May 13, 2008
Green Buckeye Link of the Week
January 10, 2008
Strong Bad on Greenwashing
Strong Bad emails are an acquired taste. I offer no other explanation or apology.Um, if you can't laugh at yourself or the environmental pickle we're in, please don't click this link!
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July 20, 2007
Solar Cars in Lancaster
High school students participating in the Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge will be stopping in Lancaster around noon tomorrow. (Seems like an odd time to stop rolling in a solar car . . . )Labels: events, fun, transportation
Countdown to The End of An Era
It's less than 24 hours until Book 7
hits the shelves. The excitement at our house is mounting! Plans are being debated: Do we pick up the book at 12:01 a.m. and stay up all night reading? Or should we pick up the book at 12:01 a.m., hit the sack, and dive into it fresh tomorrow morning?How green is (or isn't) The Deathly Hallows? You can read a little about the controversy here and here.
Happy reading!
Labels: consumer choices, fun
July 16, 2007
Green Drinks at King Avenue Five
Columbus Green Drinks hosts Bill Spratley of Green Energy Ohio this Thursday. Apparently Green Drinks is growing so much that organizers had to find a larger venue for the event this month. Meet the Columbus Green Drinks gang after work on the patio at King Avenue Five.
July 3, 2007
Live Earth House Parties in Central Ohio
The Live Earth concert is only a few days away. Have you made plans to watch it with your friends?The Sierra Club is brokering thousands of "house parties" around the country. You can host one yourself, or you can attend someone else's. Folks all over Central Ohio are hosting parties - you can find a list on the Sierra Club Live Earth Columbus web site.
If you feel like something more public, Columbus Green Drinks and the Sierra Club are hosting a party at the Short North Tavern (674 N. High St.) from 12 to 3 p.m.
Labels: climate change, events, fun
Blogger Lunch with Maureen and Friends
Maureen at Columbus Best Blog is inviting all Central Ohio bloggers to a picnic lunch July 13.I'm going to try to get away from the office to enjoy lunch with Maureen (and maybe some other Central Ohio bloggers?). I missed the lunch that Dave of Dave's Beer arranged awhile ago!
May 26, 2007
Make Art, Not Trash
Michelle Stitzlein makes sculpture and other art out of recycled objects. Recycled art probably won't save the world, but it's a great reminder that castoff materials can be reused and repurposed! And isn't hers cheerful? Michelle is the same artist who has been featured on Artzine all month, too.Michelle will be leading a family workshop at the Franklin Park Conservatory July 14 where you and your kid can make a Chillin Flower Magnet. The workshop is free with admission.
And if you grow to love making art from recycled objects, for a few bucks you can become a member of the Waste Not Center and access loads of free raw material. Or, on the supply side, if you have art or office materials to donate, give the center a call at (614) 278-9445.
Labels: arts, events, fun, kids, recycling, resources
May 19, 2007
The Beanfield: Organic Public Art
This interdisciplinary project is in its second year. It combines art, culture, and agriculture in a unique and completely inexplicable (to me) way! Check out the Wexner Center description, or this 2006 news release from the OSU College of the Arts for more details. (Edited 5/20.)The kickoff for year two is Food for Thought, a fundraiser for the Mid-Ohio Foodbank 's Operation Feed on Monday at the Wexner Center.
The project was inspired by Henry David Thoreau's bean-field as described in Walden
. I'm going to have to read Walden again, or at least this chapter, to fill in the blanks.
. I'm going to have to read Walden again, or at least this chapter, to fill in the blanks. April 11, 2007
A Different Kind of Opening Day
Doug over at Two Wheeling blog is inviting folks to join him and his buddies in riding bikes to work next Tuesday. What a great way to celebrate the opening day of bike season!(Of course, Doug bikes to work in all seasons . . . )
Labels: biking, events, fun, transportation
April 10, 2007
Cupman Comes to Columbus
Local green businessman Dan Weisenbach was recently visited by Cupman (Cupman?!) from Planetsmoothie. Dan's a great sport. Be sure to watch long enough to hear Dan sing the low-VOC song!
Surrealism lives.
Surrealism lives.
Labels: fun, green business, media
April 7, 2007
More Earth Day Fun!
It's an embarrassment of riches! We learned this week about another Earth Day celebration - this one sponsored by the folks who run the non-profit Niches Retreat.Not to worry, Maureen of Niches tells me that their group is working with the folks coordinating the A Year in a Day events on the morning cleanup activities.
The Earthtouch & Niches Retreat event provides an alternative in the afternoon. You can join in the festivities at Studio 35, which include bands and a late-afternoon showing of An Inconvenient Truth
.The featured bands are: The Mac, Knot Fibb'n, and Halfway Home. Tickets, $10 in advance and $15 at the door, are available from Studio 35 and Clintonville Community Market.
As always, I've posted what I know about this event on the Green Buckeye calendar.
Labels: events, fun, volunteering
March 31, 2007
Earth Day Benefits from Local Concert
The Columbus Earth Day: A Year in a Day event benefits while you have fun at Little Brothers April 19.
The concert lineup includes:
