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Buying A Greener Car

ecodaddy — Thu, 29 May 2008 01:17:12 +0000

Thinking about buying a new car? Perhaps your SUV gets 12 miles to the gallon? Or your 1985 Chevy won’t pass the emissions test? Consider this tidbit from Wired: “Pound for pound, making a Prius contributes more carbon to the atmosphere than making a Hummer, largely due to the environmental cost of the 30 pounds of [...]

Green Building is Red Hot

greenman — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:47:54 +0000

Right now the general building industry is seeing a lot of red, not green. With the housing markets in free fall, homeowners finding out that their mortgage debt exceeds the value of their house and with the foreclosure crisis continuing to grow it doesn’t look good. But even with all this bad news there is [...]

Going Green In The Ground - Green Burial

greenman — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:05:48 +0000

I recently came across a article about something I had never heard about before, green burials. The idea is amazingly simple, saves cost and is the environmentally responsible thing to do. The basics are pretty straight forward, there is no embalming fluid used in the body, a biodegradable casket is used and there is no concrete [...]

Green Remodeling

greenman — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:08:01 +0000

If you are looking at doing some remodeling and want to incorporate green principals and practices you might have some problems with a run of the mill remodeling contractor. One way to help ensure that your contractor is familiar with green remodeling is to see if he or she is certified by the National Association [...]

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and Green

greenman — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:37:13 +0000

The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) created their annual top ten list of green projects. The information about the projects is contained on the AIA site. The projects are pretty neat but somewhat disconnected, on the surface, from green homebuilding. If you dig a bit deeper you can find some things that do directly [...]

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Building Green (info) for Free

greenman — Sat, 03 May 2008 12:00:15 +0000

The National Association of Home Builders has a great publication available to the public for free. It is the Model Green Home Building Guidelines. While the primary audience is home builders it is also a valuable read for the average consumer. There is also a checklist available that is kind of the “Cliff Notes” [...]

Up on the Roof – The Green Way

greenman — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:49:12 +0000

Green roofs can take multiple forms, the one we will be talking about for this article are defined as: a building roof that is partially or completely covered with vegetation. While this type of roof isn’t used much in residential construction it is most popular in commercial construction (flat roofs are most adaptable to green [...]

Green Shopping Bags

ecodaddy — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:38:44 +0000

We've been trying something new for about a month. Publix sells "reusable grocery bags" for around $1 per bag. The same or very similar bags are also sold at Target, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods and appear to differ only in color and logos. My wife picked up 10 bags at Publix about a month ago, and I have been pleasantly surprised at the results, in spite of the initial cost.

Getting the Lead Out

greenman — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:36:22 +0000

The EPA’s recently issued their Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting rule which will take effect in April 2010. The main impact of the rule is that remodeling activities that occur in houses built before 1978 that have pregnant women or children less than 6 years old will have to follow a strict set of requirements. [...]

FreeRice.com - Not Really Green But It’s Great

greenman — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:03:06 +0000

After the item yesterday about the rising price of food and the potential for shortages this site popped to mind. This isn’t really a “green” related site but the principle and result is great. FreeRice.com was created in late 2007 by John Breen, a computer programmer from Bloomington Indiana to help his son study [...]

Biofuels – Fuel for Famine

greenman — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:16:43 +0000

It has been offered up that biofuels like ethanol will help create jobs and reduce the overall problem of global warming. While this may be true it could come at a cost greater then the help it offers. A number of countries have jumped on the biofuels bandwagon in the past few years. The US Congress [...]

Green Alliance

ecodaddy — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:41:20 +0000

There’s a funny commercial being aired right now. It’s Al Sharpton and Pat Robertson talking about climate change and the need for action. See it below (you may have to click “Keep Reading” or “Read More”). The video is sponsored by “WE” at WEcansolveit.org. They have lots of tips on actions you can [...]

Earth Day

greenman — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:04:47 +0000

April 22 is Earth Day (depending on which Earth Day you observe!). I’m sure you have seen a number of news items about Earth Day and they go all across the board. While I tend to question some of the articles due to their heavy doses of “green washing”, the overall trend is a good [...]

Clear Green Water

ecodaddy — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:55:30 +0000

I found a very interesting blog by Fiji. If you have not heard of Fiji bottled water, it actually does come from Fiji. It is a favorite of my mother in law (in spite of our filtered tap water at home), and does taste pretty good as water goes.

Some Tips for a Greener Vacation

ecodaddy — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:13:06 +0000

You may have missed us over the last few weeks as vacation time rolled around and we really took advantage of it. To kick back off, I put together a few real life tips from our trip to the beach of little things that can help make your vacation just a little greener. Most of these items we thought of during packing or once we got there. You are probably better off picking these items up near your home than at your vacation destination.

Join us on CarbonRally.com

ecodaddy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:45:16 +0000

CarbonRally.com is a neat site that we've mentioned before. It tracks actions you take to reduce your carbon consumption and impact on the environment. We've created a group called "greenho.ws" that is open for everyone to join!

Going Green Goes Mainstream?

greenman — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:04:28 +0000

I was reading back through some “old” green articles and came across one in the Wall Street Journal. It was “Going ‘Green’ at Home Doesn’t Have to Cost a Fortune”. The article by Lauren Baier Kim talks (minimally) about low cost ways to go green at home and cut your energy costs. If the Wall [...]

Lots of Green

ecodaddy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:31:11 +0000

I haven't had my morning caffeine yet and already a half dozen green articles or ads have jumped out at me. I am gain surprised at how quickly interest in the topic has grown. Here's a sample of what I've seen so far today, with some comments:

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Sat, 15 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Green Living Tips & Ideas Contest
Disney's "Green Challenge" - the elephant in the room that says being green has gone from chic to pop culture!

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Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Green Products News
Green Products News reviews (mostly) new products targeted at green consumers and sometimes businesses. Most products are for the home owner or DIYer.
Carbonrally – climate change community focused on fun, social, and competitive challenges
Carbonrally is an online tool and competition aimed at reducing carbon impact on the environment. You can join teams (like ours - greenhows) and will be ranked with others according to how much carbon you have stopped consuming.
Carbonrally
This is the greenhows team on carbonrally.com.
Catalog Choice
An online service / web2.0 tool for reducing the number of catalogs you receive in the mail. Catalog Choice works directly with many marketers to eliminate unwanted catalog mailings. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
2008 International Conference on Climate Change * New York City * March 2-4, 2008
The title says it all! Conference in New York to discuss climate change. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
Generation Investment Management LLP
Al Gores company that sells carbon offset credits. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
Earth Hour 2008
Although you won't find the day on the home page, Earth Hour is happening on March 29. Turn off your lights for an hour, from 8 to 9 PM, and show how much energy consumption can be reduced when many people take a small action. Read more at http://greenh
Bisphenol A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BPA is a chemical used in PVC. It has been recognized as unhealthy for humans. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
Polyvinyl chloride - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
PVC is a common plastic with toxic properties. The degree of toxicity is an issue however as some PVC advocates believe it to be very small. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
Phthalates - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A chemical used in plastics. Phthalates have been recognized to harm human health. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
PVC: The Poison Plastic
A site with an extreme position on PVC and the use of plastics. PVCfree.org presents information on plastics and how they affect the environment and humans. Read more at http://greenho.ws.
My Mile Marker
MyMM is a tool to track the fuel consumption of your cars. It has a great mobile site. It's presentation is very simple and straightforward. I'll be glad to see you but its really mixing things up having you there Saturday night; maybe Lori and mom alr

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Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Carbon Emissions Offset Directory - Price study of offsetting emissions of carbon.
A survey of carbon offset services including their prices, project types, and verification. Below the table with details, there is information from the service companies with links to their websites.