Archive for the ‘conservation’ Category
Burning Man ShuttleBIOBUS (space) SHUTTLE 2009
A $65-$75 donation to Burn Clean Project will reserve a One Way ride to or from the playa, helping you to avoid burning petroleum, the cost of a car rental, and the worst part of all—scrubbing the rental car thoroughly enough so they don’t charge you a playa-sized cleaning fee! If you still haven’t bought your BM ticket and plan to ride the BIOBUS, then please get your tickets shipped to you and carry them by hand, to help the BIOBUS avoid long waits at Will Call. Please read the BIOBUS (space) SHUTTLE FAQ thoroughly regarding cargo limitations: bikes, luggage, food, and water. ————————————————————————————————————————- BOOK HERE
WE ARE 100% SOLD OUT FOR BM09. THANKS AND COME BACK TO BOOK FEB 1 FOR BM 2010!
If you are a very reliable person and would like to volunteer with Burn Clean Project for a free ride to BRC, please write us with your skill set to volunteer. connect@burncleanproject.org Thank you for joining Burn Clean Project in our goal to see Burning Man become 95% fossil fuel free by 2010. Let’s do the damn thing! Bring 5 or 10 gallon reusable water totes and fill up a stainless steel bottle for adventuring around…  I love these Earthlust stainless steel reusable water bottles! Perfect for style conscious festival fanatics who don’t want to drink out of plastic anymore. It even comes with a sturdy carabiner to clip to bikes, bags, belts, art cars…or your friends. Handy.ModernLocal.com
Yes, some folks out here in California finally made one of my big dreams come true-a fully functioning fuel station selling petroleum, biodiesel (B99), and ethanol (E85). Conserv Fuel is the first station in LA to sell E85 to the public 24/7, and has become the only station in LA that sells B99 at the pump. Now that’s what I call exciting! “Fifty years ago, my father, his two brothers, and my grandfather emigrated from Denmark to California,” says Conserv founder and CEO Kristopher Moller “One of the first jobs they landed was working at an independent service station in a small town east of Los Angeles. After decades of dedication and hard work, my father built USA Gasoline into the largest independent gas station chain in the State.”
In Spring of last year, the entire USA Gasoline chain sold to a US oil refiner, save a single station in Brentwood. From this single station, Kristopher Moller founded Conserv and has seemlessly integrated the old guard and the new guard of fuel under one roof. On their website, Conserv boasts “a commitment to a new type of American Dream.” Well, not only did they fulfill a years-long personal dream of mine, they fulfilled the timeless American Dream of solving old school problems with new school innovations. If you’re in LA, stop on through. Whether you have a biodiesel Benz, a flex-fuel Avenger, or a petroleum-sucking F-250, Conserv Fuel is the spot to get just what you need and support a fuel provider who gives a s%*#. Conserv Fuel believes that conservation is the first step to fuel sustainability. Check out their tips to reducing your fuel use.
A majority of the electronic waste of the US is shipped to China and India in violation of international law. Please consider the following actions to stop the blackening of rivers and the poisoning of our distant cousins in Asia:
Forty-one pounds…that’s the staggering weight of the 560 or so pieces of junk mail each adult American receives per year. Almost half of it remains completely unopened and unread before heading straight to the landfill. Sadly, recycling junk mail is especially difficult due to the high concentrations of heavy metals used in the inks. Year after year, boreal forests get wantonly turned into garbage as more than 100 million trees and 28 billion gallons of water are wasted in the production of junk mail. This whole frustrating process is perpetuated by everyone, from the USPS to credit reporting companies like Equifax and Experian, selling your name for three to twenty cents a pop to anyone in the market to buy it. Fortunately for us all, there are ways to triumph over the junk mail debacle. Eco Cycle and StopJunkMail.org have compiled the key steps to ending the junk mail trail yourself. They give you all the details on who to call, what online forms to fill out, and who to give the “Return to Sender” treatment. Or, if you are willing to pay a fee, you can get someone else to do most of the legwork for you. Yay. 41pounds.org
Frustrated with their own junk mail woes, three brothers from Michigan figured out how to trump the junk mail system and began to share the service with friends. Only one year later, 41pounds.org is 5,000 members strong and growing rapidly. |
