tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post114626995105984484..comments2023-12-26T04:16:19.283-08:00Comments on The Debt Defier: How saving the environment can help save you moneyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146896480111123212006-05-05T23:21:00.000-07:002006-05-05T23:21:00.000-07:00wow i really had no idea! thank u for this!wow i really had no idea! thank u for this!StePHenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923990172024312588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146620002310070022006-05-02T18:33:00.000-07:002006-05-02T18:33:00.000-07:00sorry abou the comments not showing up! i didn't ...sorry abou the comments not showing up! i didn't realize that some of them didn't get approved. oops!lpkittenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629149907135990583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146576589445907902006-05-02T06:29:00.000-07:002006-05-02T06:29:00.000-07:00"You are right you are right"they will all say:But..."You are right you are right"<BR/>they will all say:<BR/>But how many people actually move their butt and change their way of life. "Ohh but hybrid vehicles are very expensive for now, i can't afford it" they will all say, but those who can afford it won't buy an ugly vehicle , they will buy a Mercedes-benz. And if you can afford it you don't mind about gas.<BR/>The worst problem of our civilization is that everything has a cost, and when you look after profits, expressions like "at all cost" ,as saving the environment should be, is actually not, because saving the planet would mean losing money.<BR/>So in the current system, as long as saving the Earth is not a profitable business for some people, nothing will really change.<BR/>And do people really want to change? they will change only if technology can improve and save the earth without having them lose any comfort. Always more for me, less for the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146571888283634422006-05-02T05:11:00.000-07:002006-05-02T05:11:00.000-07:00another area of oil consumption is those damn plas...another area of oil consumption is those damn plastic bags at the grocery store and department sores (wal-mart, Target, Sears, etc). Ask for paper, even wally world has paper hidden under the counter, if you ask....it's easier to re-use and doesn't use the oil that is in plastic.<BR/>- Kevin S.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.debtfree4ever.net" REL="nofollow">DebtFree4ever.blogspot.com</A> (aka DebtFree4ever.net)Kevin Surbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07863514672517538661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146541108975595442006-05-01T20:38:00.000-07:002006-05-01T20:38:00.000-07:00I think I will hug a tree now too!I think I will hug a tree now too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146540905581375252006-05-01T20:35:00.000-07:002006-05-01T20:35:00.000-07:00You are so right. First of all gas prices have pr...You are so right. First of all gas prices have practically skyrocketed. It's amazing. I'm convinced that we will soon grow accustomed to the $3.00 per gallon prices we are currently paying. It's funny that people complain so much about gas prices but are so quick to buy a bottle of water. Quick math lesson: A 20oz bottle of water now sells for $1.19 on average in Virgina my home state. There are 128 ounces in a gallon which means that 1 gallon of gas is equal to 6.4 bottles of water. So you figure you can buy 1 gallon of regular gas for about $2.87 and 1 gallon (6.4 bottles since most of us don't buy it by the gallon) water for $7.62 + tax. Even worse consider the process of refining gas and parallel that to the process of bottling water. No comparison right? So to those of you who buy bottled water or hell even coffee at 3.00 per cup, do the math, compare the process and you'll see that we are getting quite a deal on gasoline! Check out my blog - You've inspired me!Corrie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072633073528490626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146510570219694582006-05-01T12:09:00.000-07:002006-05-01T12:09:00.000-07:00"now even the cheap stuff is close to $3.25 a gall..."now even the cheap stuff is close to $3.25 a gallon. I'm not alarmed by the gas prices because I drive a gas guzzling SUV or drive an excessive number of miles "<BR/><BR/>Did you mean yor DON'T drive an SUV?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146489063497413652006-05-01T06:11:00.000-07:002006-05-01T06:11:00.000-07:00Great point on the water bottles. Thanks for maki...Great point on the water bottles. Thanks for making me stop & think. We go thru cases around here. I have a whole house filter system and a water dispenser in my fridge with a filter, so we drink a lot of water around here. The bottles are only used for on the go things like softball games and such. But you are right there are ways around that too.Denise Mallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253101883627114010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146442736891646972006-04-30T17:18:00.000-07:002006-04-30T17:18:00.000-07:00AMEN SISTER! I am with you!One gallon of water wei...AMEN SISTER! I am with you!<BR/><BR/>One gallon of water weighs 8 pounds. Transporting it takes gas. It takes petroleum to make the bottle it goes into, etc. Water out of the tap makes much more sense.mapgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06141234159609900257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146325343041021742006-04-29T08:42:00.000-07:002006-04-29T08:42:00.000-07:00Thanks for bringing this up; this is something tha...Thanks for bringing this up; this is something that has been bothering me, but not enough to do anything about it.<BR/><BR/>I really hate the taste of tap water where I live, and I don't like the idea of drinking in all the chlorine, fluorine, etc. I'd be just as happy to filter it, instead of using bottled water... but here's my situation:<BR/><BR/>Currently, we have bottled water at work (it comes in those giant water cooler bottles). My current system is to buy a $6 24-pack of 0.5L Poland Springs. I'll reuse one of those bottles over the course of 2 - 3 days, continually filling it with bottled water from work; then I'll toss it in the recycling bin. I use about one 24-pack in two months or so, which means about $3/month spent on bottled water. Obviously, I am getting a subsidy on bottled water from my work place - this makes it harder to switch to filtered water which would be at my own expense.<BR/><BR/>Suppose I switch to a filter on my tap, fill a Nalgene bottle with filtered water, and avoid the bottled water at work. I'm not sure if this would end up costing me more than my current procedure; maybe it would pay off over the very long run, but I think it would take a long time to pay off, just because of the work-water subsidy.<BR/><BR/>But what about the environmental cost of the filter device and replacement filters? Probably over the long run, all the plastic bottles that I use (which do get recycled), are more environmentally costly than the filter device itself and replacement filter cartridges. I'm not totally sure though. I think this is why I haven't put in the effort to get a filter for my tap.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll try bringing in a Nalgene bottle for a few days and see how that goes. I find the Poland Spring bottle pretty handy for drinking in front of the computer. I may have to invest in a more suitable Nalgene bottle, the one I have is fine for camping but a bit large for desk work.mdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842816027350461409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12898829.post-1146289272418625552006-04-28T22:41:00.000-07:002006-04-28T22:41:00.000-07:00Make an ethanol still. You can run your vehicle o...Make an ethanol still. You can run your vehicle on almost pure alcohol if you want and then you don't have to pay $4+/gallon.Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714786958819989721noreply@blogger.com