http://www.pattydow.com/wp Trip Reduction Program Designer & Manager Thu, 07 May 2009 22:03:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Carbon Footprint of Wine Sniff.  Twirl.  Sip. What is that intoxicating aroma emanating from your glass of wine? Fruity raspberries...smokey leather...a subtle hint of cedar.  Perhaps a whiff of petroleum? With some wines consuming three times their weight in petroleum, don’t be surprised if it's the latter. As “green” issues have become ... http://www.pattydow.com/wp/2009/05/04/70/ Earth Day was first observed on April 22, 1970. The inaugural event was promoted by Senator Gaylor Nelson, who had called upon students to fight for environmental causes with the same energy that they had displayed in opposing the Vietnam War. Earth Day was the precursor of the largest grassroots environmental ... http://www.pattydow.com/wp/2009/03/03/hello-world/