Saturday Green Links – 7/17
I’ve decided to switch to a Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday schedule because it fits better with my life right now. Because I’m sure you all wonder when a post is a day late…
- On World Population Day, Take Note: Population Isn’t the Problem – Grist. Women are having fewer children, especially in countries that consume the most resources.
- What’s the Carbon Footprint of . . . a Banana? – Guardian Green Living Blog. (via Boing Boing) Boat transportation and lack of packaging make the banana one of the more efficient fruits. Thanks, Jason!
- Bike Sharing in Boston Gets $3 Million Federal Grant – Boston Globe. We’re not going to be the Netherlands anytime soon, but by fall Boston is supposed to have 35 miles of bike lanes and 750 public bike racks.
- A Vision for the Future: Swimming in the Charles – NPR. The Charles now gets a B+ from the EPA, and swimming would be okay on most summer days (unless it rains). I can testify that I didn’t have any ill effects from my accidental dunk in it. Thanks, Alison!
- How Green Are You Quiz – Practically Green. (via Pays to Live Green) My result? “Impressively green”—8 out of 10. The to-do list they gave me: recycle electronics, line dry my laundry, turn my thermostat down, reduce showers to 5 min. or less, buy clothes from consignment stores… I could go on and on.
- Massport Buys Clean-Air Buses for Logan – Boston Globe. 50 hybrid or natural gas buses replace 94 diesel buses.
Wow—that’s all good news, isn’t it? Perfect for a lovely summer day. Remember, if you come across anything interesting this week, send it my way.
Posted: July 17th, 2010 under links.
Tags: links
Comment from Alison
Time July 18, 2010 at 2:59 pm
Well… I hate to spoil the mood but on the population question it’s worth both reading the rebuttal on the site and also if you have some reason to avoid the beautiful summer day and instead stay indoors playing with a population simulation online, you can try the “what ifs” out for yourself at http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/interactives/demographics/ (In interests of full disclosure: I worked on this interactive, which is also why l know at least enough about the math/science of demographics to be dangerous, as they say ;-). Seriously, it’s worth going through this “game” if you’re at all interested in the population question: I learned TONS from it. For example, did you know that WHEN women have children has as much to do with population growth as HOW MANY they have in their lifetime? Counterintuitive but true!