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Blog Action Day, Climate Change, and Mugs

Fellow Mug Project advocates, It's been some time since we wrote, but we've been inspired to remind you about the importance of choosing to make simple changes in behavior like using a mug that will help reduce waste and protect our planet. Earlier today, UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown stated that "climate change is the biggest threat to all our futures." Let's do our part to reduce waste and unnecessary energy consumption used the production of single serve beverage containers. So tomorrow,… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on October 15, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Speech Writing: How To Write A Good One?

Speech writing is in lots of ways similar writing a paper, apart from that there is no penalty for spelling and punctuation mistakes. You should not try to write words in your speech that you are not relaxed pronouncing or don't know the meaning of because it can lead to a less fluently delivered speech. To be able to write a high-quality speech is a lot like making a good cake. Having the right elements is key for it's success. Every… Continue

Added by Monica Craig on August 13, 2009 at 6:36am — No Comments

My Dissertation Writing Story…

When Dissertation Troubles Surrounded Me: This is an appreciative letter to thank the people who provided pin-point and professional UK dissertation writing help at the time when I was totally disappointed and had braced myself to meet the disaster regarding my PhD degree. It was the worst time of my life when I even thought of my dissertation disapproval. I was busy working and handling my social life. You can say that I was hanging in balan… Continue

Added by Janice Willis on August 13, 2009 at 6:31am — No Comments

Essay Writing Made Easy…

An essay can have a lot of intentions, but the basic structure of all type of essays will be same. You may be writing an argumentative essay to argue for a particular point of view or to may be doing a persuasive essay to explain the steps necessary to complete a task. Either way, your essay will have the same basic format and structure. An essay consists of three major parts, 1. Introduction 2. Supporting Paragraphs 3. Summary Paragraph In this article we will provide… Continue

Added by Grace Carr on August 13, 2009 at 6:19am — No Comments

Dissertation Writing Process Explained In 6 Simple Steps

Dissertation writing is not an easy task and it is extremely challenging for almost all students. Dissertation writing is the most important part of your degree. It requires dedication, perseverance, ability to do in-depth research and determination. Writing a dissertation is challenging but not impossible if you are provided with professional dissertation help. You should try to facilitate your… Continue

Added by Kristen Todd on August 13, 2009 at 6:14am — No Comments

This is how I handled my thesis writing

It was such an embarrassing situation for me when I had to finish my thesis writing and I was not getting enough time to understand thesis paper writing guidelines, and I wasn’t getting enough thesis writing help. It was torturing to see others celebrating the success of their PhD thesis leaving me behind. Well, I never lost hope and I once thought of getting my thesis paper written by online thesis… Continue

Added by Marion Hart on August 13, 2009 at 6:08am — No Comments

Essay Topic Selection Tips That Will Kick-start Your Essay Writing

Many students get stuck on the very first step of essay writing that is “topic selection”. Here I m going to reveal the strategies which will provide immense essay writing help by making your topic selection real easy and fast. Define the Purpose of Essay The first step towards topic selection is to define the purpose of the essay that must be written. Your purpose can be: ? To persuade people… Continue

Added by Lesie Benson on August 13, 2009 at 6:02am — No Comments

creation care

Well, sorry for the long absence, but i have been faiththfully using my red DD mug. I carry it with me, rain or shine. At times, I see other people throwing away styrofoam cups, or taking multiple cups at McD;s. It is those times that I am most grateful for the mug project. it is a simple, but powerful, means of convincing people to change something which does have a direct impact on their life, my life, the earth's life. let others scoff as to whether the earth is warming or cooling, whether on… Continue

Added by doula6angelita on June 20, 2009 at 12:06am — No Comments

I love my home soda maker! No plastic bottle waste!

I'm a seltzer drinker -- more interesting than regular water, none of the fake stuff (or high fructose corn syrup) of soda. But I do feel bad about the quantity of plastic bottles I have to recycle -- and lugging the stuff home from the supermarket is no picnic either. I saw a thing on some morning talk show about a home soda maker that does carbonating for you, so I checked it out at sodaclub.com, and received my delivery yesterday. This thing is fantastic. It's a simple contraption that does… Continue

Added by Kate deLima on April 16, 2009 at 9:23am — No Comments

The Mug Project has been selected as the winner of Mayor Menino's 2009 Green Residential Waste Reduction Champion Award.

Friends, I just got this email from the City! Dear Mr. Porcelli, Congratulations! You (The Mug Project) have been selected as the winner of Mayor Menino's 2009 Green Residential Waste Reduction Champion Award. The actions you have taken on the Mug Project to reduce waste caused by single serve beverage containers stood out among other nominations. I hope that you will be able to join Mayor Menino at an awards ceremony to… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on March 24, 2009 at 2:57pm — 2 Comments

D2E Final Four

Here's the email I just received: Congrats to the final four! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Once again the City was extremely impressed by all of your proposals. Thank you for taking the time to help us make Boston more sustainable. Efforts like yours do not go unnoticed, and even if you do not end up on the stage presenting to the jury - the City has taken notice of your ideas and efforts. Congratulations to the following contestants: The Mural Project - Alexandra Reilinger & Mimi Co… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on March 17, 2009 at 9:53am — No Comments

Final Proposal for D2E Pitch it to the City Contest

Special thanks to Dan Goldsbury my partner and co-founder, everyone who made such thoughtful comments and suggestions, and finally, Amanda, Ben, Adrian, and Doug for their help with writing and editing! http://www.changents.com/change-agents/joseph-porcelli/field-reports/16808 Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on March 10, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

Feedback urgently needed

Mug Project: As you heard, our Project has been selected a semi-finalist in Boston's Pitch the City content to become the city next green sustainability project. Our final proposal is due tomorrow (Monday, March 9) by midnight and we need your feedback to ensure our proposal is as strong as possible. Please take a 10 minutes right now to read a give us any feedback you may have. http://www.changents.com/change-agents/joseph-porcelli/field-reports/16701 Thanks for much for helping us make a… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on March 9, 2009 at 12:38am — No Comments

What I learned from cheating on my mug

Friends, Today, I cheated on my mug. It made me think about my consumption behavior and I'm requesting you think about your's too. Here is what happened... I went to Finagle, ordered a salad with the combo option, I choose baked chips (I'm still kinda on my diet), and a diet coke. I sat down and dug into my Fiesta Grande salad and sipped on my diet coke when I realized what I had. I left my mug at my desk. Typically, I usually only use my mug for hot beverages. In my hand was paper cut, with… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on February 23, 2009 at 11:00pm — 2 Comments

Mug Project Stickers for Sale

We finally have mug project stickers for sale again! Order your now. We've keep the margins low to make them affordable for you and cover our costs. Purchase stickers for yourself:

buy unique gifts at Zazzle Email us if you want to order large quantities. Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on February 21, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Vote for The Mug Project and Joseph on Changents.com

Friends, A couple of weeks ago I entered the The Mug Project in the "Pitch the city" make Beantown Greentown contest and we were selected as one of the top ten contestants!!! To win I need you help and support. Here is how you can help: Please go to http://www.changents.com/d2e and please support me Joseph Porcelli. (It's listed under my name.) Here is what counts: The number of backers - please become a backer The number of comments - please comment A LOT! The promise and feasibility of pr… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on February 20, 2009 at 7:03pm — No Comments

a daily global warming comic

Arctic Circle - A Daily Global Warming Comic Arctic Circle, the new comic strip from Alex Hallatt, that uses the tale of three lovable and cheeky penguins who emigrate from Antarctica to the Arctic to make some witty observations about life both on the iceberg and off. Check back daily! check out Feb 7th if it doesn't take you there right off: http://www.thedailygreen.com/living-green/arctic-circle/?urldate=20090207 Continue

Added by Leora on February 17, 2009 at 6:07pm — No Comments

Introducing MugTV on www.MugProject.com

A message to all members of The Mug Project Introducing MugTV! What is MugTV? MugTV is our new spiffy internet TV show. Who is on it? All of us! How do we get you it? 1) Go the www.mugproject.com 2) On the front page, in the Kyte player, click Produce, then type in the code: 1234, click live, then Record. Note: Your computer will need a webcam with a microphone. What should I talk about? Your mug and how you spreading mug love! Have fun. Mug ya latter! Visit The Mug Project at: http://mu… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on January 24, 2009 at 12:23am — No Comments

The Mug Project and the facebook impact challenge

There is a wicked (we're from MA) awesome new facebook app called the "Impact Challenge" that tracks action you take to make the world a greener and better place http://apps.facebook.com/impactchallenge/facebook/actions/410 Our friends at Zazengo.com, the creators, have incorporated Mug Project lingo to help us spread the word about our cause. Please go to the app now http://apps.facebook.com/impactchallenge/facebook/actions/410 and tell the world how many cups you've saved and please challeng… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on January 9, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Changes to site

Fellow Mug Projectors, You'll notice a couple of changes to this site. We moved some stuff around and trimmed some of the sections down to help you find what you're looking for more easily. You'll also notice ads on the right hand side of the site. Previously, I had been personally paying for them to be removed about $27.00 a month and well honestly, It just got to be a little expensive. Fortunately, the site still has all of it's great functionality. In the coming weeks you be hearing from Dan… Continue

Added by Joseph Porcelli on August 27, 2008 at 10:57am — No Comments