January 3rd, 2013 
Chris DeArmond 
As a Florida native, I can’t offer much personal insight into how to best setup your wood-burning stove or fireplace. Luckily, the Environmental Protection Agency can tell you how to burn the right wood, the right way. By following these guidelines, your fires will burn cleaner, hotter, and more efficiently. Before you even start, it’s [...]
December 31st, 2012 Sean Connell Wandering the narrow streets of the Barrio Santa Cruz in Seville, Spain on a chilly New Year’s Eve two years ago, I was struck by the sight of orange trees full of ripe fruit populating the courtyards and plazas. A local guide showing me around the city cautioned that these oranges were too bitter to [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Behavior, Local Energy/Food, News, Sustainability, Uncategorized 
Tags: Community Outreach, Food, Sean Connell, Urban Gardens, Washington State 
No Comments » December 25th, 2012 Eric Wilson 
This is the first post in what will become an ongoing series about riding the bus to and from work each day through Minneapolis and St. Paul. I believe his name was James. He shall forever be known as the 94 Bus Philosopher though. Since I began commuting to work via the bus a week [...]
Posted in Behavior, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Bus, Dispatches from the Bus, Mass Transit No Comments » December 24th, 2012 Sean Connell The Evergreen State just got a little greener. According to the Washington State Department of Ecology, Washington’s recycling rate reached 50.7 percent in 2011. It is the first time that the state has reported a recycling rate of more than 50 percent, achieving a goal originally set by the state government in 1989, and far [...]
Posted in Behavior, Conservation, Recylcing, Sustainability Tags: California, Recycling, Sean Connell, Washington State, Waste No Comments » December 24th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Over 20 years, the recycling rate in the U.S. has gone from 10% to 30%. Related to this point, Progressive Economy has yet another interesting trade fact for us. Though a net importer, the United States does have sectors that export more than they import. Those include aerospace, software, and grain as well as scrap and [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, China, Green Economy, Justin Manger, News, Recylcing Tags: Environment No Comments » December 23rd, 2012 The Angry Pedestrian 
This is it for me. I’ve been told that The Angry Pedestrian needs to hang up the vitriol. I don’t know that The Zen Pedestrian is coming, but we’ll see. As it is, I’ve found my place. One where bikes are NOT allowed on the sidewalks. Where it is expressly prohibited. At least I now [...]
Posted in 2nd Green, Behavior, Eric Wilson, Op-Ed, Transportation Tags: Cars, The Angry Pedestrian No Comments » December 22nd, 2012 Justin Manger 
Is there a plastic bag ban in your county or state? It seems like the trend to ban has been spreading. The map below (by a maker of reusable bags) gives a good overview of what municipalities around the world have implemented a plastic bag ban, and whether the policy failed and was rescinded or [...]
December 20th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Now here is something the Angry Pedestrian and his tried and true green transportation method – his feet - can get behind. It would also be appreciated by the increasingly preoccupied smartphone-staring public as they cross the street head buried in the Internet. Clueless and/or distracted drivers and plugged-in pedestrians can make for a dangerous combination. Too [...]
December 18th, 2012 Justin Manger 
Living in Tokyo, this is one thing I luckily don’t have to deal with: finding a parking space. Like many Tokyo residents, I don’t own a car and, like nearly all workers, I take the train to work. Out of the 2,000 people at my company’s headquarters for example, a mere 6 people drive. They [...]
Posted in Behavior, Justin Manger, News, Policy, Sustainability, Transportation Tags: California, Mass Transit, Parking No Comments » December 15th, 2012 Justin Manger 
As expected, the natural gas revolution in the U.S. is having a large positive economic impact. According to the Financial Times, “manufacturers have announced more than $90bn worth of investments in the US to take advantage of its cheap natural gas.” This is leading to an industrial renaissance as numerous companies in various sectors such [...]
Posted in Behavior, Business, Justin Manger, Local Energy/Food, News, Policy Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Environment, Natural Gas, Washington DC No Comments »
