Posted in Energy Usage, My Carbon Footprint, My Lifestyle, Recycling, Simple Living, Sustainability at Home, tagged Carbon Fast, Christian environmentalists, Christians and environment, environmental stewardship, Lent, St. Mark Presbyterian Chruch on March 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The large purple banner affixed to St. Mark Presbyterian Church of Bethesda immediately attracted my attention. It read: “Join our Lenten Carbon Fast.” Because I’m both a Christian and a believer in sustainable living, it didn’t take long for me to contact the church to learn more about this event.
During each of the 40 days [...]
Posted in Carbon, My Car, Sustainability at Home, Transportation - Long Haul, tagged Commuting costs, Fuel costs, Metro, Montgomery County Maryland, Transit, Washington DC on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Recently, I’ve found myself trying to balance my desire to cut my carbon footprint with the harsh reality that I can’t continue to choose more expensive carbon-free options for daily commuting.
This sudden change is necessary because my job status has changed from full-time to part time. While that’s given me more time for [...]
Posted in Carbon, Conservation, Green Lifestyle, My Carbon Footprint, My Lifestyle, Sustainability at Home, tagged Hybrid, sustainability on September 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
For the last few weeks, I’ve been pondering a weighty decision. It’s the first lifestyle-changing decision of my new journey to personal sustainability.Should I join the legions of environmentally-friendly people who have bought a Prius or another hybrid vehicle? Or should I cut my daily commute by moving from my current residence in Northern Virginia to Montgomery County, Maryland? [...]
Posted in Carbon, Conservation, Green Lifestyle, My Lifestyle, Transportation - Long Haul on September 5, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last week, I wrote a post about concerns about the rapidly increasing carbon emissions attributed to the growth in airline travel.
Perhaps airline industry executives have heard those concerns, too. About 24 hours after I wrote my post, Robert Johnson, president and CEO of ESS (the company where I’m employed) published a post on his, [...]
Posted in Carbon, Cool Blogs, Green Lifestyle, My Carbon Footprint, My Lifestyle, Transportation - Long Haul on August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just returned from a business trip to California. For those of you who are keeping score, that’s a rather large footprint that extends from the nation’s capitol to the Pacific coast. A 3,000 mile greenhouse gas trail that enlarges my personal footprint. If there’s an upside, it’s that I shared my guilty pleasure with [...]
