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At 10:55am on April 21, 2008, scott a. nadig said…: Welcome Jim! Thank you for joining Greenleaves Book Club. I hope this becomes a place for you to meet intelligent people on a like minded mission to educate ourselves and act on behalf of our environment. Your interaction on this site can create change. This is a 21st Century endeavor to save our planet. Join in, discuss the monthly book, share your thoughts in general, and challenge us to act.

Again, welcome. We are glad to have you.

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Location:

Redwood City, CA

Relationship Status:

In a Relationship

About Me:

20 years in high tech - marketing and sales;

Some Things I'm Trying to Do to Promote Sustainability:

Telecommuting instead of car commuting; growing our own vegetables and shopping at Palo Alto farmers market; high gear recycling especially e-waste; trying to get Christine off bottled water; xeriscaping backyard; planning a green wedding now.

Interests:

Technology enabled solutions to reduce environmental impact of everyday business practices. eg. collaboration software. Finding solutions for e-waste.

My Website/Blog/Other Profile:

http://coming soon ecoboomer.org

Another Website I Think Is Cool:

http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/earth/index.html

Books:

Currently reading "The Bill McKibben Reader"

Music:

Listen to Internet radio most days: WFUV.org; KCRW.org; Lounge-radio.com; datempo lounge on sky.fm

Deep lounge, downtempo, nujazz, bossa nova, brazil electro, ambient, classic jazz, euro pop

Movies:

Just finished watching The Power of Commuity about how Cuba transformed their economy away from dependence on fossil fuels after the collapse of the Soviet Union, who was providing half of Cuba's oil and 80% of its food.

http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php