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GreenBuildingAdvisor.com presents:
Residential Green Building Opportunities within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act webinar
by Rob Moody
June 29, 2009
4pm ET
Churchill said, "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an opti...
I have a house in Westfield, IN that Frank Redavide of Castalia Homes built for me. I took possession in December 08. From beginning construction of this house, it has been nothing but trouble. There was no supervision of this house and issues bro...
Sustainable Earth & A Greener Indiana Presents:The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
When: Saturday, February 21, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Where: the Farm Bureau Building, Indiana State FairgroundsThe FFEG is about transitioning to sustainable lifesty...
Sustainable Earth & A Greener Indiana Presents:The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy GatheringWhen: Saturday, February 21, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Where: the Farm Bureau Building, Indiana State FairgroundsThe FFEG is about transitioning to sustainable lifestyl...
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The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
Started by Derek Reuter Feb 11.
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The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
Sustainable Earth & A Greener Indiana Presents:
The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
When: Saturday, February 21, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Where: the Farm Bureau Building, Indiana State Fairgrounds
The FFEG is about transition… Continue
The 2009 Food, Farm and Energy Gathering
When: Saturday, February 21, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Where: the Farm Bureau Building, Indiana State Fairgrounds
The FFEG is about transition… Continue
Posted by Derek Reuter on February 12, 2009 at 1:53pm
It takes our community to solve our water problems. It takes many communities to solve global problems.
FYI :: Interesting Opportunity ::
Even if we optimize all water usage in the world, scientists assert that there still will not be enough freshwater to sustain every person on Earth by 2025. THIS IS A CRISIS. But no one person can solve the global freshwater crisis alone, we have to do it together.
As concerned citizens and humans, we are searching for community members to participate in developing local, innovative solutions that address our part in the global freshwater crisis. With y… Continue
Even if we optimize all water usage in the world, scientists assert that there still will not be enough freshwater to sustain every person on Earth by 2025. THIS IS A CRISIS. But no one person can solve the global freshwater crisis alone, we have to do it together.
As concerned citizens and humans, we are searching for community members to participate in developing local, innovative solutions that address our part in the global freshwater crisis. With y… Continue
Posted by Pamela Napier on November 18, 2008 at 8:57pm — 1 Comment
The Launch!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Chip Warren HYPERLINK "mailto:chipwarren@gmail.com" chipwarren@gmail.com 765.209.0819
TangibleGreen.com and GreenDeanTV.com Help Show The Everyday Consumer Easy Ways To Save Money By Going Green.
Indianapolis, IN, (June 23, 2008)-Your home is your castle and if it can help put money back into your bank account, wouldn’t you want to know how? Green building practices, mater… Continue
TangibleGreen.com and GreenDeanTV.com Help Show The Everyday Consumer Easy Ways To Save Money By Going Green.
Indianapolis, IN, (June 23, 2008)-Your home is your castle and if it can help put money back into your bank account, wouldn’t you want to know how? Green building practices, mater… Continue
Posted by Dean Hill, ASLA on June 26, 2008 at 11:34am
Home A Rama Home having Green-Educational open house
Castalia Homes, LLC is offering a free educational open house on How to Build a Green Home. The home is in the mechanical stages so people can see the construction behind the walls. We will have manufacture reps available to discuss the Green construction techniques and benefits.
Castalia Homes, LCC announces the development of one of the first series of Green homes in the country currently under construction that will meet both Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and National… Continue
Castalia Homes, LCC announces the development of one of the first series of Green homes in the country currently under construction that will meet both Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and National… Continue
Posted by Frank Redavide on May 30, 2008 at 8:52am — 1 Comment
now that's smart!
It is my hope that Indiana residents realize we can really can live beautifully and more fully with so much less -
Sustainable is smart and should be looked at seriously as an alternative to the suburban sprawl going on here and in America..where lack of interest in design and quality is replaced with big and cheap.
… Continue
Sustainable is smart and should be looked at seriously as an alternative to the suburban sprawl going on here and in America..where lack of interest in design and quality is replaced with big and cheap.
… Continue
Posted by liz on March 23, 2008 at 7:00am
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Sonoma County Welcomes Electric Vehicles With Plans For 200 Charging Stations
Image via: Coulomb Technologies
Sonoma County, CA is preparing to install 200 new ChargePoint electric vehicle charging stations throughout the county. The infrastructure is being installed in preparation of electric vehicles being sold like hot cakes starting over the next few years, but the plan hinges on a little thing calle...Louise Galvin Launches U.K.'s First Carbon-Neutral Beauty Company
Photo credit: Louise Galvin
Louise Galvin, hair colorist to the stars and the woman behind the eponymous haircare line, can add another pip to her collar: Louise Galvin is U.K.'s first beauty company to become carbon-neutral.
Pumped full of naturally derived ingredients like essential oils, natural extracts, and vegetable-based moisturizing and conditioning agents—no sulfates, parabens, silicone, petrochemicals, synthetic fragrances, or polymers, thanks—Galvin's cruelty-free follicle-primping products maintain cl...More Low-carbon Grilling Tips: Minty Marinade
Before: how not to grill--high flame, smoke and charring. Photo via flickr by (appropriately) Combust
When barbecuing your free-range meats and line-caught fish this July 4th, be sure to whip up some marinade first. Yesterday, I offered ten ways to avoid carcinogenic HCAs and PAHs when grilling (or any high-heat cooking, for that matter). Thanks to a comment from a reader, I dug digger into tip # 4, the marinating suggestion that lessens HCAs, and discovered some compelling results and recommended recipes for significa...Chinese Government Raises Fuel Prices by 10% (That's Good!)
Those prices are in Yuans per liter, I think.
Fuel Subsidies Punish Virtue
The Chinese government has recently decided to raise fuel prices by about 10%, the third increase in the past few months, following a 6-7% increase on June 1st, and a 3-5% increase in March. The stated goal is to bring the price of fuel in China closer to what the market price is. From a green point of view, this is good because subsidized fossil fuels only encourages waste, over-consumption, and the buying of vehicles that aren't fuel efficient. It also artificially reduces the competitiveness of technologies that aren't based on fossil fuels, slowing down their adop...Has the 'Organic' Label Become the Biggest Greenwashing Campaign in the US?
Photos via Critical Bench, and the Guardian
We're well aware that more and more products are apt to be labeled with false green claims to try to grab the attention of increasingly green consumers--and 98% percent of them were guilty of exactly that last year. Now consider the federal, USDA regulated About
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A friend started talking to me about swine flu the other day- "What? What's swine flu" "Oh my God, you haven't heard of swine flu? How out of touch ar...Creativity as a Link to (Re)source
British psychologist Donald Winnicott coined the phrase 'transitional object', referring to the teddy bear or security blanket that a toddler carries...Creating a World Together
Imagine waking up to a world where people were enthusiastic about their work. Where people made choices out of a drive to better their communities, no...Toxic Veganism: Boycott Soy
I used to work with an evangelical vegan. He was radically concerned about farm animals. But he couldn’t see past the end of a chicken run in terms...Institutional Education: Why We Want Out
The current education system has been under massive critique for centuries. Statistics show that more and more people are dropping out and cho...A Better Way of Making a Living
Making a living in our modern culture usually requires that you participate in the destruction of the world. We can’t go back to Homo hunter-gathere...The New Enlightenment
Cultural awareness and expanded consciousness is separated by concentric rings with enlightened doers at the center blending out to the zombie masses...Truth of Life
What is the meaning of life? Where do we go when we die? What is god? Important and unimportant questions for all of us. Here are my best guesses to t...Humans: Caretakers of Destroyers?
As part of a conversation with Gaia University Associate Connor Stedman about his work in Agroforestry and BioRegion Repair (which I'll explain a bit...Virgin Islands Sustainable Farms Institute
The Virgin Islands Sustainable Farms Institute (VISFI) was founded six years ago by Georgia native Ben Jones. It's a place dedicated to building commu...© 2009 Created by Joe Shoemaker on Ning. Create Your Own Social Network
