fourth sector

yesterday was baltimore's ecofestival. i helped a friend at the co-op america table, and now im a happy new member. though i dont have much personal experience with co-op america yet, im a big fan of the fourth sector, and its a great tool for us consumers who want to find green businesses. so, check it out online.

and as long as im on the topic of sustainability once again, ill blab about my current fixation: did you know that something like 40% of most household's electricity usage is spent on appliances that are plugged in but turned off? how tragic! i want to take out a national tv ad campaign to tell people this so that they know to not leave their cell phone chargers plugged in when they are not using them, for example. a great solution is to plug everything into a strip that you can turn off and on. we do this in the office for all the lights, printer, stereo etc and it makes a big difference - can even see it in the electric bill. thats my eco-tip for the day.