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Friday, July 25, 2008

Building green suddenly becoming in Vogue!


Wow, you mean going green can actually save me money?!? While up until now solar panels and making your home more energy efficient was something that only the rich and famous could think about or afford, suddenly more middle class home owners are seeing the benefit. Bottom line - invest a little green now and save A LOT of "$$green$$" on energy costs down the road. My host family in Germany converted 2 years ago to solar to help with their heating costs. The house the family lives in is over 450 years old, has been in the family for many generations and is a case in point that the age of a house doesn't matter. As you can see by the picture, the historic beauty of this house is preserved and you can't even see the solar panels from the street...because they are on the backside of the house. All houses can be retrofitted and benefit from the new technologies. Not to mention, this activity will give jobs to people in the U.S. and bring us closer to energy independence. More details on the trend can be found in this A.P. article.

KEEP THINKING, ACTING AND GOING GREEN!!!

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Alternative Mower Update


One of my investigative reporters brought this to my attention the other day I just thought I'd share it with you. Just a quick example of the lighter side of green. If someone could perfect this and mass produce it I might actually think about it... Your grass gets cut and you get a nice workout! Check out the link below to see the picture in its original context, the comments are amusing. Thanks Sean!
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/07/18/mowercycle/

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