March 28th is the day we do Earth Hour. What is Earth Hour?
All you have to do to Vote Earth is turn your lights out for one hour tonight, Saturday, March 28 from 8:30pm to 9:30pm local time, in your city. Your light switch is your vote!
This is a genuine no-brainer. Go here to sign [...]
Friends of ours just moved to San Antonio, which gave me the idea to check them out for their green-ness. Having visited there as a teenager, while visiting family friends in Austin, I have a fond recollection. Everyone knows it for its river walk and champion NBA team, the Spurs. But what would a green [...]
For those visiting the Chicago area, check this out: A well-known Chicago museum just reopened its newly remodeled green home.
The Museum of Science and Industry’s briefly closed (for renovation) their environmentally friendly home exhibit.
The Smart Home exhibit closed Jan. 4 but reopened March 19. The home is on museum grounds and originally opened in May [...]
The White House is set to have it’s first organic vegetable garden since the Roosevelt administration, the economy (and resulting inflation) is causing people to rethink the way they spend their food budget and the increase in home food gardens are reported as on the rise. And then there is the simple, “back to easier [...]
Really interesting news in the Green photography realm: Ecovisual Communications has launched the nation’s first 100% Green Custom Photo “Lab”
Greenphotoprint.com is a new photo-printing firm, headed by industry veteran Rick Colson, and is the first to offer an exclusive combination of totally green, museum-quality, archival photographic print services.
“We’re bringing new green solutions to an [...]
Here’s a question: I’m looking to possibly update the theme for simple + green. This blog is run via Wordpress.
Within that, something like this looks pretty cool: Custom WordPress Theme Software.
Does anyone have any experience with a company like that one, or feedback about them?
The custom work they do is pretty cool. Again, I’m looking [...]
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has unveiled a number of new Green jobs for youths. What is this all about?
The governor on Monday announced the new California Green Corps, a statewide effort to train young adults between 16 and 24 years old to work in the state’s fledgling green-tech industry.
“It’s the kind of program President Obama [...]
I have been interested in Raw Food, if not necessarily being on a full Raw Food Diet for years. As with any other change in one’s diet, switching to Raw Food would have to be done carefully, with the help of a health professional. I guess it’s an offshoot of being mostly Vegetarian for so [...]
In her 5 Simple Steps to Make Any Home a Green Home post, Maura Judkis notes things that many of us know will improve our carbon footprint:
Eliminate vampire power
Install a low-flow shower head.
Reduce amount of water being flushed by your toilet
Install a gray water system in your bathroom
Replace your conventional thermostat with a programmable one
There [...]
As more people branch into working remotely from main offices, companies will find ways to further reduce costs. I predict that the rate of people working from home will continue to rise, not only due to costs, but also by choice.
Working from home, if you couldn’t already guess, is a green way to go, too! [...]