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Comment on I bought shoes made of ‘all man-made materials’ by Love it

Mon, 11 May 2009 18:05:37 +0000

Great/Informative post from ziggy about green shoes. Thanks!

Comment on I bought shoes made of ‘all man-made materials’ by Nanette

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:56:52 +0000

So happy to have stumbled on your website1 I googled ” man made shoes China” because unlike other shoes I’ve bought that say “man made materials China” these were not specific about the materials and I love these Rialto shoes. I may be a vegan but I do like style. Anyone know about the phrase “man made” and what, specifically, it refers to? Materials or that they were, in fact, man made. Thanks.

Comment on I bought shoes made of ‘all man-made materials’ by Chris

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:44:21 +0000

Well, I bought a pair of State Street all man made material, and they suck. They’re terrible, they don’t breathe at all, what this leads to is super smelly feet because with no air circulation in your show, all your feet does is sweat and sweat.

So, I saved a cow, but have added to the landfill with shoes that are basically unwearable for any period of greater than say…2 minutes. I’m just wearing them for a desk job, so it’s not like I’m running, I just sit here and they start getting all sweaty and smelly.

Comment on I bought shoes made of ‘all man-made materials’ by Gayle

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:29:50 +0000

I rather enjoyed the long reply and it gave me some points to ponder. I understand its not PC these days to deal in genuine leather but I do enjoy leathercrafting and it is a natural material.
Since so many people eat the meat we might as well use the hide for something too. Vinyl shoes just arent sexy!

Comment on I avoided JetBlue today by Mike Zippro

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:02:58 +0000

I understand your feelings about the leather seats and I too LOVE animals. I am against using animal parts for anything unecessary! Just a thought on JetBlue’s seats - Cow hides are used from slaughterd cows that are used for food - if you are a vegetarian that is no samll comfort - however, since these cows have been slaughtered, is it not best to use the hides for something rather than let them rot away? Should we not use the hides so at least there is no waste of these precious animals? We have no control over the slaughter of these animals because man will never give up eating meat - so that the animals did not die in vain (other then for the meat) why should we not use ALL PARTS so ther eis no waste of this animals life? You are aware there are many other products we as consumers use that are made from animal by-products? As much as I would prefer not using these animal products the alternative maybe polluting or planet with oil products that do not degrade - that also opens up the damage that petroleum products cause to our envirnement. No matter how you look at it - somehow, somewhere there are negative impacts no matter what we use or how we use it - it is the lesser of two evils. Use animal by products and kill thousands of animals or use other products and potentially kill millions of animals from poisoning them.
Good luck in finding the best solution!

Comment on Dust off those toys from your childhood and give them to a young friend by Martin

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:46:59 +0000

Hi there! Great post, I absolutely agree. Funny though how I’ve found it… Our 2yr old son loves the yellow fisher price boat, too. Unfortunately it’s so old that it broke into peaces the other day.
So I was wondering: would you or the new “owners” sell it or trade it in?

Thanks for letting me know!
Cheers
Martin

Comment on Reduce and Reuse, Too by jeff

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:34:59 +0000

wow. I wonder how Google decided to serve a John McCain ad to this article? The campaign’s ad team must have bought up all kinds of green words.

Comment on Get on Your Bike and Ride by ebikehub

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:47:29 +0000

check out ebikehub.com
the electricbicycle forum

Comment on Get on Your Bike and Ride by jeff

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:35:42 +0000

Hi. Please join the Bicycle to Work! LinkedIn networking group. Members pledge that they will try to ride their bicycle to work or on an errand at least once a week. Although the benefits should be obvious, let me outline them here.

Right now people in the industrialized world are facing two very grave problems: obesity and a growing scarcity of oil. Compounding this problem is the new food shortage brought about, in part, by the conversion of food cropland to bio-fuel crop production. Most people feel powerless to help, but there is one thing that we can do. Ride our bicycles to work.

If everyone would agree to ride their bikes to work one day per week we could cut oil consumption by as much as 10-15%. No one would argue that riding a bike burns more calories than driving the car. Although popular politically right now, most bio-fuels consume more energy than they produce. We would be much better to eat those bio-crops then use our own energy to transport us around.

So spread the word. Make it a movement! Bicycle to work one day a week and do your part to cut back obesity and the overuse of oil and precious cropland.

Just go to my profile at http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreylstevenson and you can click on the group to be included. While you are there, don’t forget to ask to link to my network of more than 9,000,000 like-minded professionals. I accept all invitations and look forward to meeting you.

Jeff

Comment on What’s your biggest drain on the environment? Showering, Air Conditioning, Heating, or Lighting? by Gary C.

Sat, 31 May 2008 23:06:27 +0000

Fresh water can only become scarcer and go up in price! I am in Michigan, so I am lucky to be surrounded by it, but it is still getting costly and our freshwater lakes are depleting! I do all I can to conserve water! My newest home water conservation addition is a Hot Water Lobster Instant Hot Water Valve. This thing is great! It saves a lot of water and my entire home has instant hot water! I save a lot of time not having to wait for water to heat up at my taps! I paid $179.95 off the internet for it, which seems quite reasonable! My water savings will recover it’s cost in not too long. It only took my like 10 minutes to install!

You can’t beat that it’s made in the U.S.A., has a 10-year warranty, and comes with a money back guarantee! I surely won’t be returning it! I bought it from: