D.C. Watch » Internet http://blog.getm.org The Official GETM.org Blog Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:11:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Story of Stuff http://blog.getm.org/2009/12/07/story-of-stuff/ http://blog.getm.org/2009/12/07/story-of-stuff/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:11:43 +0000 Moderator http://blog.getm.org/?p=124 Here’s an interesting story of stuff title “Story of Stuff”

Per the site, the Story of Stuff video is a “20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns.”

Good watch and no doubt sheds light on some of our own idiosyncrasies that has become the norm.

]]> http://blog.getm.org/2009/12/07/story-of-stuff/feed/ 0 Eco Friendly Printing http://blog.getm.org/2008/09/17/eco-friendly-printing/ http://blog.getm.org/2008/09/17/eco-friendly-printing/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:02:49 +0000 Moderator http://blog.getm.org/?p=118 Do you want an environmental friendly way to print online? PsPrint.com is your one-stop solution for online printing, custom graphic design, direct mailing list creation, and a lot more. Order your color brochures, poster printing, business cards from a huge variety of quality design templates and get instant shipping. Jazz up your catalogs, envelopes, covers, ads, flyers, letterheads, newsletters, postcards, data sheets, presentation folders, stickers, vinyl banners and all your other stationary products with consistent high quality prinking ink. You can get your prints designed along with a logo, and an added silver or gold line for making it visually attractive. The pricing is competitive, and the products are eco friendly.

]]> http://blog.getm.org/2008/09/17/eco-friendly-printing/feed/ 0 Happy Earth Day 2008 http://blog.getm.org/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-2008/ http://blog.getm.org/2008/04/22/happy-earth-day-2008/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:28:47 +0000 Moderator http://blog.getm.org/?p=117 recycle, reuse, reduceThis year Yahoo! has a section dedicated for all things green. One fabulous idea that has been very significant in greening our cities is the Yahoo Groups recycle, it’s not just the right way to getting rid of things that you no longer need, but also a great place to find things you do. Check it out. This years resolution, use less electricity, starting with turning the idiot box off.

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I heard it in the news yesterday, according to a recent study by University of Illinois at Chicage, the number of visitors to National Parks have sharply decreased. Apparently the trend went from something like 1.2 trips per person per year in 1987 to 0.9 in 2003, a drop of about 25 percent.

One hypothesis blames the rise in video games and Internet usage. Apparently, an average American spends an estimated 327 hours more per year with video games and Internet media now than in 1987. Although there is no conclusive evidence, the numbers are overwhelming to say the least. With that note, I switch my computer off.

Here the news on NPR.

 

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