Suburbia

All the pumps were full.

That's because everything is so sprawled out, you have to drive everywhere.

Blegh.

Give me the city any day.

Nature Lover

I heart Joe.

Bamboo-obile

Eco-Friendly BamGoo Car Is Meal on Wheels For Pandas

Whoa.

Sad.

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Land Rover Sculpture

So....

I was looking at the box while I was waiting for my food to cook in the micro, when I noticed the conventional oven cooking instructions.

One tray is to be cooked at 350 degrees.... for half an hour!

In this day of being green and energy efficient, 30 minutes for a little tray of food seems like a big waste of electricity to me [I have an electric range].

Microwaves are so cheap, that I wonder if people really do still cook these types of things the conventional way.

The horror.

The horror.

P.S.: The baked chicken breast with mashed taters and paprika is pretty tasty.

And only 250 calories for the whole thing.

I wish we could turn up the thermostat 4 degrees...

My office is like a walk-in freezer during the summer.

Mayor, governor strip down to save energy

'DENVER - The temperature is rising and Denver is dressing down in a bid to conserve energy.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and Governor Bill Ritter were among the first to take part, by removing their ties and jackets Thursday in front of the Denver City County building.

The mayor, governor and local business leaders launched "Cool Biz." It is a new summer energy-saving program that aims to cut energy in the Denver government office buildings by raising thermostats four degrees.

Businesses throughout Denver and Colorado are also invited to participate in "Cool Biz," an initiative designed to help reduce the amount of energy needed to cool Denver's buildings during the summer.

At Thursday's press conference, Mayor Hickenlooper said city employees are invited to remain cool and comfortable throughout the summer by removing their ties, sweaters and suit jackets whenever possible and by wearing short-sleeved shirts and blouses and open-collared shirts instead.

Governor Ritter added, "Local and state governments must demonstrate every day that we are serious about conserving energy, saving taxpayer dollars and protecting Colorado's environment. Being more energy efficient and energy smart is something we all can do together."

Hickenlooper invited area businesses to join the "Cool Biz" movement. He noted two of the state's largest employers - Coors Brewing Co. and Qwest Communications - have already signed on. The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Denver Partnership have also encouraged their member businesses to participate in "Cool Biz" this summer.'

Am I just being anal....

I thought that you are supposed to clean out food containers and such before putting them in the recycle bin.

Some slobs at work throw soup cans and such with food residue still on 'em.

So do you have to clean them or not?

Da Plane! Da Plane!

Brazil reveals 'uncontacted' Amazon tribe

Today In - 'Global Warming'

Iran's heaviest snowstorm in decade kills 21

Freak tornadoes rake Midwest, killing at least 2

Today In Global Warming

No snow in Tokyo sets record

Other parts of Japan also lack a white winter

'TOKYO - No snow has fallen in downtown Tokyo since the beginning of winter — the first time the Japanese capital has gone this late in the season without snow in at least 130 years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday.

On average, Tokyo's first snow comes on January 2 and the last snow on March 11, said Tsutomu Shinya, an official of the agency. Winter begins in early November.

But on Sunday the still snowless city passed the milestone for the latest first snow, set on Feb. 10, 1960, Shinya said, adding that the city has never experienced a winter completely without snow, according to records that began in 1876.'