887 miles on first tank of gas in our minivan

graph of electric vs hybrid miles driven

We recently purchased a Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivan and we drove over 25 days and 887 miles before our first fill up at the pump. Over that time we only used 13.3 gallons of gasoline, which works out to 66.7 MPG for a 7 passenger minivan.  … [Continue reading]

First week with our new plug-in minivan, the Pacifica Hybrid

fuel gauge showing 7/8th of a tank of gas

Driving our new plug-in Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid has been amazing this week. With the exception of one problem, which I'll get to later , we have been very pleased with this plug-in hybrid minivan.  The acceleration is fun, so far I've … [Continue reading]

How we went from zero to owners of a plug-in hybrid minivan in 2 weeks

Blue Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivan

The weekend started off as pretty much every weekend, our kids had a ton of lessons and practices to be shuttled around to and Alicia had yet another sustainability conference she was trying to get to. This one happened to be at Tufts, which was … [Continue reading]

Cute Kids and Cats

One of our sons is internet-obsessed.  He was very excited to learn that we have a blog (it's as old as he is!) and a YouTube Channel.  He thinks it's very important to have a post on cute kid and cats.  He even posed with the cats so … [Continue reading]

How bad is Bitcoin for the planet?

bitcoin

With the value of Bitcoin (and other digital currencies) more than doubling in December, lots of people are exploring mining for fun and profit.  I get it, I'm interested too.  Who wouldn't want to take an idle computer and have it … [Continue reading]

Busy little Hummingbird

hummingbird collecting pollen

Back in April, I was in San Diego, California for a conference.  While walking back to my hotel room, I came across this cute little hummingbird who caught my attention. Happy Greening! Jon If you liked what you just read, … [Continue reading]

Checking the Bee Hive

It's an important practice to check your beehive periodically.  We check ours to see if the bees are doing a good job filling out their frames and if they're ready for a 2nd brood box.  We also check for evidence that the queen is laying … [Continue reading]

Camping in the Rain

When you've got a trip planned with 40 of your favorite people to hang out with, you just don't want to cancel because of a little rain!  My babysitting exchange, which also includes the members of our bee co-op, likes to go camping every … [Continue reading]

Wait And See – President Trump and the Planet

A number of my conservative and libertarian friends have been saying we should "wait and see" what President Trump does. Well it didn't take long for Trump to try and fuck the planet. Here's what I see and we're only on day four: Trump has … [Continue reading]

Surviving the 2016 Election Outcome

girl overlooking the waves at the beach

It’s hard for an environmentalist to not feel despair right now. I’ve been counseling people to wait and watch. When someone has been as much as a liar and changed what he says as often as Trump does, it’s easy to believe that  he won’t move … [Continue reading]