"Energy Efficient Mortgage" Myth or do they actually exist? - 08/29/07 06:50 PM
    The green mortgage was born in 1979 when President Jimmy Carter signed an executive order directing federally-sponsored secondary market institutions to offer consumers incentives for energy-efficient homes.
Why must it take SOOO long to get something that makes this much sense into the public eye?
    Energy efficient mortgages are one … (13 comments)

My "Green" Orange from Orange County, CA - 08/28/07 08:00 PM
What's a CSA? Farms like to describe CSA (Community Supported Agricultural) as a partnership between a food grower and a food consumer. Generally the partnership is between a local organic farm and a community of supporters that together wish to preserve the agricultural life and heritage of their community as … (8 comments)

Save Banning Ranch in Newport Beach, CA - 08/28/07 07:51 PM
Banning Ranch is located along the Santa Ana River and Pacific Coast Highway, and is 412 acres of wetlands and adjacent bluffs and mesa. This property has escaped the residential development that is characteristic of much of Newport Beach and Huntington Beach due to its use for oil production. Banning Ranch … (1 comments)

Orange County, CA Bus Transit - 08/21/07 01:02 PM
Orange Counties bus system has come a long way and needs to continue to improve as quickly as possible. New features and systems such as the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) will make commuting on the bus more efficient and desirable. For now, Orange County bus riders can enjoy selecting from all … (0 comments)

Southern California Home & Garden Show - 08/20/07 08:03 PM
Southern California Home & Garden Show
Anaheim Convention Center

Everything… and the kitchen sink! You’ll find it all at the 2007 Southern California Home & Garden Show, the largest and longest-running show in the western United States. We are California’s biggest & best show since 1954, and we’re celebrating in … (0 comments)

Solar Power 2007 at Long Beach Convention Center - 08/20/07 01:19 AM
September 24-27 (25th for general public)
Long Beach Convention Center
Solar Power 2007

America's largest solar energy event! In just 4 years of existence, the Solar Power Conference and Expo has grown into the only US solar event considered "a must" for domestic and global industry and market participants.
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washing dishes... heat dry on or heat dry off? - 08/15/07 06:25 PM
For those of you who enjoy the modern day convenience of a dish washing machine, here's a tip for ya. Flip the switch marked "Heated Dry On" to "Heated Dry Off". Your dish washing machine may be using some other lingo to describe whether or not it will use the … (9 comments)

My toilet and I. The water saving story. - 08/15/07 06:07 PM
You may or may not have heard of people filling up plastic bottles with water and sticking them into the toilet tank to conserve water. It's pretty easy. Took me a minute and I now save 1 liter of water with each flush. I couldn't see any difference in the force … (8 comments)

 
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