Category Archives: philosophy

Champagne mangoes and making greener choices

Posted on 2010/05/25 by Green In Oak Park

Tonight after work I went to Costco. My plan was to buy a few non-perishable items, but I found – and was tempted by – champagne mangoes. Costco calls them Ataulfo mangoes, but they’re the same thing, and they’re in … Continue reading →

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I bought plants at the Cheney Mansion today. Did you?

Posted on 2010/05/17 by Green In Oak Park

Today at the Cheney Mansion Plant Sale, I bought a Melrose pepper plant, a cayenne pepper plant, a Tom Thumb tomato plant, Manzano tomatoes, creeping thyme, a Black Beauty eggplant, kale plants, and a strawberry plant. Because I have limited … Continue reading →

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Book review – My Empire of Dirt

Posted on 2010/05/08 by Green In Oak Park

It’s difficult to know what to say about this one, especially since this is Green In Oak Park’s first book review, and also because I have very mixed feelings about the book in question. The author is a journalist who … Continue reading →

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Climate change, greener living, energy, and controversy

Posted on 2010/05/05 by Green In Oak Park

This post will be slightly more political than what you have come to expect from Green In Oak Park.  Fair warning. How many changes have we seen in the mainstream environmental movement since the 1970s, which is when it first … Continue reading →

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Catherine Mohr on the science of green building

Posted on 2010/04/24 by Green In Oak Park

Catherine Mohr is a robotics scientist and she spoke at TED recently about what makes the bigger difference and what doesn’t. She makes good points.  I’ll follow up by saying this:  we all have an impact on the earth and … Continue reading →

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Reusable shopping bags, packaging, and the three Rs

Posted on 2010/04/19 by greeninoakpark

Everywhere I look, particularly in Oak Park, I see reusable cloth bags, and I think this is a wonderful thing. Boring, beige, monochromatic bags.  Bright red bags with floral patterns.  Businesses doing their advertising via logos on reusable bags.  A … Continue reading →

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