utah homes: Forward Thinking Town To Provide Funds To Make 65,000 Homes Energy Efficient! - 06/17/08 04:41 PM
How is this for exciting? The Town Of Babylon is basically going to offer each homeowner up to $12,000 with a low 3% interest rate. The home owner then will pay back the town. The idea is that the savings from the energy upgrades should offset the monthly payment to the town. … (4 comments)
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utah homes: Fuel-Efficient Lawns and Landscapes - 10 Tips to Have a Fuel Efficient Landscape. - 06/17/08 12:03 PM
I came upon this article today on creating a more fuel efficient lawn and landscape and defiantely thought it was worth reprinting here! To view the actual article at it's source, click here. Of course the best thing you can do is xeriscape with native and water wise plants. It is … (0 comments)
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utah homes: ***NEW LISTING*** West Valley City Fourplex. - 06/10/08 11:17 AM
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utah homes: How many lightbubs do you have to change to solve global warming? - 06/10/08 10:57 AM
I am not usually into posting political ads, but I couldn't help myself with this one....
Ah, it seems that it will take more than just changing lightbulbs. Visit www.lightbulbstoleadership.org to learn more and also watch the humorous video below. If you want to read a few more lightbulb jokes then … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Power from EVERY flush! Electricty from the drain. "pooptricity" even. - 05/12/08 03:42 PM
Everytime my wife steps on the brakes in her Prius she generates electricity to charge her batteries. Now, everytime you flush the toilet you can also be generating electricity. Shower = generates electricity. Laundry Day = electrcity, Wash dishes = electricity. Rain in your rain gutters = electricity. How cool is … (3 comments)
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utah homes: Who Is The Greenest? Try Brazil or India, Even China, But Don't Look To The US. - 05/08/08 11:12 AM
In another interesting post over at the Green Biz journal they site a recent National Geographic Survey that found that India and Brazil are the greenest countries followed by the Chinese, Mexicans, Hungarians and Russians.According to the National Geographic Press Release the survey is unlike other measures that rank countries according … (4 comments)
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utah homes: Parents, how does indoor air quality effect your childs health? - 05/07/08 02:32 PM
With my earlier post about indoor air quality still fresh in my mind I came upon this story over at Treehugger. The focus of the story is on the amount of Formaldehyde in childrens furniture. From the story: "Environment California found a half dozen products - out of 21 nursery furnishings … (6 comments)
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utah homes: Cleaning the air you breath - 10 Ways To Improve Indoor Air Quality. - 05/07/08 11:00 AM
With all the sealing we do to our homes to make them more energy efficient it is important to remember that it is also important to have a good exchange of inside and outside air and proper ventilation throughout to ensure that our indoor air quality is safe. The folks over … (0 comments)
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utah homes: The Green Living Manifesto. Are you ready to be a signatory? - 05/01/08 03:23 PM
Green buildings & infrastructure are ½ The Solution. Help us enlist the vast ingenuity of green professionals to solve the other ½: making green lifestyles just as convenient as grey lifestyles. Sign the Green Living Manifesto.
I learned about the Manifesto today over Preston's blog, Jetson Green. I hopped over to the … (5 comments)
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utah homes: Suffering from Bloggers Block? What can you do? - 04/30/08 09:42 PM
I had to face it today.
I have bloggers block!
After almost a week without posting I came to the conclusion that I had to face my problem and POST. Write something, anything! I blog on Green things. Tips and tricks to going green. The influx of recent Earth Day everything just … (10 comments)
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utah homes: Happy Earth Day! Now celebrate it right. - 04/22/08 05:50 PM
Today is Earth day, just in case you missed all the major networks blasting that news around the world. How are you celebrating? For me, everyday has to be Earth day or, really, there is no point.
I first got involved in Earth day celebrations in the spring of 1988, I was … (6 comments)
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utah homes: Is Green Prefab the future of housing? What is your opinion? I want to know. - 04/04/08 11:26 AM
My friend Preston over at Jetson Green posted an interesting video on Green Prefab homes put together about Leo Marmold a builder of Green Prefab.
With the concept and build of prefab homes growing rapidly in this country I personally think that prefab is the way of the future and that it is going … (10 comments)
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utah homes: How to save money on gas and cut global warming! - 03/31/08 08:50 PM
Over at Low Impact Living they have published 11 ways to save money on gas and cut global warming. It is a great post with some simple ideas to make your gas go further. Check it out.
"As gas prices near $4 per gallon and artic ice shelves plunge into the … (5 comments)
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utah homes: Salt Lake City To Be home To A Shipping Container Condo Project! - 03/31/08 07:39 PM
If you read my blog regularly you know that I love shipping container buildings and that I will one day build a home out of them. I am very happy to report that Salt Lake City will be home to an amazing shipping container condo development! You can read more about … (1 comments)
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utah homes: Looking for a Solar Alternative? Soon, you may just be able to paint it on! - 03/24/08 01:03 PM
Everyday the field of Solar Energy is coming up a with a miraculous new way to generate power and this new way is pretty dang exciting in my book! According to this Swansea university press releasea researcher by the name of Dr. Dave Worsley is developing a way to paint solar … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Would you live in a home made out of relish trays and frame corners? Recycling at it's best. - 03/22/08 09:46 AM
Another cool would you live in feature. So how about it? Would you live in a home made out of pictures frames, wine corks and relish trays? This truly brings some truth to the old saying "One man's trash is another man's treasure."You can learn more about Dan Phillips and the … (3 comments)
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utah homes: Everything Old IS New Again! Ideas on Solar Energy from the October 1934 Issue of Popular Science. - 03/19/08 10:28 PM
It is funny how there are no new ideas. Just good old ideas that were left by the wayside.In October of 1934 Popular Science published this article on Solar Energy and the future that it would hold for us. Why does it seem today that we are just getting to the … (5 comments)
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utah homes: Plant More Trees - Spring Planting Season is Here. - 03/19/08 09:38 PM
While Fall is the best time to plant trees, Spring comes in close as another good time. Just don't plant in the middle of the summer.
So if you are thinking of planting a tree this Spring, check out arborday.org for the 9 things you should know about planting trees or click … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Treehugger on how to green your home buying. - 03/19/08 09:26 PM
I came upon this postover at Treehugger.com today and it is absolutely worth a read by anyone shopping for a home and by agents who are working with clients in today's developing green marketplace. Believe it or not, but it is happening and people are buying green, looking for green and … (1 comments)
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utah homes: Perhaps your next light and your next solar panel will roll off the presses like your newspaper - 03/12/08 12:24 PM
The speed at which technology is changing everyday is amazing to me and what is coming about as a result of this change is even more amazing!Can you imagine that your next light fixture will be printed on a sheet of plastic? Get ready for it. This article from CNETexplains GE's … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Take down that ivy and let GROW fill the space with power from the sun and the wind! - 03/04/08 12:28 PM
I came across thison the web yesterday and I have fallen in love with it as a gardener, environmentalist and lover of the modern ascetic! So I emailed them and asked if I could blog about it and they said yes! Read on to learn more and please visit their website. The … (5 comments)
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utah homes: Turn those trans fats into oil for you car! Green Motor Oil coming at the end of the month! - 03/03/08 11:35 AM
Green Earth Technologies has announced the arrival of their Green Motor Oil on store shelves this month! This motor oil has been developed by using nano technology to transform those trans fats, now illegal in many places, from fryers to your cars engine. So that 200 pounds of waste tallow from … (3 comments)
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utah homes: Have you ever seen a wind turbine fail? - 02/25/08 03:49 PM
All I can so to the video below is wow! Turbines have a governor to keep them revolving at a slow pace during high winds. This one obviously failed. I can only imagine the damage something like this could cause in a large scale wind farm. By the way I am … (7 comments)
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utah homes: Now this is promising! The world's largest (today) solar plant is coming to Arizona in 2011. - 02/25/08 03:45 PM
If, and only if, congress renews the clean energy tax credit this year, they will be building the worlds largest solar plant in the Arizona desert. Thanks to a partnership between Arizona Public Service and Abengoa Solar the state of Arizona will be able to provide solar powererd electricty to about … (6 comments)
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utah homes: I have seen the future and the possibilities are endless with renewable power! - 02/23/08 06:01 PM
I came upon this video today over at treehugger. Scientists are now working to make Germany fully reliant on Renewable energy sources. Generating enough power through the use of wind, water and biogas to keep all of Germany electrified. I do hope that we see these things in our country someday … (1 comments)
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utah homes: The air car is coming!!! - 02/23/08 08:54 AM
Now this is exciting news! According to this Cnet article the 106 MPG air car will be arriving in the US in late 2009 or early 2010. From the article: "According to its initial, estimated, specifications the Air Car will go 848 miles on an 8 gallon tank of gas. The size … (14 comments)
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utah homes: Would you live in dirt? How would you run the comps on that??? Rammed earth homes. - 02/22/08 10:42 PM
It has been a long time since I posted a would you live story! This one is great. As the world move more and more to alternative and sustainable means of construction things that were laughed at as hippie ideas just 30-40 years ago are proving to be beautiful and doable … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Tankless Water Heaters - Does it Take Longer To Get Hot Water? - 02/20/08 05:14 PM
Over on the LA Times Blog called Pardon Our Dust, they have posted an entry on how long it takes to get hot water to your faucet with a tankless heater vs. a conventional heater. The basis of the story is that tankless owners, myself included, are always asked (told) that … (8 comments)
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utah homes: I was on TV thanks to AR! Going Green: Cash-Saving Tips That Help Environment - 02/20/08 11:39 AM
As I posted last week I was contacted by ABC 4 our local affiliate here in Salt Lake City about doing a news story. They came upon my Active Rain Blog through a Google search and called me based on what they saw. Soon after they were at my house filming … (11 comments)
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utah homes: New Listing-Enjoy Life from High Above The City and Only 10 Minutes From Downtown! - 02/14/08 07:56 PM
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utah homes: What are you going to do with your tax credit? How can you help the recession get better? - 02/11/08 12:27 PM
According to the latest reports we are in a recession, we are going to be in a recession or we are now exiting the recession. Who knows?!? I certainly don't. What I do know is that recessions seem to be a mindset. They always have been. At least in my 39 … (11 comments)
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utah homes: Beautiful Prefab Shipping Container home - 02/09/08 06:57 PM
To see this post and many others like it, visit my other blog at www.ecozebra.com
I have posted a lot on shipping container homes and this week I found yet another beautiful example of this architecure that has been built. I really do hope to have a home made from shipping … (11 comments)
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utah homes: Weekend Update: Green in the news. - 02/09/08 06:51 PM
Two weekends ago I promised to start doing this every weekend. Then I missed last weekend. So should we call it Every Other Weekend Update? Nah, I'm committed now.
This week there was a lot out there in the way of green news.
From the New York Times we learn that … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Working out for the greater good. Or at least for to watch DVD's and keep the lights on. - 02/06/08 11:56 AM
I picked up on this over at Inhabitat today. It seems a personal trainer has built the first green micro gym. While working out you are generating electricity to power DVD players and even help with the light bill. What a concept and why did it take someone so long to … (3 comments)
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utah homes: Masdar Initiative - A bit cool, A bit creepy, A bit Star Treky - 100% Carbon Neutral City. - 02/06/08 11:41 AM
The concept is cool, the beauty is amazing, the whole thing is such a great idea, but I find the video a bit creepy. The definition of Utopia. So what am I talking about? I am talking about a city outside of Abu Dhabi that will be 100% carbon Neutral, Car … (2 comments)
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utah homes: Solar Tracking Skylights. A Big Energy Saver. - 02/01/08 05:16 PM
I came upon this at another blog today and I am very impressed. The product is a Solar Tracking Skylight and the the company is Solar Tracking Skylights, Inc.
Basically what this product does is function as a skylight that tracks the sun throughout the day and it provides full daylighting … (11 comments)
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utah homes: Crimereports.com, something you should check out. - 01/31/08 07:48 PM
If you subscribe to the Salt Lake Tribune, then you saw this in today's paper. If you do not subscribe, it is worth while for you to check out this site as it either applies to you or will probably apply to you in the near future.
So what is crimereports.com? It is … (5 comments)
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utah homes: The Secret Life of Cell Phones - 01/30/08 12:39 PM
Very interesting video and a great follow up to this post on the 50 ways to recycle your cell phone. Please recycle your old cell phone and any of your electronics responsibly. If you want to know where to recycle electronics in your area please visit this website, it is a fabulouse … (5 comments)
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utah homes: Green goods or greenwash? Ecolabelling.org can help you answer that question. - 01/30/08 12:24 PM
Perhaps you have been following Jonelle Simmons Blog and you make your own green cleaners. However, if you don't there is a very handy new resource out there for you. It is called ecolabelling.org. Ok, it doesn't have a lot to do with cleaners, but Jonelle's posts are a wonderful resource, … (5 comments)
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utah homes: What is the story of your stuff? - 01/25/08 07:34 AM
I came across The Story of Your Stuff today and I feel everyone should stop in at this site and watch the whole 20 minutes worth of videos.
This is a quote from the Press Release and there is a short "Teaser Video" Below:
Throughout the 20-minute film, activist Annie Leonard, the … (8 comments)
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utah homes: Strawbale may not be right for you , but what about Enviroboard? - 01/03/08 10:25 PM
First, let me say that I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and I wish everyone a very succesful 2008! My last post of 2007 was on December 19th and I took some time away from the technology for a while to spend time with family! It was wonderful!
So, on … (8 comments)
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utah homes: Buy your own Nanosolar Panel on Ebay!!! The second panel ever produced! - 12/19/07 10:23 AM
THis is a VERY OLD POST. This auction is long over. For more information on Nanosolar's products visit the nanosolar company website.
To see this post and many others like it, visit my other blog at www.ecozebra.com
With being featured, over 700 views and almost 300 clicks I know that many … (8 comments)
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utah homes: Calculate the ROI for your own tankless water heater. - 12/19/07 07:58 AM
When I installed my tankless water heater people began asking me what the ROI was on it. All I could say was that my gas bill immediately dropped by $20 the next month and then stayed that way. So I knew immediately that it was doing what it was supposed to … (9 comments)
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utah homes: The 5 green elements that I would incorporate into my own home if money were no object. - 12/17/07 11:29 AM
Over at the ECO-All-Stars~ GREEN Resources, Trends & Friends Active Rain group a challenge was postedto list the 5 green elements you would place into your home if $$$$$ were no object. This post today is in response to that.
I will be placing a lot of links in this post that refer … (13 comments)
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utah homes: getwithgreen.com is an excellent resource. So, get with it! - 11/29/07 11:05 AM
Well, I have done it again. I have come upon yet one more wonderful resource for agents or anyone looking for information on green or sustainable products for home remodels and general updates. This may well be the best one yet.
The site is Get With Green and I think this just may … (5 comments)
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utah homes: One Billion Bulbs, How many can you add? - 11/26/07 04:22 PM
First, welcome back to everyone who, like me, took the Holiday off. I hope it was as wonderful as mine. I did stay away from the stores on Black Friday and I am so glad that I did. However, we went shopping on Sunday. The crowds were everywhere, it was all overwhelming … (3 comments)
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