Category Archives: being green

“There is no sense and no sanity in objecting to the desecration of the American flag when we tolerate, encourage, and as a daily business promote the desecration of the country for which it stands.” –Wendell Berry, “Waste”

We stopped by Ikea in Atlanta when we drove home from Carolina earlier this month and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Ikea is now charging a nickel for plastic bags! Way to go, Ikea! They’ve also reduced the … Continue reading →

Every year, 500 billion to a TRILLION plastic bags are consumed worldwide.  You know, those plastic bags they give you for “free” when you go to the grocery or big box store.  Like diamonds, plastics are forever.  They don’t biodegrade.  … Continue reading →

I am going to start a series of posts on “being green” — small things we’re doing to be good stewards of the planet.  I think Kermit was wrong on this one (unusual, since Muppets are so trustworthy!)