Wow Inspiring Wednesday

day 337 - [remote] control freak
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So I have to admit, I am thrilled to see so many ecoResolutions posted in response to my January Giveaway. What an inspiration to see so many of you committed to giving back to our planet.

It's particularly inspiring to know that the desire to be eco-friendly encourages innovation and innovation encourages eco-friendliness.

What I clung to most in a recent NYTimes article "Design Loves a Depression," is the hope that the better design will result not only in more affordable, "but packaging and other everyday objects to be designed specifically for recycling so that their parts and materials are used and reused without waste."

From Eco•font, which *~Jackie~* mentioned and I touched upon on in a previous post, to low power radio technology.... There are exciting eco-innovations abound!

My Uncle Matt was kind enough to forward this article to me, "Low power radio technology means no more remote control batteries," that I somehow missed on DVice. Apparently

"Not only does this technology [by Green Peak] enable better remote controls - they'll work through walls up to nearly a hundred feet away - but could help eliminate the 8 billion dead remote control AA and AAA batteries that are tossed into the garbage each year."

If you hear of an exciting eco-innovation, please do share. Thanks for stopping by :)

xo,
ej

Merry Merry Christmas Eve Eve!

Did you know Ecojot supports Evergreen
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Today's Did you know Ecojot card is brought to you by the colour light parrot blue. And if you disagree, you can join the debate amongst me, Uncle M, Auntie A and cousin Andrea. I even located this great colour palatte to assist with the debate.

Eco•font is brought to you by Uncle M. "A Dutch company looking for ways to reduce the environmental costs of printing has developed a new font that it says cuts ink usage by about 15 percent. (msnbc.com)" Company co-founder Gerjon Zomer concedes the Swiss-cheese-looking font isn't the prettiest, but is actually very usable for personal use or for internal use at a company.


Well that's it for now. Time to spend some quality time, likely "debating" some more ;) After 11 hours on the road, on a trip that typically only take 8 and a half hours... It's nice to just stay in and catch up with loved ones.

xo,
ej

PS - For more information on Evergreen, the non-profit org mentioned in today's card please visit Evergreen.ca It's a fabulous organization that Ecojot is very proud to support. What orgs do you proudly support?