The Finale

1. The thoughts on my mind, which I channel specifically through this blog, evince the ethical mind that can't help but try to escape. The ethical mind ponders the nature of one's work and the needs and desires of the society in which one lives. Check. This mind conceptualizes how workers can serve purposes beyond self-interest and how citizens can work unselfishly to improve the lot of all. Check.

The concept and theme of my blog, going green, fulfills these requisites, so I can safely say that I practiced my thoughts ethically. The very nature of "going green" is ethical within itself! Every single one of my posts manifest the conciliatory results implemented by environmentally-savvy methods and alternatives. For instance, the concept of TogetherWeSave.com, "Earth Tax," "One Person Can't Do Everything, But Everyone Can Do Something," and "Why Not?" all present cases of man transcending petty grievances and hidebound methods. I argued all of these points in regard to the unselfish improvement of the lot of all.

2.I exhibited curiosity; all of my posts were either relatively new to me or completely new to me. You and I both learned at the same time of reading these. Whenever I published a post, I had to read up on some information beforehand.
I also engaged in intellectual discussions. Just as the ethical mind stimulates the social amendments for the betterment of all of mankind, I presented intellectual topics that most people today cannot grasp. Honestly the only reason that "going green" is unfamiliar to most people is because they are either hidebound or uninformed.
I also read with awareness of self and others. The whole concept of the ethical mind is reflexive of this characteristic of my blogs, so you can simply refer to part one.

3. Hm, what did i realize, or learn, that surprised me most after developing my blog? Well, i realized that "going green" is way more universal than I thought it was. It is not my own unique concept I cultured to transform the world. Rather, the beliefs and methods of environmental awareness are so much more widespread than I imagined.
As I blogged on this specific topic, I also noticed that I would recognize "green" things. It is exactly like the instance when you drive a specific car, and then you see your car everywhere! Before I drove my Grand Prix, I never thought twice about those cars. When I started driving a Grand Prix, I noticed them everywhere! Did everyone start driving these when I did? When we pick up habits, we notice others' similar habits as well. We are creatures of habit.

The J Skibs Cafe and the Tony T Lounge

Order up! You can find a tall glass of Cucumbers on the Rocks in both of these venues. Go check them out. John Skibinski and Tony Traina, my friends and followers, offer their thoughts on music. Their musical thoughts offer both interpretations and political parallels. Feel free to drop them a comment as well.

Together We Can Save

As I was watching television, my mind went blank. My thoughts introverted as the commercials blurred together in a mirage of redundancy. The corporate means attempting to win increased revenue in vain passed by me aimlessly. Their petty attempts involving teasers cajoling me to their website failed epically.

I nearly wore a blank stare so long that it became seemingly permanent. However, in chimed a commercial that shattered the redundant spell. The commercial featured aspects of one of my previous posts, "One Person Can't Do Everything, But Everyone Can Do Something."

And together we can save. Check their website out for yourself. Here it is...

Go Plant a Tree!

Arbor Day's time of the year has sprouted yet again. The holiday, which occurs every year on the last Friday of April, is of simple meaning and implications, yet it speaks efficacious volumes. Plant and care for trees. It doesn't even matter if you plant a tree. Go plant anything; go tend to a tree.

Remember this one?

Earth Tax

When non-profit, good intentions, and ultimately world-benefitting causes cross paths, you find One Percent for the Planet (1% FTP). This is an organization asks for the least, but it gives the most. One Percent for the Planet is an international organization whose members contribute at least one percent of their annual sales to environmental causes.

This laudable organization's name reflects its mission: contributors donate one percent of their profits for environmental causes. Their mission humbly "exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet."

Just like a few of the 700 business of which 1% FTP is comprised, I discovered this organization on the back of a CD; I saw its label on the back of one of Jack Johnson's CD. His recording company, Brushfire records, has been a member since January of 2004.

Building Greener Schools

What saves $100,000 per year, saves $12 per square foot in long-term direct savings, reduces energy usage by 30%-50%, reduces water usage by 30%-45%, and only increases average construction costs by 2% (but does not have two thumbs)? That's right, Green Schools.

green school /grEn skül / n. a school building or facility that creates a healthy environment that is conducive to learning while saving energy, resources and money.

Schools foster higher education, so it makes sense to inform the future movers and shakers of our world with information vital and relevant for the years to come. Let's connect the dots here. Environmentalism is still a shaky topic. Will it just cost more tax payers' money? Is it just a hype? Why are speculative questions about how much we are willing to put into Mother Earth being raised now when she has been spinning for 4.6 billion years already? Hm, schools are failing to inform children with information that they will surely use in their futures, information concerning the environment.

The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation. By building schools with materials that harbor renewable resources and utilize recycled products in addition to education, this council can influence others to allow nascent minds to bloom in appropriate educational settings.

Here are steps to make your school green.

Initiative steps taken to reduce costs and contribute to a healthier environment are: utilizing natural sunlight in addition to light sensors to activate electrical lights, harnessing solar panels, recycling, prompting alternative transportation methods, switching to reflective insulation paint, reducing a reliance on artificial heating and cooling systems, and so on.

One Person Can't Do Everything, But Everyone Can Do Something Part II

Environmentalism is not supposed to be confused with protesting anything considered capitalist. Some people may be misinformed with the concept of "going green." It should not be exaggerated into a fight for the world; it should not be a fight against capitalism. All means for making this world a healthier, safer, more sound place to live is not intended to be pompous and shoved into other people's faces. Although this may seem to contradict my last post, activism should never be transformed into misguided protests.

Don't harp on a matter that is foreign to you. Keep it all simple, and do not over-complicate the issue. Don't warp and distort the core meaning of environmentalism; let it be. Don't be this.