Tag: environment
Going Green and Clothes-Free: 5 Simple Swaps for a More Eco Friendly Clothes Free Kitchen
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. This means we may earn a small commission if you purchase through the links at no extra cost to you.” Another Earth Day has come and gone this is a good time to add to our Naturism Beyond Nakedness series. In...
Descartes was wrong: ‘a person is a person through other persons’
"Nothing simply is itself, outside the matrix of relationships in which it appears. Instead, being is an act or event that must happen in the space between the self and the world." Abeba Birhane does not simply regard human beings as either self-contained or self-sufficient. But can relational and autonomous accounts of the self be...
What I've learned from working in public
I'm a big fan of working in public. It's a great way to get feedback and improve your work... you just have to be ready to deal with The Internet™️
The Air of Superiority
For more than 100 years, the cool breezes of air conditioning have taken hold around the world. It took us about as long to even consider the side effects.
Still Grasping At Straws
Businesses and cities are ditching the plastic straw, the ultimate commodity object. But the shift is controversial, and alternatives don’t come cheap.
You Can't Drink Saltwater
We’re getting better at converting saltwater to drinkable freshwater, but the environmental costs of the desalination process aren’t cheap.
I'll Have Water, Please
Americans expect a glass of water by default with their sit-down restaurant meal. Why is it such a big deal, and how much water are we wasting, anyway?
Grapes of Wrath
Interesting read on climate change, wine and agriculture via Mother Jones.