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To make it meaningful to stay home (see prev. post about 20 pounds CO2 per gallon), herewith, a list of 15 worthwhile movies, defined as movies saying something necessary in a beautiful or funny way. Sissako’s films in particular will take your breath away, but Samba (by Nakache/Toledano with Charlotte Gainsbourg) is my favorite. No…
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The French are famous for their August holiday, but in fact every developed nation except for the United States offers full-time employees over three weeks for not working. The global average number of legally mandated “statutory” days off work is 18.2. A long-term employee in the U.S. is legally entitled to zero days of paid leave. …
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Serait-il possible que les vacances préviennent des problèmes tels le rechauffement de la planète? Réfléchissons à la possibilité que des vacances universelles – appellés Augusts of the Living Planet (ou ALP pour les non-anglophones) nous offrent la capacité d’enfin trouver collectivement la solution.
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Strategy 1 – Walk to work Commuting on foot is healthy and good for the environment, but how much money can you save? My commute by car would be 3.4 miles, round-trip. Walking is more direct. Subtracting the cost of sneakers (Brooks, carbon-neutral) and a backpack from the savings on gas and car insurance reveals…
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Re: Kleen Kanteens, composting… 1. Kleen Kanteens seemed expensive at $20.00 in 2005. Seventeen years later, mine may or may not be said to have barnacles. With regular use, however, it has saved over $1,000 compared with disposable water bottles. ($1.00 x 5 days x 52 weeks x 17 years = $4,420.00) Compost. To compost,…