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Green Blogger Interview: Low Impact Living

by Thomas Tucker on 11/20/2008 13:55   0 comments , 8 views
Categories: Sustainability, Green Building, Conservation, Green Living, Green Business
Tags: green living, podcast, sustainability, green building, green business, design

If you are looking for ideas information and resources on lessening your eco impact, look no further than the website/blog Low Impact Living.  In this podcast interview, I visit with Low Impact Living co-founder Jessica Jensen, who started the venture with her husband Jason Pelletier.  Based in Los Angeles, their firm provides a range of green living services for clients.  They started the website, business and blog after going th...
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HOW TO GROW FRESH AIR

by lessismorebalanced on 11/20/2008 12:13   0 comments , 12 views
Categories: Activism, Sustainability, Green Living
Tags: green living, activism, home, epa, health, wellness, plants
HTGFA.gifl e s s (poor indoor air)

The EPA tells us that indoor air is often more polluted than the air outside (unless there are wildfires burning or if you live next to a highway, factory or the like).  Office buildings are especially notorious for "sick building syndrome" and stuffy, dry, unhealthy air.

The best solution (aside from getting outside enough and getting rid of toxic accoutrements)? PLANTS!

I was already on the indoor plant bandwagon, b...
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Photo of the day

by Bart Mihailovich on 11/20/2008 10:13   0 comments , 9 views
Categories: Entertainment, Art, Activism
Tags: activism, art, entertainment
Google is now hosting millions of photographs from LIFE magazine, stretching from the 1750s to today. Warning: If you geek out on pictures like we do, then this should keep you busy. The majority were never published before and are seeing the light of day because of this joint venture between LIFE and Google. Photobucket Biologist/author Rachel Carson reading in the woods near her home, September 1962. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt On our old, now...
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No Longer on the Menu: Bluefin Tuna

by McGreenGal on 11/20/2008 09:08   0 comments , 10 views
Categories: Food, Activism, Fair Trade, Sustainability, Conservation, International
Tags: conservation, sustainability, activism, international, food

Do you care enough about the Mediterranean bluefin tuna to boycott it completely? That means not eating it, selling it or cooking it?

Well, about 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have decided to do just that.

WWF has created a petition, which was signed by 15,941people, to present to the Contracting Parties of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).

They hope that the Commission  will make sure t...

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Making and applying an earthen plaster exterior finish

by Brian Liloia on 11/19/2008 20:59   0 comments , 8 views
Categories: Simplicity, Activism, Sustainability, Green Building, Conservation, Green Living
Tags: conservation, sustainability, green building, simplicity, activism

A week or so ago, while the weather was still reasonably comfortable, I decided to experiment with making an earthen finish plaster. I settled on ingredients and a recipe for my earthen plaster mix relatively easily after talking to others who have done plastering here at Dancing Rabbit in the past.

Earthen finish plaster recipe

My recipe is as follows:

  1. 3 (five gallon) buckets of sifted sand (sand sifted through a 1/8″ screen to remove pebb...
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Day 211 of our Green Year: GoodSearch

by OurGreenYear on 11/19/2008 19:56   0 comments , 7 views
Categories: Activism, Sustainability, Green Living
Tags: green living, sustainability, activism
During Our Green Year, we are always happy to help support charities that are green, help animals, or help our fellow man and woman. There are many charities that we have supported and donated to, and for our 211th day of Our Green Year, we are going to help out more by spreading word of GoodSerach.

GoodSearch is made up of 68,000 charities and schools that get help by the purchases and searches people make with GoodSearch. Just a few examples of...
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5 Ways to Build Green and Promote Sustainable Living

by Joyce B on 11/19/2008 18:57   0 comments , 9 views
Categories: Sustainability, Green Building
Tags: sustainability, green building, design

This post was contributed by guest writer Kelly Kilpatrick, who writes a blog called Organicasm which covers everything green from hybrid cars to eco-friendly living.

The green movement is one that has been growing over the last several years, but has begun to receive widespread attention in recent months. People all over the United States and the rest of the world are beginning to look for ways to make their lives greener—from the ground up,...

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U.S. Green Building Council Raises the LEED Bar

by Joyce B on 11/19/2008 18:57   0 comments , 8 views
Categories: Green Building
Tags: green building, leed, design

The USGBC’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) green building program for 2009 has passed member ballot which upgrades the rating system for commercial buildings.  Changes include the weighting of certain green strategies to emphasize energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions in new and existing buildings.  Another addition is a set of regional credits tailored to meet the environmental priorities of certain geo...

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…And Since We’ve No Place To Go

by Allie on 11/19/2008 18:57   0 comments , 8 views
Categories: Simplicity, Sustainability, Conservation, Green Living
Tags: green living, conservation, sustainability, home, health

Our ten day forecast is showing one day without wintery precipitation of some sort.  And it’s not just snow either.  If the forecast is correct, we’ll also get more than our fair share of sleet and freezing rain too.  Lovely.

It’s a little early in the season for cabin fever to set in so hard, but I’m determined to make the most of it.  I will, over the next few weeks, clean this house from top to bottom, repair things tha...

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President-elect Obama Signals He Will Restore American Leadership on Global Warming

by Tom Schueneman on 11/19/2008 18:57   0 comments , 10 views
Categories: Activism, Sustainability, Climate Change, Conservation, Energy, Politics
Tags: activism, politics, climate change, kyoto

At a global warming summit convened today in California, President-elect Obama signaled that he will make addressing global warming the high priority it deserves.  In the video statement telecast (here) to summit attendees from around the US and the world he stated:

“Few challenges facing America — and the world — are more urgent than combating climate change…My presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change…”

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