http://www.chartreusereader.org green living for the drinking classes Mon, 28 May 2007 16:02:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a bid to try and meet reduction targets set, China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has ordered local authorities to stop giving preferential treatment to energy guzzling projects. The premier has pledged to reform the pricing of natural resources such as water and natural gas and impose ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/74 As an environmentalist, and more importantly, as a concerned citizen of this planet, it is my duty to go forth and spread the message of compact fluorescent light bulbs [CFLs]. I have done this but not without a large dose of guilt as up until recently, I have not been ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/64 The Breating Earth site is a simulation of carbon dioxide emissions as well as birth and death rates of different countries in real time. Well worth checking out. http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/72 Step it Up 2007 is organizing a rally/installation to help promote climate change action. On Saturday April 14th at Noon in Battery Park, NYC, thousands of participants dressed in blue will create a column along the projected waterlines should the 10 foot sea level rise scenario occur, redifining lower Manhattan. To ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/67 Artist Chris Jordan is working on an incredible series of prints using statistics to illustrate our culture. The print above depicts the number of plastic bags used in the US in 5 minutes. "Statistics tend to feel abstract and anesthetizing, making it difficult to connect with and make meaning of 3.6 ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/65 A company in Edmonton Canada is launching a new bottled water called Earth Water. I know many of you out there are thinking (and rightly so) -do we really need another bottled water? Generally I would agree with you, but here is why I may cut this company a little ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/62 Coco, Liz and I have decided to become the proud mothers of a thousand oysters (in the meantime only 650) by joining the NY/NJ Baykeeper - River Project - Harbor School Oyster Gardening Volunteer Program. When we signed up after a lecture by the very knowledgeable Meredith Comi of Baykeeper, ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/56 The Stern Report has everyone talking about what measures companies and governments are going to take to mitigate the acceleration of climate change. Here at Chartreuse, since we are first and foremost about adopting a green approach in our personal lives, we would like to take this opportunity to remind ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/52 I accidentally encountered a lovely series of articles on the Guardian website about traveling the old fashioned way in order to reduce your carbon footprint. 3 Journalists choose 3 different destinations and write about their journey getting there. What struck me the most as I was reading these was how ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/51 As a student and someone with a penchant for working in non-profits, I have had to curtail the number of organic items I buy throughout my food-shoping life. I always found it tricky to remember which foods were deemed 'dirty', consistently ending up with the highest level of pesticide ... http://www.chartreusereader.org/archives/46