Go Green Tube is here!!

I have found online TV heaven. It is a YouTube like site that includes clips and shows that have a green message. The best part is that it is totally free and sends a great message. The bad part is, I might not get much work done if I keep visiting the site! My favorite clip is the one where Will Farrell is parodying George W. Bush talking about "these so-called global warmings." Cracks me up, that guy!!! What is so funny is that it is probably how George really thinks. I guess it is not really funny, but scary. I also found George Carlin on the site too, who my husband and I saw before he passed. He is so right on, but in this clip he is just going off on environmentalist. He thinks the planet is fine, it is just the people living on it are messed up. We aren't going to survive the planet's destruction, but the planet will. So we aren't really trying to save the planet, just ourselves. I never really looked at it like that, and thank goodness for comedians to enlighten us and make us take a look within. He also made a good point that the planet will just come up with a way to defend itself. Mabye this will be in the form of a virus or ......... that crazy M.Night Shyamalan movie, The Happening, will actually happen and plants will take out all the humans!!! Sorry, I just got really dark. I try not to be all deranged when promoting a green message, but George Carlin sent me on a tangent. Back to my point. GoGreenTube is rad and it has clips ranging from comedy, news, cartoons, and basically anything that has an eco-friendly message. I'm sure all us environmental folks are going to have this site in their favorite list soon.

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F*ck Off Island goes green

The stars have aligned! I have found a way to include a ginormous picture of my boyfriend, Johnny Depp, on my blog. I just couldn't resist once I found out he is installing a solar hydrogen system to power his entire island in the Bahamas. I am sorta bummed that he stole the name I was going to use for my private island, but since he is so amazing, I will let it go.

What he is doing is actually pretty sweet. This will the be 4th grid of it's kind ever built. Mike Strizki, the eco-genious himself, will be building Johnny one bad-a$$ power source. Mike has his entire 3,500 square foot home supplied by a combo of solar and hydrogen. He was the first person to construct such a system. I saw him featured on a TV show once, it's a really cool set up. I wonder how that relationship between the two started? Did Johnny reach out to him? If so, I think my infatuation factor has doubled, which is really going to piss off my husband. I am interested to see if he is incorporating any other green materials into his island home. I will have to stay tuned to Ecorazzi.com.

If, I mean when, I have my own island I will follow suit. Most private islands are powered by a hybrid system of solar, wind, batteries and back-up gas generators. Johnny is skipping the gas back-up. So I think I might have to go check this place out. You think I can make it there on a jet ski leaving from Cocoa Beach Florida? It is worth a shot. Maybe he'll take pity on me as I wash up on his island begging for food and water... and possibly a hug, a really long hug.

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We CAN solve the climate crisis.

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My top 10 offenses to the environment

I'm not perfect and that is why I write this blog. I am hoping that someone reads it and feels me on this stuff. This is my countdown to the stupid non-eco-friendly things that I am guilty of doing on occasion...

10. Though I'm perfectly capable of going through the front door, sometimes out of pure ignorance/bad habit I will open the electronic garage door opener to get into my house. I think maybe it is because I feel more important to have the entire door open just for me or I'm just a creature of bad habits. I have not done this in two months, unless I have a ton of stuff to unload into the garage, like 4 surfboards from an ill-fated surf day.

9. I let vampires into my home. You know, those energy suckers like leaving the computer plugged in even though it is fully charged.

8. Going anywhere in my husbands Chevy Silverado gas-guzzling ridiculously ginormous truck. Since I have to commute at least 10 hours a week, I want a break from all that. So sometimes I elect to have him drive. (I do offer my car, but his head hits the roof because I drive a midget car.) Soon I will have a Prius.....that my husband can actually fit into.

7. I not only sleep with the ceiling fan on high, but also the AC down to 75 and a floor fan on my face. I can only sleep in sub-arctic temperatures and living in Florida doesn't help my cause. I have found a more efficient fan that cools you under the sheets, so hopefully I can cut my energy consumption on that.

6. I am not composting yet, no excuse on that front. I suck.

5. I do practice "If it's yellow let it mellow" but I break that when I have guests come over. I'm not really ready to come out of the closet (or should I say bathroom) on that habit yet. I think my non-eco friends will think that I'm disgusting or something.

4. I don't always buy organic, and sometimes I shop at Walmart. In all honesty I can't always afford the greener option. My rationality is that the money I save from purchasing general items at Walmart or the grocery store, I can spend on greening up my home for energy efficiency and ultimately reducing my carbon footprint.

3. I cannot find a green substitute for Tilex. I don't care what anyone says, I have tried them all and Tilex is the only cleaner that really kills the bubonic mildew that grows through my grout. It comes from behind the grout line, so I obviously have some kind of leak behind the walls that I need to address. I will eventually greenovate my bathroom, but until then I must use Tilex to kill that funk. I also need to purchase a better exhaust fan in there..again, lack of money hinders that.

2. Using my hair dryer in the morning. If I air dry my hair in the AM, it is a frizz ball all day.

1. Forgetting my re-usable bags!!! This really pisses me off when I forget them, this usually happens when I go out and I'm not driving my car. I usually have a stash in there. I do have this bag that my friend Jen gave me that folds up into a wallet ( Target) that I keep in my purse, but sometimes I also forget that?? IDK what is wrong with me!

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what is wrong with tele-commuting

I commute an hour to work everyday. Thankfully I have found a small group to carpool with to cut the gas spend and reduce our emissions. We all agree that telecommuting for our company would be a great way to cut our emissions even more. There have been several articles throughout the blog sphere and the web about the advantages of telecommuting. Even if we just worked from home one day a week, we could make a very large impact on a company's carbon footprint overall. Since we work for an online based company, working from home is very feasible and easy. I think some push back comes from the mentality that we won't work as hard at home, or that we will get distracted. If you have kids, I think this is valid. Since it is summer, the kids might be home more and want to hang out with mom and dad. I disagree however, that you will work less when you are at home. If anything, I think we will work more. With that allowance of trust ( to work from home) most people do not want to ruin that trust or have it taken away. We are more likely to do a little extra, or put in more hours in order to retain our telecommuting privileges. ( and save all that $ on gas!!) Hopefully we can break our CEO down to let us at least do a trial run. It might take a couple beers and puppy dog eyes, or maybe we can TP his desk with all our gas receipts.... now I'm on to something.

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