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Comment on Hell & High Water

Joe Romm — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 23:10:43 GMT

Thanks for the comments on my book.

This statement is, however, not true today: "the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere today is double what it has been in the last 400,000 years." If you replace "double" with "higher than" it would be true. It will also be true around the year 2050 if we keep on our current emissions trend. Also, you can replace "400,000 years" with "800,000" years.

Comment on Outdoor Water Conservation

Chris Samuel — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:00:08 GMT

It is great to see rain barrels becoming part of our landscape. Harvested rain water is considerably better for your garden then chlorinated taps water. On our website www.buildabarrel.com we show people how they can build a rain barrel using mostly recycled parts. It is a fun project and an essential part of a healthy garden.

Chris

Comment on Outdoor Water Conservation

Lisa Ayres — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:22:46 GMT

Thank you for suggesting people use rain barrels. I own a company that manufactures a unique rain barrel that is child safe and stackable. I also do free public education talks on how to use the "Pitcher Approach" to water conservation. On my web site, www.aridsolutionsinc.com, there are Water Recycling pictures that show how simply keeping a pitcher in the kitchen sink to catch the water before it goes down the drain when you are just rinsing your hands or fruit and veggies, that water can be used again. That water is just fine for soaking pans, rinsing off dirty dishes, watering plants, and filling your rain barrel when it's not raining. We do not turn on the outside faucets at all for outdoor watering. We only use rain and light greywater that we catch at the sink and in the shower waiting for the water to get hot. Please do practice the "Pitcher Approach" to water conservation. Thank you! Lisa

Comment on New Quiz from the Seattle Times!

Margaret Fox-Hawthorne — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:32:54 GMT

Thanks for providing the link for reusable bags. I definitely will be placing an order.

Comment on What are you doing?

Meg Murray-Bradshaw — Sat, 26 May 2007 22:26:18 GMT

Hi, I'm the neighbor who got the insulation. It's wet blown foam insulation called Icynene, with an R-value of I think 12, no cancer-causing formaldehyde, and no CO2-producing and ozone-depleting HCFCs found in other insulation. It reduces the potential for mold growth, and is supposed to be good for indoor air quality and for people with chemical sensitivities...
We were blessed with continuous hollow walls from the first to the second floor, so we could have insulation sprayed all the way to the first floor from the second, disturbing only one floor's walls. In addition, Active Foam Specialists in Johnsburg charged just $1.50 per square foot, so spraying our bathroom and the kitchen below cost about $500. We also had the basement rim joists insulated for another $250, which we understand will be a good bang for our buck.
Our carpenter was used to installing standard fiberglass batting. He was very impressed with the spray foam, and how well it filled all gaps. We look forward to seeing the effect on our heating bills this year!

Comment on The Trouble with Travel

Lisa Haderlein — Sun, 13 May 2007 12:48:05 GMT

Thanks for your comments! I was worried it was "too good to be true" - the idea that you can drive your Hummer and still sleep at night is a bit worrisome, isn't it?

Comment on The Trouble with Travel

Peter D — Sat, 12 May 2007 19:07:39 GMT

I've been looking into carbon credits and there's something fishy about it. I'm all in favor for saving and protecting the environment, but not when the solutions towards it are driven by even more corporate greed.

There's a lot more about carbon credits on http://globalwarming.worldwidewarning.net">http://globalwarming.worldwidewarning.net">http://globalwarming.worldwidewarning.net.

Comment on Day One

Alex Fryer — Wed, 02 May 2007 00:35:57 GMT

Hi Lisa, I'm a reporter with The Seattle Times, responsible for the Climate Challenge. You have a great site here, and we'd like to contact you in a few weeks to see how the month went for you. My email is listed above, and my phone is 206-464-8124. Again, we appreciate your interest. - Alex