climate change: Earth Hour-Thanks Northern Illinois and Chicago! - 04/27/08 11:02 AM
Here is just a little follow up for all of us who participated in Earth Hour 2008 and information on the 2009 event-GREAT JOB! One Hour, One Planet "Congrats, Chicago! During Earth Hour, Chicago and Northern Illinois reduced their electricity consumption by 7 percent (or 818 megawatt hours)! That's the equivalent of eliminating
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climate change: A four hundred thousand dollar car - 03/10/08 09:52 AM
Even I think the latest offering from Rolls is a little on the expensive side - $ 400,000 and UP. It's a fine looking car though. Full write up here: The Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe
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climate change: March 12, 2008 Hear Peter Barnes Speak About "How to Fight Climate Change without Soaking the Middle Class" - 03/04/08 09:05 AM
Sponsored by the Climate Protection Campaign: Take a trip to San Francisco and learn about Peter Barnes proposal to meet the scientific imperative for climate AND narrow the gap between rich and poor. Peter Barnes, is Senior Fellow with the Tomales Bay Institute, Co-founder of Working Assets and has authored books about market based methods to resolve environmental problems. Peter is
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climate change: How Green is my County's Government? - 03/01/08 08:52 AM
Sonoma County and all of its cities have made a major commitment to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Here are some examples: The County's Business Environmental Alliance (BEA), established in 1995, is charged with implementing an integrated program of voluntary responsible environmental practices by local business. The BEA is one of the first initiatives of its kind.
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climate change: PG&E Smart Home Rebates - 02/23/08 12:01 PM
PG&E is helping consumers save money AND reduce green house gas production by sending out Smart Home Rebate booklets upon request. Rebates for high efficency/energy star appliances include:$50 to $75 for Clothes Washer/Dryers $100 for energy efficient pool pump, motor and controller$30 for water heaters$375 for Wall and Attic insulation$300 for Roof$600 for ductwork sealing$300 for 94 Seer Furnace, $200
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climate change: Reduce Carbon Emissions with an SLEV Vehicle. - 02/22/08 02:00 PM
Using PHIL http://www.myphill.com/, which fills the tank at a higher compression than the local Natural Gas Utility filling station, the car goes for 230+ miles (instead of 140 miles) before the refueling light goes on. This has eliminated a great deal of the anxiety that I used to have about running out of gas.
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climate change: Coming to a city near you... - 02/01/08 01:43 PM
"A Picture is worth a thousand words" Theme: Manhattan under water. I recently came across this photo in Treehugger...http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/01/picture-is-worth-waterworld.php It sparked a few cross references ... Manhattan under water: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x41s3h_new-york-city-underwater-cnc-breaki_news An Inconvenient Truth certainly pointed out Global Warming is not just hot air. Edward Burtynsky's photographic works demonstrated the worlds of industrial wasteland has transformed out world. What
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climate change: Climate Change and Chapel Hill's Progressive Invovlement - 01/11/08 06:42 AM
There are many "green building initiatives" taking place in Chapel Hill, and now the town is inviting mayors from the NC area to be involved as well in climate change and transportation. The Town of Chapel Hill will host a gathering of mayors Jan. 9 and 10 to discuss climate change
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climate change: How It All Went Down - 01/08/08 02:59 PM
So the follow-up to yesterday's posting is...I missed both meetings! The sound you hear is me, falling from my pedestal. Thump. The good news part of it is that I went to the lecture with Dr. Steven Schneider and it was PACKED! There was no way to get into the
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climate change: In Two Places - 01/07/08 04:01 PM
Tonight there are two important meetings taking place at the same time. Can I clone myself? One of them takes place in Healdsburg, at City Hall; the other will be in Santa Rosa at the "Wells Fargo Center For the Perfoming Arts" (I much preferred our local arts center named after Luther Burbank as
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climate change: Is a Solar House in Your Future? - 12/30/07 06:07 AM
For those of you who are living in a solar powered house and living off the grid. I salute you. For those of you who generate more power than you use and sell energy in reverse back to the Electrical Grid, well let's just say that; You are my hero. Some people
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climate change: Global warming info for those who are not affraid of the other point of view! - 12/29/07 09:41 PM
Here is a list of articles to go to where you can see the other side. Please remember to only trust this information as far as you can verify it with your own knowledge or research. I'm sure you've done your homework on Al Gore's movie and went beyond just taking him
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climate change: My new, free, comprehensive Green Building course is now available online! - 12/21/07 11:29 AM
After many months of long days and nights of research and writing my Green Building course is finally complete and is available on the website of the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI). This course is free to the public and can be taken as often as you like. The content
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climate change: Climate change to affect real-estate? - 11/12/07 10:47 AM
Homes flooded in Tsawwassen, houses burned by the Kelowna wildfires and homes in Mission and North Vancouver hit by landslides are some of the examples how climate change can affect buildings and real estate market. Climate change could affect the design and location of new real-estate developments and substantially alter prices
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climate change: Would YOU make sacrifices to address climate change? - 11/06/07 10:29 AM
today over at greenbiz.com they published an article saying that the majority of people in a 21 country poll said they would make sacrifices to address climate change. In fact 83% of people said they would. You can read the article here. So, would you? I would love to see how accurate that
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climate change: Traditional Oven vs. Toaster Oven. Which One Wins The Energy War? - 11/05/07 06:40 AM
Have you ever thought how much energy your traditional oven uses while cooking that lone casserole? For one thing it runs on 220 electricity which costs more than 110. Second, your oven has that big cavity that has to heat up, just to cook a small item. It would benefit you and
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climate change: New Hampshire - Candidates GO GREEN! ~ Meet the Candidates - 11/02/07 01:41 PM
New Hampshire is known for the first in the Nation Primary. On Saturday, Nov. 3rd you can meet the candidates and ask them how the State of New Hampshire is getting GREENER! Rallies will be held throughout the state of New Hampshire to discuss Climate Change. In Nashua, New Hampshire a rally will
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climate change: Georgia governor declares drought emergency, asks for assistance - 10/20/07 07:12 PM
Greg Bluestein | The Associated Press 2:58 PM EDT, October 20, 2007 CUMMING, Ga. - With water supplies rapidly shrinking during a drought of historic proportions, Gov. Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency today for the northern third of Georgia and asked President Bush to declare it a major disaster
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climate change: Rising Sea Levels Threaten 21 Mega Cities - 10/20/07 07:00 PM
BANGKOK, Thailand - Cities around the world are facing the danger of rising seas and other disasters related to climate change. Of the 33 cities predicted to have at least 8 million people by 2015, at least 21 are highly vulnerable, says the Worldwatch Institute.They include Dhaka, Bangladesh; Buenos Aires, Argentina;
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climate change: Don't Believe in Global Warming? You Just Might Want to Check This Out! - 10/05/07 01:53 PM
October 23 on CNN Anderson Cooper will begin a series about our planet and climate change. In one of the segments he interviews a researcher who has been making trips to Greenland for the past 20 years, doing research on the environmental impact of climate change in Greenland. During his last
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climate change: The Northwest Passage and Global Warming - 09/14/07 08:28 PM
The Northwest Passage is the body of "ice" that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Typically, ice breakers have had to be used to clear a path for commercial shipping. However, according to BBC America this evenin, the Northwest Passage has completely melted, for the first time in recorded history. Below
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climate change: Love Bugs and Climate Change - 05/09/07 03:04 PM
Every year here in the deep south we have to contend with the onslaught of the dreaded Love Bugs. They arrive enmasse in May and continue through the Fall, but dwindle in numbers during the summer. This is my 11th year in Florida and I've never seen Love Bugs as thick
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climate change: How Cool is This? Freecycle! - 04/18/07 08:04 PM
This is one of the links on Yahoo's Earthday site. What a great idea. To join or for more information go to www.freecycle.org.The Freecycle NetworkTM is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for
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climate change: An Inconvient Truth - Please watch this film....... - 03/18/07 01:28 PM
This is certainly not a real estate related article, but worth talking about none the less. I received a copy of the DVD, "An Inconvenient Truth" during the holidays. Like most of us, I don't have a great amount of time to relax and watch a movie. I finally got around to
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climate change: Green Building vs Green Washing - 02/05/07 01:05 PM
As green building becomes more popular following the increased warnings about global climate change we need to be more vigilant than ever about "grennwashing". While I would be among the first to say that bamboo flooring is a great choice I recoil at the fact that some manufacturerers use toxic adhesives
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