This was a big weekend for me:
First off, I did the San Francisco Climb California: a charity stair climb to the 52nd floor of 555 California in downtown San Francisco. That’s 1197 stairs!
The fundraiser was for the American Lung Association. The premise: if you have the ability to climb the stairs and breathe deep, help [...]
Starting early Saturday morning, Google users logged on an found the above screen at the Google homepage.
I’m sure most people were confused until they clicked on the link that read:
We’ve turned the lights out. Now it’s your turn - Earth Hour.
As I posted earlier, Earth Hour is/was Saturday, March 29, 2008. People around the world [...]
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Great post over at the Carbon Conscious Consumer Blog. According to a new study referenced in an article in the UK Telegraph, there are 2 basic keys to one’s happiness.
In short:
* Give money away, especially in a socially-responsible way, to attain true happiness.
* Make friends with others that aren’t as wealthy as [...]
The Smart Fortwo is literally everywhere these days. Having gone on sale in the US just a few short months ago, sightings of the Smart Car are becoming increasingly commonplace.
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that cities may have to rethink their parking laws, based on new smaller cars.
What is a city to do?
Just 8-feet, 8-inches [...]
Is architecture your thing? Or are you just interested in hearing about this cool, green building?
Check out the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
In their words, this is both the makeup and intent of the building:
The glass façade provides a high performance building envelope that reduces solar gain and [...]
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Wild yellowfin and farm-raised salmon are well-known to seafood consumers.
But what about organic or sustainably-raised fish? Is there really any such thing?
It has been 2 years since the New York Times article nailed this truth about organic labelling for fish:
An organic tomato must flourish without conventional pesticides; an organic chicken cannot be [...]
Nike has created a new shoe called the “Trash Talk“, designed for Phoenix Suns’ All-Star point guard, Steve Nash.
What makes it notable: this is Nike’s first major effort on a sustainable shoe. How is it environmentally friendly?
* The upper is pieced together from leather and synthetic leather waste from the factory floor using zig-zag stitching.
* [...]
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Spring is absolutely blooming here in Northern California. My Apple weather widget tells me that it’s 70 degrees currently in my town. Sunny and clear with a slight breeze.
I’ve got my feet up, resting from an Easter brunch in our backyard. Once our boys wake up, we’re off to another Easter party.
And looking [...]
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Big Green Building news out of San Francisco today:
According to an article posted yesterday on SFGate.com, it’s becoming clear that San Francisco building practices are moving directly towards the Green.
We’ve seen indications that changes were coming, but it looks close to becoming official: San Francisco will become a green building leader.
San Francisco [...]
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I did a post on the upcoming California Apple Moth spray campaign earlier in the month.
The premise is that, like it or not, thousands of California residents in several counties will be getting sprayed with a pesticide that is meant to neutralize the Apple Moth. This bug is claimed to be a major [...]
