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Archive for August, 2010

Dark clouds, spitting rain and an uncomfortable chill were our companions for morning coffee on Saturday. It was pretty dispiriting. Did we really have to go outside and get things done? By the time we finished our morning ablutions and discussions on the day’s plan, the clouds had cleared a bit — in the sky, [...]

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The most time-consuming part of 52 Weeks of Impact is not the weekly Impact Effort itself. Rather, it’s the planning, preparation and research. Still jet-lagging from our California to Austria flights (the nine-hour time difference is a real energy killer), Nils and I see this as the perfect time to do something that we’ve wanted [...]

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This Impact blog posting is brought to you by Nils. Week 33 was, in fact, last week. Due to unexpected family visits, last minute holiday errands, followed by long, tiring and separate travel home (Nils via Washington, DC, me via Toronto — don’t ask!), we’re a bit behind schedule in blogging. ~Corinne ==================================== Wide Mountains. [...]

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“Week 32: Plastic Collection” caught both Nils and me a little off guard. Since starting this 52 week project, our goal has been to create Impact. The contrary occurred last week — we were the ones Impacted. The mere act of laying out all our plastics for the week, identifying from where each came, and [...]

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Gone hikin’, back soon

By no means have we forgotten about 52 Weeks and our friends and followers. We’ve just been off hiking at Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California, with somewhat limited access to the internet. Follow up on our “plastic week” and news on our 33rd week Impact effort to come shortly … some time after [...]

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When we started this plastic collection week with guest blogger, Beth Terry, I wasn’t really sure about the Impact part of the project. But now, just around midweek, we already see how much more aware we are of our plastic consumption. Since Nils and I live outside the States and are here in California only [...]

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We’re delighted to feature guest blogger, Beth Terry, for Week 32′s Impact Effort. Beth’s been blogging since 2007 at Fake Plastic Fish, and collecting and tallying her own plastic waste and writing on plastic-free alternatives. We hope that 52 Week followers will join us in taking up Beth’s challenge and collect your own personal plastics [...]

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Some months ago, my sister and two other 52 Week followers asked if we could do some testing of natural cleaning products on the market. With much of our audience being in the U.S., it didn’t make sense to do studies from Europe with European products. Now that I’m in the States on vacation, it [...]

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Yes, I know. I’m posting Week 30′s Impact Effort just barely on time. But, it’s vacation time! And, I’m doing what I love: I’m traveling. This summer, I’m doing quite a bit of it and flew from Vienna, Austria to Washington, DC to Los Angeles and just this week to San Francisco. I’ve been having [...]

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July’s Monthly Impact Challenge was a blast! So many friends and followers posted submitted and, rightly, boasted their personal Impact efforts through the month. As a result, we’ve decided to change the Monthly Impact Challenge concept. We hope that once a month we can feature what one of our friends or followers is doing to [...]

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