Coca-Cola v. Pepsi…. good gosh, if I had toooooo….

I do not condone the drinking of sodas. I know. Bold statement. But in my book, “Of all Things Being Equal”, I liken soda to heroin. I know. Bold statement. However, I think the proliferation of High Fructose Corn Syrup is addicting and the leading reason we are obese, and soda seems to be the substance of choice in getting that “fix”.

All of that being said, if I HAD to choose between Coke and Pepsi…. because of THIS article, I choose Coke.

Do I like the fact that it takes almost 3 liters of water to make one liter of Coke? No. Do I like the fact that number is actually better than it was last year? Yes. Coke has continued to show that it is making every effort possible to reduce its footprint. It has extensive recycling programs, energy efficient coolers and electric delivery vehicles.

In conclusion… don’t drink soda. If you have to, and really who does?… but, if you have to, drink Coke.

bless you!

It has come to my attention that I posted about what not to use (here), but I didn’t post about what you should use….

Here are some links to some fantastic products. Most can be found at your local natural grocery store (Whole Foods, Trader Joes, Erewhon), or you can order online!

Seventh Generation
products at “Let’s Go Green”
HERE is a great guide from the NRDC

And just remember: If every household in the United States replaced just one box of virgin fiber facial tissues (175 sheets) with 100% recycled ones, we could save 163,000 trees

where do books come from?

There is a very interesting article on PlanetSave about the number of trees it takes to make all the books that are published in a year… 30 MILLION TREES!!!

You can go here to read the article.

So this is what I want to say about this. I think it is better to reuse than to recycle. Don’t get me wrong, recycle, recycle, recycle. But know that when you recycle, the whole can or the whole paper or the whole book or the whole plastic cup is not getting 100% recycled. There is waste. And, each and every day, we are consuming more and more. This means that what we make from recycling is actually less than we currently use, so more must be made to account for what we will consume. Does this make sense? I’m sure it does… you’re all smart.

Reusing, however, re-uses 100% of that item. There is no waste biproduct, there is no additional resource usage, nothing more is added to this environment. So, Re-use is always better than re-cycle.

OK. There are exceptions. Don’t re-use plastic water bottles, too many toxins. But, you don’t even have to buy the plastic water bottle in the first place… buy a SIGG. And, don’t re-use the obvious, like prophylactics, or syringes… that’s not only bad, it’s disgusting… those you should recycle. I’m in a weird area right now and think it is best to move on.

So… some great ways to reduce your footprint when it comes to books:
BookCrossing, or buy a Kindle, or the good old fashion library, which is my reading method of choice!