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To Every American in favor of Green Housing

Dear Readers and Friends,

There is an alarming trend developing that is sabotaging environmental progress. Citizens of the US should have the right to choose safe, environmentally-responsible housing. Unfortunately, new appraisal rule changes have been implemented that prevent a logical environmental choice from being made. It is imperative that people have a choice to build disaster-resistant structures that are also energy efficient, cost-effective, and beautiful.

Please read the article below from David South, of the Monolithic Dome Institute. Then check out their website and learn more about the monolithic dome as a safe, green housing choice.

Until next time...become the change you imagine.
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My first compost bin

Today I went to buy red worms for our compost bin.  One bag of 1,000 worms cost me nearly 30 bucks. The worms seem to be nice, though pretty shy...  I unpacked them into the ready-in-advance soil and of they went into a warm, dark and moisten world, the underground.

I was told that red worms do not like bread, so I am currently>>Read more »

Why are we wasting time?

Any investment in further increasing our dependence on oil is a not only a foolish waste of resources and time but increases the impact on our society when the crunch shows up. As posted earlier, the amount of energy required to pump dwindling reserves is increasing, from 100:1 in the 1930's to 11:1 today.>>Read more »

Bermuda garden #1

This is the first garden, organic of course, I helped establish in Bermuda. On the right, behind the bench is the first bed, it was already full of soil and ornamentals. We planted lemon balm, parsley, bell peppers, marigolds, mesclun mix, jalapenos, kale, and red lettuce and are still harvesting from it.>>Read more »

Does your TV watching drive needless consumerism?

I've noticed that many folks will economize on many things, used cars, used computers, clothes lines instead of dryers, but when it comes to television only the latest and greatest will do. Why is this? Perhaps folks are using home entertainment to supplant going out, perhaps it is simply a more effective and efficient means of escape when the screen is 50" across and accompanied by surround sound. In any case this insatiable need to have an incredible television is consumerism at it's most pernicious. The TV after all is the most direct conduit into the home and into your brain for endless marketing and propaganda designed to keep us consuming and complacent. This doesn't have to be the case. Check out this excerpt from a story at The Thrifty Chicks, read the rest of the story there;>>Read more »

A simple recycled materials passive solar batch water heater, in Bermuda

The 30 gallon water heater tank and mirrors came from a bathroom renovation and were headed for the dump, the double pane windows from an apartment renovation, the lumber from two separate home renovations, the insulation lining the bottom, top and sides came from various packaging materials destined for the dump. The only materials purchased, to the tune of about $200, are the screws used to assemble it, the plumbing supplies, sealant and paint, as yet uncompleted as you can see.>>Read more »

Green Energy Consumer Options

Energy deregulation means Energy Choice means Green Power. Or does it?

Often we don’t equate the free market with eco-friendliness. We see devastating repercussions when the market is allowed to take over. Hang on … wait a minute Nelly.  What about the right to choose 100% green power in a deregulated energy market??? Is this baloney or is it reality?>>Read more »

Green Toilets part deux

After some searching, calling, and sticker shock, I have a plan. I found a retailer near me that sells Sterling dual flush toilets. I've looked at plenty of other brands, but I need a price that I can live with and local availability.>>Read more »

It's Broke, don't fix it!

Michael Pollan has often been quoted as saying that by continuously designing new fixes into a broken system, we just move it farther and farther away from operating the efficient way that nature intended.

I know he was referring to food and agriculture but I think this idea can be applied to many issues of the day.>>Read more »

Green Toilets

I'm in search of two new toilets for my house. Ideally, I'd like to get dual flush toilets, but at the very least, I need low-flow toilets that use the smallest amount of water possible.>>Read more »

Show Your Green Love

If that stuffed white bear holding a fuzzy heart just reminds you that the glaciers are melting…then this is the post for you.  From ethical-bling to eco-sex toys, kick up your love skills and make yourself feel good about it.  Here are a few suggestions.

1.  Buy Local>>Read more »

How to go green and save

Living green doesn’t mean investing in expensive hybrid cars or costly solar panels. There are hundreds of simple, inexpensive and convenient ways to live greener and save money at the same time.

Here are a few easy tips on how to make your life a little more environmentally friendly.>>Read more »

Deepak to Obama

Here is a very explicit and practical article by Deepak Chopra about how to change the American economy to a peaceful one.
Published on Sunday, January 11, 2009 by Tikkun Magazine
Memo to Obama: How to Convert to A Peace Economy
by Deepak Chopra>>Read more »

Staying Fit

Ah, yes, keeping fit. The couch and TV have always called out to me, sighing gently, bring the Cheetos and let's get cozy; we're in for the long haul now, it's wintertime. Often the cats joined in, they liked the whole idea of being cozy on the couch for extended periods of time. I fought it and I fought it, but sadly, to no avail. I was and still am a hibernator at heart.>>Read more »

Guess What Americans Are Eating?

Thirty eight years after anthropologist Alvin Toffler prophesized the rapid insurgency of what was ultimately to become a kind of post /super-industrial society that was sure to leave most Americans “disconnected and suffering from a life-shattering sense of stress and disorientation”; namely from something he called “future shock” (Toffler 1970), it appears that most of the country has now totally surrendered their diet to the corporate world. In the frenzied quest for instant gratification that characterizes many aspects of the rapidly moving world of the 21
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