2006 may have been the year that words such as "green", "organic", "sustainable" and "eco-friendly" migrated from the fringe culture and settled firmly into the mainstream dialogue. The environmental threat of Global Warming was succinctly exposed in Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth", and most people learned how to pronounce the name of Toyota's hybrid vehicle the Prius.
For the last 2 years, Plenty (issue 13 pictured) has been carving out a specific niche for the ever-growing market of consumers interested in making well-informed, responsible and healthy purchasing decisions. The current issue caught my eye while I was grazing my way through the Alternative Living shelf at my local Borders Bookstore. Nestled between Home Power and the venerable Mother Earth News, I noticed the Lichtenstein-inspired cover of PLENTY and smirked when I read the satirical caption.
I quickly skimmed through the magazine...an article on volunteer vacation programs, electric car reviews, sustainable coffee trade, green gear gift ideas, student activism, interesting interviews, green home design, product reviews, design trends-and all this this in an almost visually pornographic layout. I came home and visited the Plenty webpage and was amazed to find it as visually enticing, intelligent and well-written as the magazine itself. A few clicks later, I discovered a link to Plenty TV, which presents a range of videos on green issues and is also worth exploring.
To watch more alternative videos visit: www.limbovision.org
- Green Idea 1 : ' Find your nearest Farmer's Market and go there this weekend with friends...
- Green Idea 2 : ' Swap your old incandescent bulbs for CFLs when they burn out and start saving $$$
- Green Idea 3 : ' Try using your bike this weekend instead of your car...
- Green Idea 4 : ' This Spring why not plant a small kitchen garden of tomatoes and peppers on your balcony or patio?
- Green Idea 5 : ' What are you waiting for? Make the change today!
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SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments.
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URBAN GARDENING
You can grow your own food whether you live on a rural farm or in a tiny urban apartment. Urban gardening is all about using space wisely to regain a closer connection with your food and beautify your home or neighborhood.
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RENEWABLE ENERGY
Explore energy resources, such as wind, solar, hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal, ocean thermal, and wave power, that replenish themselves within a short period.
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LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS
Locating the Farmers' Market nearest to you is now only a few clicks away. Localharvest.org is a useful and straight-forward site designed to faciliate your quest.
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12 comments:
Its about time you posted something new! Glad you are back, verge.
Happy new year
There's a Global Warming Coming
that Al Gore never mentions...
Your Comment Welcomed. reb
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I found your blog thru Hugg. I liked the limbovision page= great colection of videos you have posted there. I bookmarked your page and will place a link on my site.
Kraylor
enjoyed the blog and looked at some links which were very informative. I liked the propaganda narrated by Ronald Regan, Millman
thanks for stopping by my blog. i found you...through a link via one of my other favorites. coulda been julia, maggie, dooce...i'm not sure. but you have my attention, for sure :-) the verge of....something :-)
Interesting post. Great links!
Everyones going green, the hulks been warning about global warming for years.
global warming a top stoy the last few days.
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Hey, cool blog. (And thanks for the comment!)
We sell "Plenty" magazine at the store where I work and my feelings about it are ambivalent. While it's heartening to see someone tapping into the prosperous lazy-environmentalist market, I wish they'd highlight cheaper, less consumerist options than purchasing reclaimed teak coffee tables and renting $1500 apartments in Manhattan and Silver Spring.
On the other hand, the recent article on vermicomposting was fun.
I understand your critique...how is throwing out your college-era urea-formaldehyde laden particleboard with veneer coffee table and replacing it with a certified sustainable-growth recycled teak coffee table for 599$ qualify as green?
The image on the Plenty mag in question captures this cynical irony: ... Is this Activism?
In short, the answer is "Well, it's a start" Raising awareness of greener alternatives and more conscientious purchasing is a step in the right direction...
I guess you're right... isn't the term for that "slacktivism"? (Soon to follow "truthiness" as the Word of the Year!)
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