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GOING GREEN WITH PAPER BAGS!!! – an interview with an idiot

GoingEcoGreen — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 09:45:09 +0000

Paper or plastic?

Baby Paper

GoingEcoGreen — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:35:59 +0000

My entry for yuumei’s go green contest on dA! *crosses fingers in hopes of at least being mentioned* It’s over here: www.yuumei.deviantart.com Shameless advertising: PLEASE SUPPORT ME. TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO WATCH THIS Even though it isn’t very good… Credits are at the end of the video. The drawing took me about a week…Dx…longer than it should take… Don’t worry, I drew it all on RECYCLED PAPER. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. By the way, the little girl is named Honey and the mom…well it’s just Mommy. Kids. LOVE. Trees. Think of the book The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. You see them on swings under trees, climbing trees, play handgames under trees, bug their parents to get a Christmas tree and buy presents to put under it…hey I do it too. If trees continue to disappear, well…we’ll get depressing news reports like that and children might want to do something about it. I know i do. In the news we hear about a hole the size of Texas in the ozone layer. We hear about how many cars are being sold. There was this instance when the pollution meter in a community was taken down because it was so shocking. Well, this kind of news isn’t shocking to me anymore. “Oh that’s bad…” then I shrug it off. Like most do. Like I do. So here I made this with that in mind. Enjoy!!! EDIT: Made it to the FINALLLLSSS!!!! w00t!!! Winners will be announced on Dec 31! So excited! I wanna see the top 3! Shameless advertising: I’m so happy I made it to the top …

The Secret Life of Paper – A Project of INFORM, Inc.

GoingEcoGreen — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:47:47 +0000

PLEASE SHARE, RATE and COMMENT! To ACT go to informinc.org Where does paper go when you recycle it? Why should you change your paper habits? What can you do to reduce your paper footprint? How do I recycle paper? This work is licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported License.

Cheap and Green Insulation: Recycled Paper Cellulose

GoingEcoGreen — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:08:02 +0000

Recently, Jay’s dad started building on some property he owns in Rural Virginia. The first structure built was the garage/workshop. Jay and I were eager for the chance to try out some green building materials as an alternative to the usual stuff. Before traveling over to the east coast for Turkey Day, we did some research along side his pops about what the cheapest, most green insulation material could be used (which could also be purchased at a major box store near by). We found that Recycled Paper Cellulose was the least expensive material you could buy, at 25 cents per sq. foot and it is available through most building material suppliers. The alternatives were ‘The Pink Stuff’, fiberglass rolls at about 50 cents per sq. foot. I was wary of using fiberglass because of its notorious itch inducing particles that will irritate not just your skin, but your lungs as well! If the particles ever become loose and get into your ventilation system, this can mean big trouble for your internal organs and cancer fighting immune system. Another recycled and mostly benign insulator are the trendy new denim rolls. These are made from recycled scraps from jean manufacturers. This was my top choice until I did a price check. This stuff goes for $1.00 per sq. foot. Yikes! The price factor is still top priority when you have to build, those square feet can add up fast. And when you’re trying to convince a retiring baby boomer to go green even though it costs 4 times as much, they’re gonna …