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Comment on Green Yellow Pages by Carleton Place Public Library

Carleton Place Public Library — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:20:36 +0000

I had written my own blog entry recently about phone books and my frustration in how often they are delivered. Any ideas on a Canadian comparison? I’ll check out the site you suggested and maybe they’ll have a link.

Thanks!

Comment on Green Quizes by Carleton Place Public Library

Carleton Place Public Library — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:18:16 +0000

This looks really fun. I’ll have to check it out and see just how environmentally friendly I am being lately! Thanks for the tip!

Comment on Think twice about dry cleaning your work clothes. by filarwilliams

filarwilliams — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:28:56 +0000

Thanks for you comment. I’m sure things are changing in the industry and many dry cleaning places are better than others. Still for some people this is a problem and something they might not have thought was affecting them. Its good to see both sides and make your own personal decision on the issue.

Comment on Think twice about dry cleaning your work clothes. by clothsminded

clothsminded — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:20:50 +0000

Sure, you can wash most anything but will all stains come out? No, of course not.
Will the garment…dryclean only or not…shrink? But you make a good point when stating buy washable cloths…again not all stains will come out with water (oil, grease)but it may and you will save money, and if perc affects you in some way then its best to stay away form it.
And for those white collar workers? A stain on a tie or rayon blouse?…washing can be a disaster!
I had worked in the DC industry for many years and never experianced side affects, nor did my employees, thats not to say that one day I couldnt develop some horrible ailment.
For those who work in the industry, the enviornment of the dry cleaning plant has become safer with the advent of dry-to-dry machines, which means the cloths are put in one machine that washes and drys, never is the cleaner or those working close-by exposed to “wet” cloths from perc.
Any questions please see my blog!!!! Cloths Minded

Comment on Too Much Green Noise? by Carleton Place Public Library

Carleton Place Public Library — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:14:21 +0000

Green noise is a new term to me, but I have been feeling the term for a long time now. We are being bombarded by green everything, and although the idea is good, people will definitely get tired of it really soon.
Thanks for the interesting article with something to think about.

Comment on Go Green at the ALA Conference by Go Green at ALA Conference…. part II « Going Green @ Your Library

Go Green at ALA Conference…. part II « Going Green @ Your Library — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:46:11 +0000

[...] message about being green at the ALA conference, with some more ideas than those I posted recently (go green at ALA the Conference) Here is a clip from the [...]

Comment on Cloth Library Bags for Sale by Libraries & the Local Famer’s Market? « Going Green @ Your Library

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:33:38 +0000

[...] etc. )for people to check out on the spot is too much to to lug, what about a table selling your cloth library bags? Now people at the market can use their personal cloth bag and be supporting the library at the [...]

Comment on No Handouts? by waltcrawford

waltcrawford — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:56:08 +0000

I spoke at Texas Library Association this year, and they’ve gone to a virtual-handouts-only method and cut down on paper enormously in general. I usually don’t do handouts anyway…and have found that they distract some listeners (much as liveblogging distracts listeners, I think). So I’m all in favor of virtual handouts.

Comment on Carbon Footprint Calculators by filarwilliams

filarwilliams — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:32:21 +0000

I waned to respond to comment from eredux “http://www.eredux.com/states/” to say it is worth checking out! Just a quick click on the link will show you this easy to read chart ranking states in carbon dioxide emissions (hmm I just moved from #23 up to #12 - guess now I need to work even harder to lower my carbon footprint, eh?)

Comment on Bike Sharing Programs by justbicycles

justbicycles — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:50:32 +0000

Bike sharing is such a green idea I’m surprized it hasn’t caught on sooner. Save a few bucks and save the planet.

Jake
JustBicycles.com