solar: Great Lakes Green 2008 - ECO August Challenge - 08/21/08 11:30 PM
Great Lakes Green 2008 promises to help me meet Stephanie's challenge for August.
Stephanie announced the ECO August Challenge is to
"figure out how green fits in to the Localism Picture!"
Oh boy did I find it in Michigan this weekend!
Fortunately for all of us, 'green' is not a (6 comments)
solar: Energy Efficient Log Homes! "How did foam grow in that log?" - 07/25/08 07:30 PM
Are you like me?
Do you love the many opportunities for new products and ideas being brought forth by the green building industry?
It seems daily I come across people and products that keep this industry fast paced and filled with growth and opportunity. I love the challenge of being able to (19 comments)
I have received many emails...(thank you!) it seems....
Inquiring minds want to know....
where in the world is Mary "Ma" Bigelow?
It has been a busy couple of months, the last few weeks have been brutally busy as well as weeks of Discovery! (23 comments)
solar: Remember the Day...Green building is not NEW...Just Improved!!! - 02/17/08 04:56 PM
This drawing was a GREAT FIND !! A few years ago, my aunt and uncle retired from farming. When they moved my aunt gave me a framed drawing that had hung in my Grandma's farmhouse for years. It was drawn by my great uncle Monsignor Maurice Walsh. The art was framed (32 comments)
solar: Cold Showers....Brrr...No Thanks! Solar Hot Water Rocks! - 02/05/08 10:51 PM
Haven't we all heard jokes about taking cold showers?
A recent article in Natural Health touts the benefits of cold showers...cold showers not only save energy but also can improve your health! The article goes on to say research has shown that a cold shower can reduce your risk of a cold (40 comments)
solar: My Pink Christmas Wish List - December Challenge - 12/11/07 11:43 AM
This time of year I think about Francis Pharcellus Church, editor of the New York Sun who responded to a letter from Virginia O’Hanlon. Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus has become one of the most reprinted editorials in history.
With that in mind, Santa, I have (24 comments)
solar: Build a Green Home...Get a Green Car!!! - 12/05/07 04:59 PM
What if I told you that you could build a Green House and the builder would provide a two year lease on a Hybrid Vehicle? That is what one company I know of is offering as an incentive to anyone who closes a valid building contract with them to build a healthy, (45 comments)
solar: Congress REMOVING Support For Renewable Energy - URGENT Call To Action - 11/14/07 06:48 AM
The 2007 Congressional Energy Bill is being is being pushed to be passed before Thanksgiving Break. LAST MINUTE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS BILL REMOVING SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY According to a story in RenewableEnergyAccess.com BY Stephen Lacy, Staff Writer titled US Energy Bill - Early Christmas Present or Lump of Coal? "Senate (61 comments)
solar: Transformation In Michigan - Spotlight...the little LumberYard that Could! - 11/02/07 07:05 PM
Transformation.... from Wikipedia....Transformation (root transform) may refer to: Transformation is also referred to as a turn. Have you ever been a part of or truly seen a transformation? Transforming is ....altering ....changing mutating...So many companies these days, are Transforming. (18 comments)
solar: the moon - 10/28/07 09:06 PM
As I stand on the balcony I see the faint light of something off in the distance. It is barely visible to my eye, yet it exists and it is there... It HAS to be! My camera caught it!
An early twilight moon barely transparent in the sky. It tells (38 comments)