Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Review

Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Review

Back in June Toyota’s public relations firm invited me to attend their Zero Waste Day event. The purpose of the event was to showcase their alternative fuel vehicle, the Mirai. I, along with three social media influencers, each drove a Mirai from the Toyota Auto...
Public Toilets: To Sit Or To Hover?

Public Toilets: To Sit Or To Hover?

…or to squat or to stand. It has been nearly two-and-a-half years since I blogged about Sheryl Crow’s toilet habits (link: Sheryl Crow Uses One Square of Toilet Paper, How About You?) and boy how time flies. I, like approximately 98% of people reading...
Iceland Trip Report

Iceland Trip Report

Sustainable and on a budget: Is it possible? Before getting started There are quite a few links in this post. It is way larger than I initially thought it would be; 14 pages without images! Hopefully you find it to be a useful tool to plan your future trip to Iceland....
LA Food Policy Council

LA Food Policy Council

Sometime in May of last year, I attended a workshop on a new law that was rolling out, related to mandatory organics recycling, hosted by the city of Burbank. Yes, there are workshops out there that talk about the recycling and organics recycling laws we have here in...

Cell phone overload

I was listening to an NPR show last week that said that the typical person looks at their smartphone 100 times for a total of three hours every day. I found that number to be shocking, disgusting really. Smart phones have done a lot to improve our productivity, but on...
Knowing when to speak up (or keep silent)

Knowing when to speak up (or keep silent)

As I settle in to my zero waste, plant-based lifestyle, I find myself still struggling to find balance. Yes, even after years of being an environmentalist, two years of being as close to zero waste as possible, and about 1.5 years as a mostly plant-based diet, I am...

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