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  But wait, there's more!

  I also recommend buying a machine that does double, triple or quadruple duty. Your computer can take the place of your stereo, dvd player, slide projector, file cabinet, tivo and tv. It can even replace your shredder, since all good environmentalists pay their bills online and have opted out of paper junk mail lists. All this equipment really adds up the electricity usage. I've outlined some more hints on eco-electronics purchasing in a blog entry here:
  http://www.urbanecoinc.com/wordpress1/index.php/639

  It includes links to manufacturer's statements on the environment so you can determine who's naughty and who's nice.On Umbra on choosing a laptop posted 3 years, 10 months ago 4 Responses

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  Earth to America!

  I watched this show last night, or I should say I tried to watch it. It was painfully un-funny to me, but that could just be me since I can't stand the Everyone Loves Raymond school of humor. And I was actually looking forward to a comedy about global warming. Really, I was. But anyhoo, that aside, I just couldn't take the show seriously, so to speak, because it was set in Las Vegas. I kept waiting for them to make fun of the fact that they were doing a global warming variety show in what has to be one of the most energy non-efficient cities in the country, but I never heard that punch line. Maybe the show's organizers bought credits to offset all the carbon emissions, but that didn't come across to me as a viewer.

  I did log on to the site, stopglobalwarming.org, and found some nice tips buried in the Take Action section. They mention that some Las Vegas hotels are taking steps to improve their energy efficiency, and that's wonderful. But Las Vegas itself is a symbol of consumption, and that's a key factor in causing global warming in the first place.

  That's not to say I expect the performers to all wear hemp yoga pants while performing in tents at Joshua Tree, but this show was meant to send a message. The message I got was that it was ok to use incredible amounts of non-renewable resources to entertain the American masses for a couple of hours and make them feel good for not watching Desperate Housewives. I appreciate the sentiment, but it rings hollow when you talk the talk but don't walk the walk.

  I'm looking forward to "Global Warming: The Musical" to start it's Las Vegas revue any day now.On How did the comedy special on global warming do? posted 4 years ago 4 Responses