Ariela Haro von Mogel July 9th, 2009
I have been talking about this topic with a lot of people lately, and it needs to be mentioned. I said a very unfortunate and un-PC comment to my husband the other day. I was griping about how I want to be environmental out of choice and not because I have to. In other words, I don’t like having to be resourceful because I’m a broke a**. No one likes to be reminded they are poor (student poor in my case), and feeling like you have to reuse items because otherwise you won’t have anything else is just no fun.
I realize this is a potentially classist thing for me to say. But this is how I feel. This is not necessarily rational. I want to be like Jennifer Aniston and just plop down a huge wad of cash to get skylights installed in my house. But no, I have to be some regular old Schmo and deal with the windows that I have. So unglamorous. Continue Reading »
Ariela Haro von Mogel May 7th, 2008
So several years ago while in college, one of my Sociology professors raved about a charity called Co-op America. Co-op America is a social justice and environmental organization. They even have their own version of the Yellow Pages called the “Green Pages” for environmental and socially responsible businesses and services. So about two years ago, I decided to donate $20 to them. This seemed to be on one of my whims. Initially, I was quite pleased with the results. I got their Green Pages and a lot of information about microloans – which I was very interested in investing money into. Continue Reading »
Ariela Haro von Mogel January 11th, 2008
I just moved from Davis, California to Madison, Wisconsin, and as such, what I can and cannot recycle has changed. I’m talking about plastic recyclables. I’ve never had any problem with glass, paper, or metal recyclables anywhere. So I immediately looked up online what can be recycled in Madison. I was shocked to find out the city of Madison, and all the different environmental organizations/waste disposal centers only accept #1 and #2 plastics, as well as #5 plastics in the form of dairy tubs in select locations. There is no acceptance of #3 through #7 plastics. They must be disposed of and therefore end up in a landfill and/or be incinerated. Continue Reading »