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“Happy Earth Day from the-veg! As a response and continuation of our Walking the Walk series, I thought it would be appropriate to make some resolutions for myself regarding changes I should make within the next year to lower my ecological footprint. I figure this will not only give me a better idea of some of the weaker points in my own life style, but might provide readers with ideas for changing their lifestyles as well.”

“While I realize that for some of you this is probably old news, but I feel that it is an important resource for any of us trying to live in a more sustainable manner (not to mention the old quiz has been changed quite a bit). Redefining Progress, a public think tank and the Center for Sustainable Economy have developed a tool called My Footprint (link here) which calculates your approximate land resource used based on travel, diet, and general living choices and conditions.”

“have realized that I have a long way to go with changing my life style before I can call myself a true environmentalist. Within the last couple of months I have taken a few baby steps toward that direction but I have a lot further to go. I find that I am often an “environmentalist when convenient” and generally can’t be bothered with issue if an obligatory inconvenience is involved. Granted some things about my current living style cannot be easily changed, but some definitely can.”

Today I would like to make some comments and observations about Rebar, a group that I had the opportunity to hear speak through the Texas A&M University Artists in Residence program. They are a group of several individuals from multiple different backgrounds such as landscape architecture, law, and other social sciences who have embarked on their own mission of changing or influencing what they call Doxa, or the unchallenged elements of our every day lives.