You know, I didn't check but maybe my horoscope this week said something about causing trouble or getting into the public eye because this certainly has been an interesting week for me.
On Wednesday Treehugger wrote about my effort to combat a Federal DOT rule which requires that every battery sent to a battery recycling company be individually bagged or taped to avoid overheating or explosions. The rule sounds reasonable, from a safety perspective, except that there is no evidence that household batteries cause overheating/explosions and the use of all of those bags and tape is a ridiculous waste! Follow the saga here.
Yesterday, the New York Times local blog (aka "The Local") published a piece I wrote about parents being schooled on environmental issues by their children. You can check that article out here.
Anyway, have a great 4th of July weekend!
Friday, July 03, 2009
Thursday, July 02, 2009
3r Living's Gift Registry: Now Green & Local!
3r Living is pleased to announce that their Green Gift Registry is now part of www.maxwellsilverny.com! Maxwell Silver is a web site offering shopping at NYC's most interesting and exciting home décor boutiques... and all online, the ultimate convenience in gift shopping for every occasion!
How will this change our registry? Well, first of all, you will now be able to register for many of the same eco-friendly items from 3r Living, along with a lot of cool, stylish items from some of New York City's best boutiques! In addition, we have found that Maxwell Silver's registry management system is easier to navigate than our old system for both our customers and our employees, making your shopping experience even better!
To view the products available on 3r Living's Maxwell Silver site, go to www.3rliving.com/registry.asp. To see more of the items available from Maxwell Silver, click here.
Questions? Comments? Please feel free to email us at info@3rliving.com.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Personal Democracy Forum 2009: Day 2
Well, the Personal Democracy Forum is over for 2009. Overall, I thought that Monday and Tuesday's sessions were really informative. I always learn a lot when I attend and I plan to use what I learned to help improve 3r Living and my consulting work.
This year's conference was much different from the earlier ones I attended in that it was larger (over 1,000 attendees) and featured less star power (no speeches by Thomas Friedman or Seth Godin). Instead, the focus was on "We.gov", a term given to the effort to make government more responsive and open in the digital age. Replacing the stars of years past were members of the Obama administration, giving details about their efforts to open up the federal government. There were even some top operatives of the Republican Party, sharing their successes and failures from the 2008 election and detailing plans for their coming election efforts.
Below are my Tweets from Day two, with links:
Getting ready for Personal Demcracy Forum, Day 2. #pdf09
Mr. Craigslist, himself, at #pdf09 http://twitpic.com/8ue11
Vivek Kundra, the US's first CIO at #pdf09 making exciting open government announcements http://twitpic.com/8uelc NOTE: he was talking about this site.
Learning about Ideascale at #pdf09. I'll have to check it out.
Learning about mixedink.com/opengov
Even Republicans are talking tech at #pdf09
I need to check out the Conversation Prism. Anyone ever check it out? NOTE: Here it is.
Great presentation by Todd Herman, top web guy for the Republican Party, at #pdf09
Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook now speaking at #pdf09
#pdf09 Alec Ross-Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Photo.
Michael Wesch brought the house down with his presentation at #pdf09 NOTE: Check out his work here. I wish my college professors were this cool.
Every lunch should have a view like this #pdf09 http://twitpic.com/8uzgr.
Not tweeting right now...trying to charge my iphone.
Whew, my iphone is charged, thanks to my Powergorilla. #pdf09 http://bit.ly/Z96vv
This year's conference was much different from the earlier ones I attended in that it was larger (over 1,000 attendees) and featured less star power (no speeches by Thomas Friedman or Seth Godin). Instead, the focus was on "We.gov", a term given to the effort to make government more responsive and open in the digital age. Replacing the stars of years past were members of the Obama administration, giving details about their efforts to open up the federal government. There were even some top operatives of the Republican Party, sharing their successes and failures from the 2008 election and detailing plans for their coming election efforts.
Below are my Tweets from Day two, with links:
Getting ready for Personal Demcracy Forum, Day 2. #pdf09
Mr. Craigslist, himself, at #pdf09 http://twitpic.com/8ue11
Vivek Kundra, the US's first CIO at #pdf09 making exciting open government announcements http://twitpic.com/8uelc NOTE: he was talking about this site.
Learning about Ideascale at #pdf09. I'll have to check it out.
Learning about mixedink.com/opengov
Even Republicans are talking tech at #pdf09
I need to check out the Conversation Prism. Anyone ever check it out? NOTE: Here it is.
Great presentation by Todd Herman, top web guy for the Republican Party, at #pdf09
Randi Zuckerberg of Facebook now speaking at #pdf09
#pdf09 Alec Ross-Senior Advisor for Innovation in the Office of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Photo.
Michael Wesch brought the house down with his presentation at #pdf09 NOTE: Check out his work here. I wish my college professors were this cool.
Every lunch should have a view like this #pdf09 http://twitpic.com/8uzgr.
Not tweeting right now...trying to charge my iphone.
Whew, my iphone is charged, thanks to my Powergorilla. #pdf09 http://bit.ly/Z96vv
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Personal Democracy Forum 2009
Well, unfortunately, I don't have much time to write today. Yesterday I attended Day One of Personal Democracy Forum, here in New York. Tomorrow is Day Two, so check back for my thoughts about the conference later this week.
In the meantime, here is my report from PDF 2006 and 2007.
Below are my Tweets from the day, some of which contain photos of the conference!
Hanging out at the Personal Democracy Forum in Manhattan.
Pdf 2009 http://twitpic.com/8r3m7
Mayor Bloomberg joined PDF2009 via Skype.
Michael Bloomberg via Skype at PDF 2009 http://twitpic.com/8r8s5
Learning about Whuffie at #PDF09
Any of my followers at #pdf09?
Tweeting from a #pdf09 panel about...Twitter
Monday, June 29, 2009
1,000th Blog Post
Okay, actually this is my 1,001st blog post! Gee, it only took me 40 months to get here! I'm pretty sure that Treehugger hit that number in less than 10 months!
Oh well, I guess I work at my own speed. I'm going to celebrate my 1,000th post by not really posting anything else today. Back to work, tomorrow.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Action Needed
Well, I have to say that I have mixed feelings about the climate and energy bill before the House of Representatives. On the positive side, here we have comprehensive legislation that will, for the first time, really tackle Global Warming, head on.
On the negative side, some environmental organizations are saying that the bill is too weak. In addition, from what I have heard, the bill was laid on the desks of House members at the last minute and many have not had a chance to even read it. I find that disturbing! I mean, I still have this scene from Fahrenheit 911 burned into my brain. Frankly, if the practice of passing bills that no one has read was wrong then, it's still wrong now.
Anyway, watch the above video and click here if you want to help get the bill passed.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
In 3r Living's Recycling Bins: Part 18
This was in one of our recycling bins yesterday. Anyone care to guess what it is?
The first person to guess gets a coupon code for 15% off from 3rliving.com.
3r Living's in-Store Recycling Center accepts: Ink cartridges, CDs/DVD's, VHS/Cassettes and their cases, Hand-held electronics, batteries, cell phones and crayons. NOTE: WE DO NOT ACCEPT COMMERCIAL WASTE. JUST PERSONAL ITEMS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS AND NEIGHBORS!
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