http://whynotlime.com the green life with a twist Sat, 31 May 2008 16:59:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I read other blogs to see what everyone else is up to, what their opinions are, and if there's something important in this world that I don't know about yet. I'm still surprised to find people who think blogs are simply an online journal - a place to tell your personal story, or write about your ... http://whynotlime.com/sharing-a-shel-poem/ Living the lime life is not an easy change. Consider some of the most obvious edits that we can make to our daily lives:  - Changing our light bulbs and turning off the lights  - Carpooling to work  - Starting a garden (and composting to fertilize it!)  - Um, recycling?  - Riding your bike for short distances instead ... http://whynotlime.com/making-green-the-hip-scene/ Best Gas-Saving Tip Ever, from the Sierra Club: Drive slower. Obviously this isn't breaking news, but they translated miles per hour into money spent in one of their last e-newsletters. Some interesting facts: - According to the Union of Concerned Scientists, dropping from 70 to 60 miles per hour improves fuel efficiency by an ... http://whynotlime.com/saving-gas/ My sales pitch for the world: Buy Green! Buy Organic! Buy Lime Things!  You've probably already heard about the exciting news: collars are now also allowed to be categorized as green. Last Sunday's World Herald had a cover story called: Green Around the Collar, which explored the idea that jobs related to ... http://whynotlime.com/collars-no-longer-restricted-to-blue-and-white-2/ I can't believe I haven't written about this yet. Brian O'Malley, the chef/instructor from Metro, informed me about the Nebraska Food Cooperative. Here is their mission: "To foster a local food community and promote a culture of stewardship by cultivating farmer-shopper relationships, promoting the enjoyment of healthful food, increasing food security through ... http://whynotlime.com/nebraska-food-cooperative/ Between the ages of 10 and 22, playing the piano was a very important part of my life. I also grew up a country girl with three younger brothers and a mom with tom-boyish tendencies. I really didn't care about my nails. All that I needed was for them to ... http://whynotlime.com/tips-for-lime-hand-care/ The power of one person. The power of one family. One country. One oil spill. One Earth Day. The Power of One was the theme of this year's Earth Day Omaha. While I originally imagined it referring to the power of one person, it transfers to various subjects. After this year's Earth Day ... http://whynotlime.com/the-power-of-one-earth-day/ 5:50 PM The Pendrakes are just wrapping up their set, and the crowd has grown quite a bit since this morning! While it's been a good turnout all day, visitors were definitely more apt to come out later in the afternoon. There are a couple more speakers and a couple more bands ... http://whynotlime.com/earth-day-omaha-live-blogging/ Earth Day Omaha is Saturday, April 19th. The actual Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22nd. I was wondering about the history of Earth Day, and I found this info here. I'm not sure that all of these things actually happened on an Earth Day, but this is an interesting time line of ... http://whynotlime.com/earth-day-factoids-trusting-bloggers-mass-swapping/ Um, hello!!! Earth Day Omaha is this Saturday! From 12 PM to 6 PM in Elmwood Park there will be a schedule of musical performances and guest speakers who know a thing or two about being green. From 6 PM to 8 PM, Omaha can enjoy a beer garden, live ... http://whynotlime.com/whats-green-omaha-doing-lately-anyway/