tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77419729314547833272024-03-13T23:44:48.660-04:00A Green Crusader @ WorkMy weblogSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-54929153775311619982012-04-12T16:57:00.003-04:002012-04-12T16:57:56.810-04:00awesome blog discoveryhttp://plasticmanners.wordpress.com/Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-90733990935000726922012-03-02T21:46:00.000-05:002012-03-02T21:46:17.440-05:00A short story goes viralVery thgt provoking..what seems like a fad today was the way to live...where did we go wrong :(
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Checking out at the supermarket recently, the young cashier suggested I should bring my own bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. I apologized and explained, “We didn’t have this green thing back in my earlier days“.The clerk responded, “That’s our problem today. Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-73652278028731257662012-02-11T11:32:00.000-05:002012-02-11T11:32:04.913-05:00Creating awareness ~ in style(click on the pic for a larger version)source: link
This amazing picture is a view of the swimming pool at Bhakti Par in Mumbai, India. The eye-catching
swimming pool has been built to raise awareness about the threat of sea level rises as a result of global warming. It was constructed by attaching a giant aerial photograph of the New York City skyline to the floor of the pool.
Conceived by: Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-69679107773482555252012-01-19T13:59:00.007-05:002012-02-11T11:17:52.755-05:00Cookies AnyoneGoing to the grocery store with my DH means getting home atleast one pack of cookies/biscuits. Frequency has reduced over the years, however I intend to put a complete stop to it. Being a no kids home - its easy for us. And we dont need all that high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, colours, processed sugar and maida/all purpose flour either. I bake a lot so the solution - bake whenever he Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-6568007544638029332012-01-16T17:08:00.001-05:002012-01-16T17:09:06.823-05:00Guest Post ~ Second To None ~ Anu Gummaraju's green initiative :)I am glad I met Anu Gummaraju on the blogosphere. A genuinely warm lady who blogs over at scatter the batter and A fleeting Glimpse. Her blogs being one of the reasons for my admiration, another is her initiative in Banglore - An initiative called Second to None. (I had the privilege of doing one of the initial posts for the blog :). India has very few flea markets worth mention. Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-4419627511076895782012-01-11T14:54:00.002-05:002012-01-11T14:55:23.979-05:00New beginnings for the better at University of California
I got this message in my email and had to share it here.
For Immediate Release:Student groups at the University of California Santa Barbara, including the Associated Students Coastal Fund, Environmental Affairs Board, Isla Vista Surfrider Foundation and CalPirg, have banded together with campus administration and the Plastic Pollution Coalition to make a profound impact on the campus Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-70608469994799491592012-01-05T22:23:00.003-05:002012-03-24T23:14:49.964-04:00Klean Kanteen water bottleWishing everyone a very happy new year and more greener choices for 2012...This post is long overdue...bad health dint let me post it earlier..I have something exciting to share...
My hubby bought us a pair of all steel and bamboo Klean Kanteen water bottles for our bdays :). I had Klean Kanteen on the list, but the cost made me look for other options.After a long and disappointing search Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-62351135863469217592011-12-13T14:01:00.002-05:002011-12-14T00:19:15.154-05:00Slow Cooker Liner ~ I am speechlessThe consumer goods industry never stops to amaze me. This time around, it is the slow cooker plastic liner. While WHO and other health and wellness agencies keep advocating use of metal and ceramic utensils and cooking medium, Companies such as Rubbermaid, Reynolds find time to introduce more senseless products into the market. This time its the PLASTIC LINER for your slow cooker.
So are we Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-41548585013015967392011-10-30T23:09:00.001-04:002011-10-30T23:09:38.195-04:00Asthetics or wasteful indulgence
A major toilet paper brand gave away these plastic containers for free and brought out this ad. I reserve my comments about toilet paper, but couldnt bear seeing this ad.Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-7532802595813371652011-10-14T20:06:00.001-04:002011-10-14T20:06:45.046-04:00Sharing an Amazing picture
JUST BECAUSE U CAN'T SEE IT DOESN'T MEAN IT ISN'T THERE..!!
sourceSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-43367865553982984092011-09-15T15:51:00.001-04:002011-09-15T15:51:28.800-04:00climate change reality
Video streaming by UstreamSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-39353096708747862992011-08-04T02:14:00.006-04:002011-08-04T14:27:33.193-04:00Eco friendly wireless mouseI have had this peeve about wireless mouse and keyboard. All the battery it drains, made my green alarm go off on full blast! A few sniffs later, I came across Aramedia's cordless mouse which does not need battries...read more here
An Eco-Friendly BatteryFREE Wireless Mouse For Laptop for $39.95. I am still worried about the plastic which went into making it, but it is a Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-57384246522832176452011-07-15T12:58:00.001-04:002011-07-15T12:58:24.132-04:00A Conscious RetailerSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-21784636330794147012011-07-06T15:34:00.000-04:002011-07-06T15:34:00.624-04:00Beth Terry on TEDSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-46166267001008007112011-07-06T15:18:00.006-04:002011-07-06T15:33:08.865-04:00TED video
Watch live streaming video from tedxgp2 at livestream.comSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-3171913469810672432011-06-23T20:50:00.001-04:002011-06-23T20:51:06.565-04:00What would your garden growBe it a tiny balcony, a backyard or a huge farm, whatever your space, what would your garden grow
Edibles??
source: inhabitat
or go floral
backyardnature(.)comlet me know ur thoughts as to why you chose either one of themSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-37458321560215831832011-06-12T16:54:00.007-04:002011-07-28T00:54:08.800-04:00Beyond Plastic Bags ~ a thought about our clothesWhile the crusade is on about plastic bags and other non bio degradables around us, one most important thing we forget about is the footprint of our clothes. I had this post in mind for a really long time now. However, I could not sum up my thoughts to speak about our clothing choices.
Even the green crusade brigade gives very little thought to the earth friendly-ness of the clothes worn. LittleSudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-5966337924104214642011-05-26T13:10:00.000-04:002011-05-26T13:10:21.585-04:00Happening Now ~ Green Week Conference in BrusselsIf you are anywhere close..make sure to attend
link
Want to know more...hop over to Environment/greenweek/Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-68910437114495280202011-05-19T15:43:00.002-04:002011-05-19T22:51:47.886-04:00Repurposed and Upcycled ~ Car tiresI came across a Melbourne, Australia based company, called Ruba Designs
Ruba designs upcycles used car tires into amazing designer table mats, desk mats and coasters. If we were to ignore the enery and effort which goes into this process, and the consequent recycling process footprint, this is a cool concept...a lot better than directing used rubber tires into landfill and also reducing Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-13522141603369248022011-05-04T10:49:00.001-04:002011-05-04T10:49:38.598-04:00Who cares about the forest?Who cares about the Forest? from Franke James on Vimeo.Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-71894283910085516282011-04-27T17:40:00.005-04:002011-04-28T00:25:51.700-04:00On Avoiding Plastic Produce bagsBig Box stores and grocery chains liberally hand out polythene bags at the billing counter. Plastic bags have become so cheap to produce, that stores no longer consider them an overhead. The 80's and 90's shopper stopped taking totes to the store, and was asked to choose between paper or plastic. (Most of them seem to have gone for plastic. (not that paper would have made sense).
In the late 60'Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-11961935204553849352011-03-01T22:21:00.005-05:002011-04-27T16:54:53.081-04:00Pass the spinach....er.....diazinon please! ~ Guest post ~ Kamini RaghavanAccess to organic food without the hassle of plastic packaging means a lot. I came across a post by a fellow blogger, the very talented Kamini (of Saffron and Silk and Zingara Girl) and requested her to share her (and her husband's) experience with Hydroponics.....What to know more ...read on...:)
Over to Kamini....
Food! We all love food, some of us live to eat, some of us eat to live. Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-36475804927100388362011-02-19T17:06:00.000-05:002011-02-19T17:06:49.644-05:00GiveaCar ~ Guest PostAs mentioned in my previous post, here is the guest post from Daniel, of Giveacar, UK.
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Car donation: a great way to recycle your carRecycling a car can be a difficult and daunting prospect. It’s not always easy to find someone who is willing to collect you vehicle and make sure it is thoroughly depolluted and reused. There are many people still out there who will simply harvest your cars Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-35063596320413851682011-02-18T00:33:00.003-05:002011-02-18T01:43:36.901-05:00Giveacar ~ Green CharityDaniel from UK based company called Giveacar, a not-for-profit organisation, sent in a post to be featured on Green Crusader.
About the company:
Giveacar is into collection and recycling of unwanted cars, with the proceeds of each vehicle going to charity.
They have imported the idea of car donation from the US to the UK, and work with over 250 charities and have raised over £Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7741972931454783327.post-90788299922385463102011-02-09T21:53:00.004-05:002011-02-10T12:42:55.004-05:00Green Garmento ~ Dry Cleaning gone Green (partly atleast!!) ~ Product ReviewIf you are into dry cleaning your clothes, then this post is definitely for you. Jennifer from the DMD Lab contacted me to write about - Green Garmento.
Whats Green Garmento!??
Every time you bring your dry cleaned clothes home.you walk away with your clothes wrapped in single use plastic bags. If you know me, you would know what I am thinking right now!! lol...
Statistics:
Each year Sudhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02987412242044006509noreply@blogger.com2