The Reluctant Environmentalist

Blogging about Earth-friendly living at Fairfield University

Archive for April, 2009

April 19th Green Tip of the Week

Sunday, April 19th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green, Green Acts | 1 Comment »


Question: Where can I recycle plastic bags? Answer: Let's re-frame this question. The real question is, how can we stop using plastic bags -- at the grocery store, the drugstore, the card shoppe, the dentist?  So many clerks, trying to be nice, ...

Post #32: How is Fairfield Like Harvard?

Saturday, April 18th, 2009 Posted in Basic Green | No Comments »


No, this isn’t like the Alice in Wonderland question, “How is a raven like a writing desk?”  This is a genuine question. It’s a green question.  Here’s the answer:  Fairfield resembles Harvard in the environmental initiatives it is taking. We can compare ...