Tag Archives: eco

[Re]Evolver

By Matt Mitchell | Published: June 29, 2009
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you’ll know that sustainability is an important issue for me. The human propensity to waste natural resources has always rubbed me the wrong way. I’ve blogged about it often (here. Here. Here, too. And there’s lots more of them, just check the categories for environment and green [...]
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The Last Idigenous Tribe

By Matt Mitchell | Published: December 15, 2008
My [Re]Evolver project has taken on new life here in the last month of the year. Phase 1 is in the bag, so the site is now a fully-functional social networking system, complete with a community wiki and forum. Phase 2 is where its identity is really going to blossom, though. For those of you who [...]
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Arm & Hammer

By Matt Mitchell | Published: August 7, 2008
In my household, my wife and I are striving to reduce our carbon footprint. We already recycle, even though there’s no program in our city. There are recycling stations provided by Waste Management on the campus of the local university (Montevallo), though, so it doesn’t take too long for me to drop off our recyclables. [...]
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Renewable Power, Green Living

By Matt Mitchell | Published: February 5, 2008
Photo by stormygirl I’ve been looking into converting my home to solar power and, believe it or not, the subject has become depressing. Faced with power bills in the $300+ range, I thought a little investment up front might serve me well in years to come. Scratch that: a photovoltaic (solar panel) power source for a [...]
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