A bottle community
Having a community with a common goal proved to be quite helpful. Understanding others strengths and weaknesses aided me in justifying my …
Finding The Others
Over the past two weeks, I have become aware that other people in the Lafayette community share the same barriers to …
Communication = Community: A Modern Environmental Movement Approach
Getting positive feedback on taking up Environmental Superman oddly gave me another inner thrust towards limiting plastic consumption just when I thought …
I Get By With A little Help From My (plastic free) Friends
Hey the Beatles had it right… sometimes all you need is a little help from your friends and in the case of …
Bottle Barriers
As I continue observing my new sustainable behavior of not wasting water bottles, I have found that focusing on making this new …
Saving Pennies And The Planet
For the past two weeks, I have attempted to break down the barriers of laziness that lead to the consumption of plastic …
From Super Man to Nihilism: Inner and External Barriers to Change
Perhaps it’s too much Nietzsche, as my Super Man complex died out into a theory of nihilism. Perhaps it’s the weather, …
Post-it Notes are key…for now
With time to adjust to cutting out plastic water bottles I’d say I have been pretty successful! Following McKenzie-Mohr’s belief that reducing …
Adding to the Bottle Graveyard
As expected, changing my behavior to stop using water bottles has been quite easy. I implemented my plan and bought a refillable …
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…
The best thing about Halloween is trying on a different identity for a night, being someone else entirely. And what a …