transport. I would like to cycle more but I'm chicken of getting squashed by cars.

Have tried to convince people not to give us gifts. When we must give gifts we try to give experiences or something local or donations to a cause that's relevant to the person or something to expand their outlook without it being too weird.

I'm also trying to live a life of continual learning and only engage in occupations that progress sustainability. I don't buy pop-culture mags or watch TV. I'm careful which movies I support and which products I "vote" for when I do shop. I rarely go to supermarkets. I also deliberately fly less although I would love to travel more.

Like many people I have too many possessions I bought when I was less aware. To project a enviro/PC image, you would hide them, but I figure they've gotta be used/worn (unless they're energy suckers).

Warren I used to live in inner west sydney. I plan on moving back soon - I'm def. gunna pop in & say hello when I do.

I think it would be an interesting exercise (competition) for TH contributors to track down the most genuinely sustainably-living person they can in their city & interview them for TH. I mean people who have been living lightly on the planet for sometime, but who still interact with normal urban society (ie not drop-outs or 100% fringe dwellers) so they can influence others by their example.

Re: Necknoosh from Otsu Online

moo — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:45:06 -0000

It's incorrectly labelled. It's actually a toilet roll warmer.

Re: Soleo Organics Suncream — No No-Nos

moo — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 06:40:43 -0000

It sounds nice & good to see it got Aussie skin safety rating. But what's the prob with titanium dioxide & why is zinc oxide acceptable? I thought there were concerns with all nano sized mineral particles on body?

Re: Soleo Organics Suncream — No No-Nos

moo — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:02:00 -0000

ah ha! thanks. I'm sure I saw someone (think it was the ecologist) scaremongering about nano particle effects of the standard mineral suncreams & I'm sure it was a more grave issue than abrasive edges.

I bet it does still makes yr skin a bit white though & prob rub off on some clothes, backpacks etc, most mineral sunscreams do, but prefer that to chemical filters. I don't like the look of ruddy skin so don't mind a lightening effect. I used a similar organic stuff suncream which was bearable in humid weather until I got rained on & it coaguluated/coalesced(?) in little white spots, looked like an alien, but better that than the alternatives, besides it gave us some giggles.

Re: Q&A: “Glass” Tupperware

moo — Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:01:01 -0000

I use glass food storage containers (from Ikea) in the fridge, but if you're concerned about your health you WILL NOT eat microwaved food. Govts and corporations hav tried to suppress scientific research into the health effects of eating microwave food. Early researchers into the effects of microwaves had their careers and then their families threatened.

Comparative tests analysing the blood of people after they ate conventionally heated or microwaved foods have shown changes in the composition of the blood of the latter - to resemble the reaction of the blood to cancer (or something like that, don't recall the exact details). The chance of food poisoning is also less with stovetop heating. Booo to microwaves & lack of transparency on health research.

Re: Bent Ply and Bamboo Serving Trays

moo — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:52:29 -0000

I've seen similar trays in a lot of shops & wondered -> then I read this week that native old-growth forests get chopped down, chipped, shipped overseas & then made into plywood & paper.

Re: TreeHugger Holiday Gift Guide

moo — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:49:07 -0000

I'm considering gifting some less privileged families a water filter or 2, and maybe even a GOAT!! Then you can send an ecard to your friend/family telling them what you've done.

eg http://caregifts.careaustralia.org.au/site.asp</p>

CARE are a non-religious, non-political charity who spend approx 10% donations on admin & advertising, rest direct on programmes.

How can anyone who can afford a chrissy tree complain that instead of getting some luxury (or eco-politically-charged) present they don't need and probably don't even want, someone needy will get something truly necessary?

Re: Kushtush Organic Bedding

moo — Tue, 15 Nov 2005 11:35:43 -0000

not sure I'd wanna sleep on a mattress made from Amish communities. Otherwise, products look fab.

BTW. I still loathe the new TH advertising arrangement with a long list of features in between the post & its comments section. BOOOO.

Re: Ecologically and socially responsible Jewelery: GreenKarat

moo — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:54:59 -0000

I looked at this business a couple of days before it was posted on TH. I think their business model looks good & their products are nice blend of sustainability, ethical purchasing and nice designs. Polly a lot of people leave jewellry sitting in boxes, rarely or ever worn. Few people bother to get their old rings melted down to fashion new ones, they just buy the latest fashion design, few of which are made from recycled materials or bloodless diamonds.

I agree buying antique is good too, but this business deserves a pat on the back (otherwise they'll revert to blood diamonds and new gold that poisons rivers).

Re: More Details on WorldChanging Collaborative Book

moo — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:27:37 -0000

pledge not to buy it if it's not printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper

Re: More Details on WorldChanging Collaborative Book

moo — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 04:48:55 -0000

A lot of books are printed on paper from rapidly vanishing old-growth forests. You won't change the world by reading a book that contributed to deforestation and loss of biodiversity.

We need to walk the talk: insist on ethical and sustainable products that you buy (ie: VOTE for), then protest about parking tickets (that you obtain indirectly and therefore can only influence indirectly). If you refuse to change some of your behaviour (ie buying nice books) then how can you expect anyone else to make sacrifices?

(I LOVE books, but I love trees and forests and pristine solitude more. I email publishers and ask about their paper content).

Re: More Details on WorldChanging Collaborative Book

moo — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:42:16 -0000

Then MGR for your absolute refusal to change your planet-destroying ways, I declare you UNtreehugger! I will even print you a certificate on virgin paper & post it to you - unless you swear to email all the publishers about their paper content.

Violins get repeated long-term use which is shared by an audience. Popular books date pretty quickly & generally don't get shared very much. The book issue is a tough one: considering paper production, printing process, inventory storage & destruction if the books dont sell quickly, shipping and royalties that don't get paid if books are shared. Ironically, authors of books on conservation issues are less likely to record good sales earnings, even if their books are actually read by a large audience.

Re: Clearing the Rainforests for Biofuels

moo — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:23:05 -0000

And who is pushing govt now? Big businesses in the free market who see £$opportunities£$ in alternative fuels.

Capitalism = powerful corporations, particularly oil companies, who can afford the best business advisors and future forecasters, can set up operations in African nations to acquire masses of land and engage in intensive monocrop farming (ie high amount of capital equipment, few employment opportunities for the locals) to grow biofuel crops.

Capitalism in this case, in Asian and Latin American countries where the land ownership model typically features a small number of powerful land owners and a huge number of landless and powerless, for the wealthy to use the land for biofuel cash crops while the masses can't eat or access enough land to grow their own food.

If the prices of biofuel were being artificially jacked up too quickly, this would be a disincentive for it's growing use (v's fossil fuels) and an incentive for increased innovation in algae, etc. The main point which Lloyd makes, is that every technological solution carries externalities. The only sure-fire solution is to use less.

Re: What Happens After Buy Nothing Day?

moo — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:05:15 -0000

Ironically, for me, it became Buy Something day!!

A purchase I'd been umming & ahhing over (asking myself: is it perfect? versatile?), to keep me warm cos I was COLD! You Tree Hugging purveyers of items of minority consumption will be pleased to know it was from a company you've featured on TH. Oh, and I haven't succumbed & turned on the heating yet either. Rugging up instead.

I've now recovered from my spree - back to buying nothing and now also looking to giving some items a new lease of life via E-Bay.

Re: GE's Profile, SmartDispense Dishwasher: A 4th Generation Reinvention.

moo — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 13:55:22 -0000

John how many litres of water per wash does it actually & realistically use?

Unless they publish their data assumptions, sources & calculation method, I trust their money quote estimate for the saving of 20,000 Olympic-sized pools about as far as I could throw that dishwasher. In the short period where I had & used a dishwasher, I used powder detergent, rationalising that it was much lighter & used much less fuel to ship than liquid detergent. So unless they advocate using super concentrated detergent, the bulk shipping of liquid detergent might not help that much. And does it have a gauge depending on how concentrated a detergent is?

I'll get my hat.

========= author's response follows =======

Those are some of the key questions to ask, I'll agree. For those in the market for a new dishwasher, my suggestion would be to get the latest issues of Consumer Reports where answers to these things and more are compared for different models. Although CR sometimes gets wrapped around mundane non-TreeHugger stuff, I think they're pretty good for flagging major flaws (if there are any), for objectively estimating operating expenses, and for pointing out the realities of daily use. The larger point I was following is that this design makes resource efficiency accessible to folks would not ordinarily buy with that as an ordinate. I prefer to remain optimistic that this design, if it lives in the market for awhile, will drive even better innovation among competitors. Could even open up a niche for green dishwasher superconcentrate soaps without all the disgusting scents.

Re: Montreal: UN Climate Change Conference Opens Today

moo — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:09:56 -0000

how come TH hasn't featured Saturday December 3rd, the day of International Demonstrations on Climate Change? For activities in yr hood, see link (mentioned by lee above) http://www.globalclimatecampaign.org/</p>

let's get off our organically-fed butts & voice our support for activities to address climate disruption

Re: Ecoist Recycled Wrapper Handbags

moo — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 11:03:57 -0000

surrealclimate if you'd checked their website, in less time than it would have taken to write that comment, you'd have realised that they don't claim to use recycled materials. And a quick glance at the uniform design or their bags suggests it's unlikely they would recycle lots of small packets.

However you can debate the issues with pre-consumer industrial waste - ultimately you can only trust the manufacturer's word, or not buy the product

Re: Ecoist Recycled Wrapper Handbags

moo — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:24:25 -0000

They don't use recycled (post consumer) refuse as the 1st post suggests, but preconsumer industrial waste. I'd read their blurb before, but the use of the word "recycled" in this context can mislead some people eg into thinking they recycle used candy wrappers.

"Recycled" refers to a repeat of a particular process. Saving industrial by-products from being dumped is waste reduction but is it recycling?

Re: Pet Pods

moo — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:55:25 -0000

they have fantastic designs, I love em.

Re: Ralper — More Fair Trade, Organic Cotton T-shirts

moo — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:08:02 -0000

cap sleeves, weeeeeeee!! great stuff. I'm getting so confused tho: initially i thought i read a phenomenal 75% of crop pesticides & chemicals are used on cotton crops, then I read a 25%, these guys say 10%. I'm sure it varies depending on which chemicals yr talking about and in relation to what ->> any verifiable sources on hand??

Re: Eco Eco Clothing

moo — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:51:12 -0000

If that horse head wasn't faux then I'd suspect the mafia were moving into the eco industry.

Re: Elite Finger Puppets

moo — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:43:10 -0000

At the risk of posting here too much, I have to declare my fetish for finger puppets!! I have similar ones but I NEED these too! I just put them on my santa list!! Now I'll be extra good.

Re: Sublime - First International Ethical Lifestyle Magazine

moo — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:39:15 -0000

Their website doesn't say that it's printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper. Is this slickly researched and marketed arty-farty-intellectual mag worth further destruction of the last remaining tropical forests?

'If we don't act now, the terrible irony is that our great grandchildren will only know of our ancient forests through pictures in books printed on the paper that contributed to their destruction.'

Graham Lester George, Chair, Writers Guild of Great Britain.

The Greenpeace Book Campaign encourages UK book publishers to stop printing their books on virgin (non recycled) paper linked to ancient forest destruction and instead to print their books on 'ancient forest friendly' paper. To qualify as 'ancient forest friendly', paper must have a high recycled content. Any virgin wood pulp contained in it must come only from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified sources.

A number of high profile authors including JK Rowling, Joanna Trollope, Helen Fielding and Ian Rankin, are working with us to try to ensure their future books are printed on ancient forest friendly paper. If you are an author and would like to support the campaign, find out more here.

http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/forests/forests.cfm?ucidparam=20040817151905

Re: A Crack in the Edge of the World

moo — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:27:44 -0000

printed on 100% post-consumer recycled paper? If not, yr promoting the further destruction of old-growth forests

Re: A Crack in the Edge of the World

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:42:33 -0000

borrowing a book from a library does mitigate the damage but doesn't bring the original tree or rainforest back to life.

Write to the publishers and request FSC and recycled paper in all of their books.

Re: Instant Survey: Diamonds - Pretty Naughty Things

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:36:49 -0000

John's post says de Beers is cleaning up its image. It's always been good at that, incredibly clever marketing tactics to make sparkling new diamonds a token of love.

Instead of cleaning up its image, de Beers needs to clean up its act. there is little transparency in the diamond trade and the stones are notoriously difficult to identify, therefore as they change hands with middlemen, blood diamonds are mixed with other diamonds. You can never know what you're buying.

Re: Scientists Sniff Out Cure For Bovine Farting

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:30:56 -0000

brenton is right in saying "3.5 billion years. . . wonderful complex system that maintains itself without OUR help" Human society is not capable of destroying life on earth. We can send many of the larger species extinct, including homo sapiens, but life on earth will persist, regardless of how many cows we farm.

Methane is one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Methane also comes from landfill sites. We now have affordable technology to trap the methane in *some* landfill sites as a (local) source of fuel. However you can't easily put methane extractors on ruminants in paddocks!

Humans are forcing global warming at an extreme rate, much faster than the natural rate of climate change. The emerging rate of climate change exceeds the adaptive ability of vegetation and animals to keep pace with shifting patterns of temperature and precipitation. This will lead to waves of extinctions.

Re: Bamboo Fiber Mandarin Shirt by Kavu

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:16:24 -0000

that's a nice shirt, I'd get one if it was near me.

(I'm making an effort to give TH positive feedback when I think it cos I know you get a bit overwhelmed by negative feedback at times)

Re: Instant Survey: Do You Wear Patchouli?

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:10:20 -0000

odd I just put a smidge of it on today. I rarely wear it, just use it for homeopathy. However it's a lovely lighter smell if you use good quality essential oils, blend it with equal quantity geranium & a touch of lavender and used LIGHTLY (dilute a tiny amount in other lotions). I'm no scratchy hippy btw, I'm more modern classic with a touch of boho.

Re: Sustainable Pop-Up Cards from Nepal

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:05:37 -0000

awesome cards!

Re: Get Newsfeeds on Your Toilet Paper!

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:02:56 -0000

great for those depraved people who like to sit hunched over a steaming stinking pile of their own crap and read. I like to get it out of the way quickly, not delay. That said, I am a fast reader. . . . . .

Re: King Coal Rules Down Under - And Over Here, And ...

moo — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:48:37 -0000

aust spends AUD 2 billion per year in fossil fuel subsidies and only some AUD hundreds of thousands per year encouraging renewables (despite australia's abundant solar energy). it also exports lots of primary commodities and imports them back as manufactured goods for meaningless consumption, hence it now has a record budget deficit. Economically it's vulnerable and to remain viable it's destroying some of the most biodiverse regions of the world. Problems are acknowledged but solutions are always being delayed, postponed..

Short-sighted? Just following a normal biological population growth curve, ie in the absence of population control from predation or competition, a population typically expands exponentially until it consumes its resources and then it experiences a drastic population collapse.

Re: Solar-Powered Traffic Signs

moo — Sun, 11 Dec 2005 13:33:11 -0000

yeah these are already on the iberian peninsula too

Re: Biofuels, Birds and The Rainforest

moo — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:18:26 -0000

Joe-in-texas: it doesn't matter which crop is chosen to supply biodiesel fuels. Once we start large-scale centralised and distributed production of biofuel, then we get land use conversion from food crops or from forest to biodiesel production. Marginal lands won't be used by fuel distribution companies to produce large quantities of biodiesel.

Decentralised (many local sources) production of biofuels using by-products is fine on a small-scale level of the individual/farm/small business. But if biofuels become widespread, don't you think the big fuel companies will want most of the action?

Damon: rather than fertilising the oceans and waterways to cultivate algae, we should attempt to clean up the sediment and chemical runoffs that cause algal bloom problems in the first place. Most of the world's oceans are barren like deserts - only the shallower coastal areas are highly productive and these are the nurseries of most of our fish stocks and the life support of the biodiversity in the oceans and coasts (eg birdlife and mammals). We need to protect these areas, not convert them. Perhaps algae could be grown on land in tanks though.

Re: Coors To Turn Brewery Waste into Vehicle Fuel

moo — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:44:56 -0000

It was Nature that invented industrial recycling.

Re: Easy homemade yogourt

moo — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 14:48:00 -0000

yeah yeah great post. I learnt a lot (eg yoghurt making) by growing up on a hobby farm. It's right to say that the natural habits of the war-time adults & their ancestors are intrinsically much more sustainable. Similarly I've been making more things lately.

I make my own deodorant & feel pride in my homemade fresh armpits, tee hee. best to use a *glass* bottle with (plastic) spray nozzle (u might buy a natural spray deodorant & reuse the bottle). put a slug of vodka in bottle, add a couple of drops each of natural essential oils (not fragrant oils) such as lemon, lavender, sage, tea tree, eucalyptus and shake lots until well & truly mixed, then add a touch of vinegar, shake well again (let settle for some hrs if you want & then shake well again to be sure it's well mixed). Then top up with (filtered) water & shake.

Next I wanna make Kim chi, that delicious korean chilli marinated cabbage with incredible health properties, yum yum.

to make yoghurt, any good yoghurt you buy from a health food store should be an adequate starter culture. I don't recall older yoghurt making a more tart/sour yoghurt, but if i remember correctly, a longer culturing time (depending also on yr temperature) can make it more tart. So experiment.

I flirted with the idea of making tempeh, but you have to buy special culture for that.

Re: Tales of Adam

moo — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:48:14 -0000

i think the most frequent animal protein intake would have been from (yum yum) insects, grubs, other small invertebrates, small rodent like mammals & eggs. Fresh cockroaches with bees' legs, anyone??

PS, what's the paper source of the book? MWAAAHH!!

Re: Last Minute Book Selections For the Holidays

moo — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:42:23 -0000

". . . .and we have to buy presents", therefore for that socially indoctrinated reason that I'm loathe to examine, particularly because I like books, it's ok to contribute to further destruction of forests and biodiversity.

What's the average age of the books you borrow from the library? Ask the librarian the expected popular lifespan for that category of book. How many people borrow such a book on average each year? What happens to old unpopular library books taking up valuable real estate space? And do a self-critical TH post on that. PLEASE!!

The only christmas present we've bought this year is a donation to a wilderness charity. If you stop giving unwanted gifts then pretty soon you stop receiving them & yo can focus on important things.

Re: The True Price of Oil: Poverty and Death in Nigeria

moo — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:10:37 -0000

When you buy commodities that come from nigeria, you vote for its model of governance: corrupt government, elite citizens and poor majority.

You also export environmental and social damage because you import a resource from a country where its extraction has high negative externalities.

We can't blame the nigerian people or government when we support their regime.

Re: Cars and Votes: The Anti-Social Bastards in our Midst

moo — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:58:39 -0000

I've read research on different cities & countries that has shown how transport shapes the development of towns. Where public transport exists, houses and businesses cluster around key transit points. But where people rely on private vehicles, this leads to more isolated settlements (which in turn also further fragment the natural habitat).

It doesn't matter how and why the current system of cars and roads arose. The point is that today we can start to improve public transport options, particularly in urban areas.

Further, countries with well developed public transport systems have lower transport costs as a % of GDP.

Re: Eco Kettle by Product Creation Ltd.

moo — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:46:13 -0000

i thought that the high thermal conductivity of water would mean that the close proximity of the extra water that you're not boiling could absorb heat from the smaller quantity of water that you are boiling, therefore using more electricity? We need one of those scientific bodies that does consumer product comparisons to rate comparitive energy use

but yeah, people commonly overfill their kettles and boil too much water which uses a lot of electricity in tea-loving Britain, so there's a need to address that behaviour. I think if your kettle has to be plugged in (isn't cordless) then it's more of a pain to repeatedly put in the correct amount of water from the tap - easier to fill it all up at once for most people, especially in pokey kitchens.

Re: Alligators, Old Mink and New Money: One Woman's Adventures in Vintage Clothing

moo — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:23:54 -0000

it's an e-book? or paper printed on FSC or post-consumer recycled paper with low-toxic ink?

If not, remember lots of old-growth rainforest trees are chipped in developing nations to make paper. These forests can take thousands of years to reach ecological maturity.

Re: HUMMER Eau De Toilette

moo — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:21:17 -0000

breathe in those Hummer fumes!!

Re: TH Reader Feedback: How's Our Commenting System?

moo — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:15:24 -0000

i hate all the ads above the comments, if you click to read whole story u should get comments immediately below too. If you click on comments to read it's pretty slow and sometimes chokes when you try to get back the full page of TH entries (Firefox)

Re: LIME: Hybrid Drivers: Smart and Safe

moo — Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:10:03 -0000

"besides, you know, helping to save the planet"

the planet doesn't need saving, it will last quite a while yet, with or without humanity and with or without biodiversity

Re: Shift Magazine

moo — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:33:22 -0000

celeb endorsement may push the latest wave of environmentalism further along its trajectory of becoming just another passing fad. The example these celebs are setting is hypocrisy (green words and token efforts undermined by unsustainable behaviour) + feel-good unnecessary consumption.

is this mag printed on post-consumer recycled or FSC friendly paper??

Re: James Lovelock: The End is Nigh

moo — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 13:02:59 -0000

yeah it's a worry & I've already seen it being employed as 'greenies are all crazy' ammo by the rightwingers.

There was an accompanying news article with this one that asked other (qualified) people to comment. Some said they were dubious but Lovelock has a record of scientific discoveries.

Re: Is There a Eco-Friendly Alternative to Caustic Drain Cleaners?

moo — Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:59:24 -0000

or use one of those whirly wires... whirl it down offending drain until it hits blockage then wriggle it in, wind it back up & exclaim at what you've caught! Only a problem if there's a bend in the pipe that you can't get around. The enzyme powders can cause stone like blockages, especilly if u use too much or too frequent. Avoidance, plungers & whirly wire gadget thingo are the best options. Or move house.

Seen the compressed air cans but haven't tried it. Some drains are difficult to block with air or plunger if they have secondary air holes in sink or elsewhere (pain).

i experimented with liberal doses of vinegar left overnight to see if, beign acidic, it might help to dissolve the more alkaline(?) soap scum & bacterial cities and other random gromits, but dont think it helped, it was probably a dumb idea. Using natural products might allow more scum to grow rather than using toxic avenger soaps n stuff!?

Re: This just in… * Guv to appoint Burris * White says No * Blatant appeal to race * Quinlan resigns ***

moo — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:02:41 -0000

Burris being seated is at the least an open legal question. As Scooby said, the Powell precedent was set in a case where the reasons the senate didn't want to seat were unrelated to Powell being duly elected and qualified.

In this case, the reasons are everything to do with the appointment process, which could arguably covered under the Senate having final judgment on the election of its members. I think the argument that fraudulent appointments are analogous to fraudulent elections is a strong one. Whether they'd have to show Burris specifically was appointed improperly rather than Blago acting illegal in his appointment process is more tricky, but there certainly isn't any precedent in this area for people to predict the Supreme Court on.

If they follow due process it seems far from the forgone conclusion that lots of people think the Powell precedent makes it.

Re: This just in… * Burris rejected * Fitz gets more time * Guv sets election for 5th * White signs off * Burris to hold 12:30 presser * Watch it here live * White explains * Bur...

moo — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:47:13 -0000

northernwatersports: It is not to do with the "worthiness" of the appointer, it is to do with the legality of the appointment process.

The Senate is the judge of elections, and could refuse to seat someone if say election officials were caught on tape offering to sell the election to a candidate. An appointment is likely analogous under the law, and if the Governor committed fraud, then the Senate is likely entitled to refuse to seat them.

This does not make all appointments ever made by the executive branch reversible.

Re: This just in… * Burris rejected * Fitz gets more time * Guv sets election for 5th * White signs off * Burris to hold 12:30 presser * Watch it here live * White explains * Bur...

moo — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:03:09 -0000

Anyone want to give odds on Burris, if he gets seated, losing in the 2010 primary and running as an independent anyway - taking a chunk of the black vote with him. Maybe that's one of Reid's considerations.

Re: Impeachment hearing open thread

moo — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:20:42 -0000

Cheswick: signifies that CNN is no longer covering it

Re: http://figandsage.blogspot.com/2008/11/alima-pure-giveaway-win-50-worth-of.html

moo — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:16:00 -0000

I've never tried mineral eye shadow and would love to give the Satin Matte shadows a try. Thanks for the chance to win!

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