tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89188872261541253162024-03-20T01:20:52.684-06:00A Greener ColoradoReducing Colorado's Carbon Footprint one property at a timeA Greener Coloradohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08617259775196654731noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-50372972940170459512007-07-14T01:14:00.001-06:002007-07-14T01:54:07.984-06:00What Our Grandparents Can Teach Us About Saving the World<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjDvRIslh3ouniEIL35xBf1j_Jfuct0ruikf1M4MKWzn1h3iIXYa6EBmVHUcOuBPcaF9W7psZhsupZRBughPETsaF9vRF6iwjJoD54RrEHZw1LcNtcj0eraNGRsokDmLVac8WEpifrYQh/s1600-h/Enviroprop2.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjDvRIslh3ouniEIL35xBf1j_Jfuct0ruikf1M4MKWzn1h3iIXYa6EBmVHUcOuBPcaF9W7psZhsupZRBughPETsaF9vRF6iwjJoD54RrEHZw1LcNtcj0eraNGRsokDmLVac8WEpifrYQh/s400/Enviroprop2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086957640897929634" border="0" /></a>We hear how hard it is for people to give up our fossil fueled lifestyle; Mike Davis asks in the Sierra Club magazine :"Our culture appears hopelessly addicted to fossil fuels, shopping sprees, suburban sprawl, and beef-centered diets. Would Americans ever voluntarily give up their SUVs, McMansions, McDonald's, and lawns?"<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/07/what_our_grandp.php">read more</a> | <a href="http://digg.com/environment/What_Our_Grandparents_Can_Teach_Us_About_Saving_the_World">digg story</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-44547120678091962682007-07-12T10:34:00.001-06:002007-07-12T11:33:37.768-06:00EarthWorks Expo..Join the Evolution<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.earthworks2007.com/index2.html"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 153px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nri7rvA2tbu0JydymGpqnEmmQvDyHruDLliGJ8uQBec6SkZpBzEeGfpF6GZq6SwtCUnLo4mz60SIY9sXKwCJ_vdwCGjTz4irSU_AXFb1wXnV-YnpS6j_wcGjWsuZXzbLIcMWez8KwMeD/s400/EarthWorksExpo.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086349855780905058" border="0" /></a>The Earth Works Expo is coming to the Denver Merchandise Mart on the weekend of <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">July 27 - 29</span>th</span>. With an estimated 200 <a href="http://www.earthworks2007.com/exhibitors.html">exhibitors</a>, <a href="http://www.earthworks2007.com/keynote.html">distinguished key note speakers</a>, and <a href="http://www.earthworks2007.com/workshops.html">workshops</a>, the expo promises to deliver powerful information and resources on sustainable living to Colorado residents.<br /><br />"EarthWorks Expo 2007 provides an important introduction to a broad array of ecologically-friendly products, strategies and practical steps that can be taken by Denver-area citizens, businesses and civic organization to meet the goals set forth in the <a href="http://www.greenprintdenver.org/">Greenprint Denver</a> action plan.", stated Denver Mayor, John Hickenlooper in his Expo welcome letter to Michael Lindemann, President of EarthWorks Expo, Inc.<br /><br />Offering <a href="http://www.earthworks2007.com/workshops.html">workshops</a> on an array of topics such as, Green Building, Green investing and real estate, home decor, agriculture, home energy efficiency, and countless others, these are sure to inform and inspire Colorado residents to realize the benefits of 'going green'. <br /><br />The exhibitors promise to deliver with information and product demos ranging from EcoBuilders, residential and commercial solar applications, tankless water heaters, sustainable flooring, local organic farmers and countless others. Don't miss out on a unique opportunity for Colorado residents to understand and support sustainable development locally.Think environmentally. Think responsibly. Think sustainability.<br /><br />With discounted ticket purchasing online at $25 for families, $12 for adults, or a 3 day pass for $25 per person, the expo is sure to deliver value to its' audience. Learn more on ticketing options or purchase them <a href="http://www.earthworks2007.com/attendorderonline.html">here.</a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-42131324653353447112007-07-10T21:52:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:37:15.767-06:00What is Sustainablility? Watch the video<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://greenconsortium.com/video_series/default_test.php?theFLV=Green_1_pt_1_Introduction.flv"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE-ty0wbGkan_xSBWgvDyjPUQfkKN_abi_1uUhKYkwgDsUSJMtRcMLKNls9BZj-u3hCcJVYU-48aGSnZbpa7ENwpYToY4d-igR3qScZruheS5nAaKO5wwCFOU3pTkznwxHARzkl4v2zJ0c/s400/COGreenConsort.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085783814994805426" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Colorado Green Consortium offers a great video resource series for understanding Sustainability and how it affects our environment, resource consumption, and overall communities for future generations. A must see!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-79909747910605817242007-07-09T11:21:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:38:08.652-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.liveearth.msn.com/green/calculator"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilh2OvuKoMfVwVn5T1yNDAHhg2YxeBSJ48-i09tbJQ1PjDMnXyJMN9Uw_d1oJbBIwlcDmyAVG-TvJAtGvmkCBEynr7v3Jqp8ho7xH59tv6lGNfxlaevAIAbqqxk9frLmDSLIsNOgocrdPv/s400/Calculate.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085249104451355170" border="0" /></a>Have you ever contemplated how your individual actions affect the planet? Imagine if we all did. Minor changes lead to major rewards.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-82663080034630370772007-07-09T10:30:00.001-06:002007-07-11T22:38:41.843-06:00Live Earth Unleashes the Planet Pledge<div style="text-align: justify;">Make your commitment to your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">community</span>, the environment, the planet. Be the difference and commit to a sustainable existence for future generations. Its not a question of whether global warming is occuring, it's a question of how we are living? Should we not be living a more sustainable existence. One in which we act as caretakers of our planet, not one of exploitaion, excess, and environmental degradation.<br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://liveearthpledge.org/answer_the_call.php"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ2yPNSxrJntkB8O9Fu33Xjc3SRjVGcmqAPQykoXxssPgLj2Alzas0NoiE-6kvz6piULZtrXclWuHvi4SkTPAcnq4IXcTo4QvfRXvPMPlUjJOvrXxocEw4baZU5-ofm8bhD9IJZVXR1HGI/s400/AnswertheCall.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085235497994961410" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-58338733780899634132007-07-06T19:34:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:43:58.005-06:00Green Truckers.The future of Big Rigs<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM108BgAzulVHWrS5B43WTgO-VXiMd7ne9yoDZyWg6akxW8Gc2L_upgV0uQ_3V9Vc9y1Yv4hSxo1BBc58IlzbA-9330XBwaQP_-3t3BWvbsydzSqI4yE3HUjgqx8OvliIFPBzwsgL-nOSa/s1600-h/therigs.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 577px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM108BgAzulVHWrS5B43WTgO-VXiMd7ne9yoDZyWg6akxW8Gc2L_upgV0uQ_3V9Vc9y1Yv4hSxo1BBc58IlzbA-9330XBwaQP_-3t3BWvbsydzSqI4yE3HUjgqx8OvliIFPBzwsgL-nOSa/s400/therigs.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086166104195080274" border="0" /></a>Over 100,000+ Eighteen wheelers roar down our highways and local streets everyday. Although a necessary evil, these trucks delivery our goods from one location to another daily. They bring the world closer by minimizing each individuals driving time, transporting goods which are not or can not be produced locally, and in a somewhat efficient manner. But wait.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />All these trucks and few if any are " green ". It seems to me that the market should absorb Green Trucking as an environmental hot ticket. A venture capitalists dream, if you will. Sure there have been regulations which have made their chosen profession a little cleaner, but its not enough. What we need is a trucking company ran off bio fuels. Imagine it. Powered by Wesson...diesel the foregone era. These immen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJMdDEecUaym_akk_8HXxlHYLpyLnDjFqovNiAJRuCPyOj8HP9IRVpx8eZYg4Ph5gemYK-Lz-UT1h3E7Hg7zGNaTDyzKt2kQ-znW2Yqk26_fZmMqE8rzmaFpfmdC0O0wPTgZQGIBCB9-w/s1600-h/Big+Rig.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJMdDEecUaym_akk_8HXxlHYLpyLnDjFqovNiAJRuCPyOj8HP9IRVpx8eZYg4Ph5gemYK-Lz-UT1h3E7Hg7zGNaTDyzKt2kQ-znW2Yqk26_fZmMqE8rzmaFpfmdC0O0wPTgZQGIBCB9-w/s400/Big+Rig.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084271063088644530" border="0" /></a>se trucks could surely benefit from lowered costs of fueling. A tweak here, one there, an oil heater there. Its easily <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">producible</span>, cost <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">efficient</span>, and best of all CLEAN.<br /><br />Better yet. What about an eighteen wheeler powered by Electricity. Sure , sure , you say. Surrender the fantasy. No listen. I see the trailer as wasted space. There is this large roof of the trailer just baking in the midday sun. Loosing the natural cycles of the the sun day in and day out. Come on. How hard could it be to design a solar unit which tilts slightly, perhaps 3 units and place them on the trailer. Recharging all day long. That would be the super rig and better yet, nearly silent. I know there has to be a designer, an installer, a trucker, that could realize this dream. To think bigger and more boldly than before. Someone who sees environmental progress on all fronts. Lead your field and the nation. Bring us cleaner Big Rigs.<br /><br />I've found a great article and related study on green trucking by the <a href="http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_vehicles/big_rig_cleanup/rolling-smokestacks-cleaning-up-americas-trucks-and-buses.html">Union of Concerned Scientists</a>. Although offering a full schematic and all, it just does not go far enough. Rules, regulations, and endless studies are moot. Action is what must be done. Venture capitalists...realize this market...realize the social, economic, and environmental benefits of sustainable business.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-83475594061153103662007-07-06T15:50:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:45:05.543-06:00Real Estate Agents of the Future<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHFirsHKWH4C84EWaFahvRgVPYOPOJFDNcrQKpG1_uy5LFnaxNeW-tgsQWWEjTs13ao5kUgZYDG8zlqocv5APYVAps_I4lFA1nHYcz41RTHLHFmTPMI7HqkV2hTUAqbx2zErFP09AoquR/s1600-h/EcoBroker.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHFirsHKWH4C84EWaFahvRgVPYOPOJFDNcrQKpG1_uy5LFnaxNeW-tgsQWWEjTs13ao5kUgZYDG8zlqocv5APYVAps_I4lFA1nHYcz41RTHLHFmTPMI7HqkV2hTUAqbx2zErFP09AoquR/s400/EcoBroker.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084206256327115138" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.ecobroker.com/"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Ecobrokers</span></span></a>, in my eyes, they are the future of real estate. They see the future and have committed themselves to promote and educate the community about the benefits of sustainable living.<br /><br />Focusing on green building, energy <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">efficient</span> home products and educational tools, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Ecobrokers</span> help their clients preserve their home investment and guide them through the process of investing in a sustainable future. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Why choose an ordinary real estate agent when you could be choosing another who views the world through the same pair of "green" colored glasses as you do?</span> Choose an agent that cares about the environment, can guide you through the building process, buying, selling, and more importantly....remodeling your home.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-3598248496009770172007-07-05T13:35:00.000-06:002007-07-11T22:48:47.747-06:00Red Rocks.The Ultimate Experience, yet still lags..Where is the Solar Power<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://redrocksonline.com/"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Emfwo77bt8B9w2k50Hcxp3HPWFO96mL-5SC_lztcBCoInMjjcp5N_e3yIidtPv51YCQTRUSD2jhDMIjgNUlj5XB6HrXeLfTUEv4dfQwnjAxlK6bPY1-RJajcU6KTwzSnl4Ja-b039WKh/s400/RedRocks4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083814142992859410" border="0" /></a><br />So there I was....last night at the Blues Traveler annual 4<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> of July celebration at Red Rocks in Colorado. Fifteen years and counting. It was absolutely amazing, although not completely filled. Strange that was. Totally shocked because I did not know who the opening acts were. They were great. First, the dance music DJ from PA. Started in a suit..ended leaving the stage in a fans <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Pittsburgh</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Steelers</span> jersey thrown onstage. Then the finale, in my eyes, The Violent <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Femmes</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">That's</span> right...they are still ticking and sounding just as great. The wild craziness of past concerts a by gone era for them, they still made my night. Then there was Blues Traveler. Popper, great job on the weight loss, and his crew jammed out remixed versions of their originals which made them feel unique and current, but the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Femmes</span> stole the show for me. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">BT</span> even did a small tribute in their set. It rocked.<br /><br />With all being fabulous......something was missing....perhaps its these "green" colored glasses <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">I'm</span> now wearing. Perhaps, not, yet the fact remains that I could not get solar power out of my mind. What could make this event better, I thought. Not just for the fans, but for Red Rocks itself. By far the nations #1 outdoor concert venue, playing at Red Rocks, is, or should be, every artists dream gig. Sitting in an outdoor <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">amphitheater</span> surrounded by out crops of towering natural <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">magnificent</span> rock structures of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">behemoth</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">proportions</span> and with night sky glistening above your head, Red Rocks, is the leader in outdoor gigs. Something was missing though. Such a beautiful night, music, our independence, fireworks, beer, the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">ubiquitous</span> nature of "green" at concerts, it all sounds fabulous. Yet, something was missing. I'd like to say I didn't know, but I do. It was SOLAR.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi8B4YII7MpEyTl2IyMNjviMlAKAfXUz1Hf_F1MBKKJbtnpdDFfFjxCrJJhLhsu-zuuGoJ4KxwWbHML1HLUa96ugGFnWxa7_crdByfR7uFx1arWHAwv4YxvCj4F16vRw4xG7tBqShprtK/s1600-h/RedRocks3.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi8B4YII7MpEyTl2IyMNjviMlAKAfXUz1Hf_F1MBKKJbtnpdDFfFjxCrJJhLhsu-zuuGoJ4KxwWbHML1HLUa96ugGFnWxa7_crdByfR7uFx1arWHAwv4YxvCj4F16vRw4xG7tBqShprtK/s400/RedRocks3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083812274682085634" border="0" /></a><br />Why wouldn't such a positive and natural influence of Red Rocks use solar. Even partial solar. Why aren't the administers of Red Rocks realizing their saving and using solar to power their events. Imagine the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">possibilities</span>. Marketing the ultimate gig as participating in a local/global effort to reduce our carbon <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">emissions</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Musicians</span> line up for a Red Rocks gig. Imagine if that gig had a cause. A foundation. A premise. Something behind the magic of nature and the onstage antics.<br /><br />I envision Red Rocks powered by Solar. Powered by our natural process. It flows with the outdoor theme and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">ambiance</span> of the amphitheater itself. Red Rocks needs solar.Placed on their new visitor center or on the top of the staging lights. Wherever it is, Red Rocks should continue to lead. Whether it be music concerts, Easter Sunday Mass, the symphony...it doesn't matter. Red Rocks, this is a call to you. Invest in solar power. Help give back, support yourself. Don't waste away what makes Red Rocks unique. Invest in our futures. Do smart business, increase your equity, decrease your power consumption.<br /><br />Support our environment. Become the leader for environmentally conscious venues. Go Solar for your customers, your clients, your state. Go solar for US.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-33981058815539618302007-07-04T00:38:00.000-06:002007-07-06T16:06:06.335-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWA1vpSrWJ6k66ZECJN0EiBBx_QnsSXYgllkN857e-u_eILihU-Wc7-ItfBL7L8DxQsm_vKBxCkrFo_uYa3p3Vanlj4Yd-WQGxUm9fUFEyw1JpgjuwgiEw3DHMV1eJcV3w5qe86p6Hlw5y/s1600-h/Perspective.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWA1vpSrWJ6k66ZECJN0EiBBx_QnsSXYgllkN857e-u_eILihU-Wc7-ItfBL7L8DxQsm_vKBxCkrFo_uYa3p3Vanlj4Yd-WQGxUm9fUFEyw1JpgjuwgiEw3DHMV1eJcV3w5qe86p6Hlw5y/s400/Perspective.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083228549971853506" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Perspective</span>. Think. We have a hard time managing our tiny planet. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Should we really venture out?</span> Astonishing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-67836693441449649872007-07-03T23:02:00.000-06:002007-07-09T11:01:29.511-06:00Eat Local, Eat Organic, Support your local Farmer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF3HAYkHaQulMQgYtOdSKFFl4jGYq7tjKw8xk0LEvJaQrgjfEXzX2EkwdjXaYqKhUOe4Gr1TUFPUsSBINOofpoyWF6s4GlXe2-GHisYBnrds4jso7nNgfKDqLdEPivI8Sm4vdaUi9LVeD/s1600-h/LocalHarvest.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF3HAYkHaQulMQgYtOdSKFFl4jGYq7tjKw8xk0LEvJaQrgjfEXzX2EkwdjXaYqKhUOe4Gr1TUFPUsSBINOofpoyWF6s4GlXe2-GHisYBnrds4jso7nNgfKDqLdEPivI8Sm4vdaUi9LVeD/s400/LocalHarvest.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083204837457412242" border="0" /></a><br />Everybody needs to eat. Simple choice. Organic or processed? Not a tough question. <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Local Harvest </span></span></a>promotes local food from local farmers...Taste the difference. Look up your local farmers market or Check out the local restaurants who support them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-55613949307730605692007-07-03T17:34:00.001-06:002007-07-09T10:54:48.197-06:00Super Store for the Planet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_VeHUhVyNA75CjFAqqp4CLh3u8LtuCtGp0u7_ygZdsye7JiSiRl78CCBmzt4FRdh5EeMP0qlWOiLYHZSE2bV1FRdrJFjiYiMCRAUOIbkxdY6r1llW4rLQTdGoppFDU2oK7OAZr01KSkT/s1600-h/GreenHome.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_VeHUhVyNA75CjFAqqp4CLh3u8LtuCtGp0u7_ygZdsye7JiSiRl78CCBmzt4FRdh5EeMP0qlWOiLYHZSE2bV1FRdrJFjiYiMCRAUOIbkxdY6r1llW4rLQTdGoppFDU2oK7OAZr01KSkT/s400/GreenHome.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083207006415896754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is by far the best Green Products site I have came across. I can only say good things. I never knew how much I could learn just by reading the details of these products. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Truly</span> insightful and I am sure will be purchasing many items from them in the future. We need more e-commerce sources who soar like <a href="http://www.greenhome.com/"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Green Home</span></span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-66957287168169842012007-07-03T16:23:00.000-06:002007-07-09T10:55:49.890-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9MFWcatoiyE/RorOEiEyQFI/AAAAAAAAAA4/7T9jEAGY8sc/s1600-h/BuiltGreenCO.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9MFWcatoiyE/RorOEiEyQFI/AAAAAAAAAA4/7T9jEAGY8sc/s200/BuiltGreenCO.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083101706702700626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.builtgreen.org/">Built Green</a> </span>A great Colorado resource for Homebuying, Homebuilding, remodeling, and green building standards. Truely, an organization committed to our communities and our environment.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-12646087401008083812007-07-03T15:34:00.000-06:002007-07-09T10:56:50.248-06:00HGTV falls short on capturing new markets<span style="font-weight: bold;">Can you believe it</span>. Upon recent count of <span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/real_estate/?hp=ProjectsIdeasRealEstate"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HGTV</span></a></span> on air television broadcasts, the average homeowners advice on Real Estate, does not have one that is tailored specific to Green Building and Remodeling. What are they thinking. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thirteen shows on Real Estate every week and missing the mark</span>. Broaden the horizon. Think Responsible, Think Sustainable, Think Local. Tidbits of information on a 30 min. show is irresponsible. We want the whole 30. Not 1, 2, or 15 mins. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Where is our dedicaded Green remodeling show on HGTV?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-53165369601652070342007-07-03T14:45:00.000-06:002007-07-09T10:58:00.488-06:00Choices for Colorado Homeowners<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9MFWcatoiyE/Roq4OyEyQEI/AAAAAAAAAAw/MsSIsuePDbc/s1600-h/RebuildCO+1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9MFWcatoiyE/Roq4OyEyQEI/AAAAAAAAAAw/MsSIsuePDbc/s200/RebuildCO+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083077693540548674" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Colorado Homeowners Tax Credits and Rebate programs. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.colorado.gov/rebuildco/utility.htm">Rebuild COLORADO </a></span><br /><br />I had no idea! <span style="font-weight: bold;">Developed by the Goverrnor's Energy Office (GEO), Rebuild Colorado is a host of excellent savings opportunities and investments</span>. Solar panels, wind resources, low flush toilets, energy effiecient mortgages. Colorado has the programs, be it, residential, commercial, or industrial. Electric, Water, and Renewable energy incentives Oh My. Let the city, county, state, or even the Federal government <span style="font-weight: bold;">HELP</span> with the costs of "going green". Realize the savings and home equity opportunities available and <span style="font-weight: bold;">commit to reducing our Carbon Footprint one Property at a time.</span><br /><a href="http://www.colorado.gov/rebuildco/utility.htm"> </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-6736433911221630262007-07-03T14:04:00.000-06:002007-07-03T15:06:48.781-06:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHQ4cEr5Wao">Electric Cars...past revisitied</a></span><br />Although 20 mins. long, <span style="font-weight: bold;">this shocking documentary will definatelty shock, inspire, and perhaps enrage you.</span> What are our automakers and politicians doing? The market is there! <span style="font-weight: bold;">Who is letting us down and WHY? </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHQ4cEr5Wao"><br /></a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-32804481664601590292007-07-03T13:11:00.000-06:002007-07-09T11:32:13.201-06:00Greenprint Denver....Our Hope for a brighter future<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9MFWcatoiyE/RoqoIyEyQBI/AAAAAAAAAAY/uG3ZlCnm3Vk/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9MFWcatoiyE/RoqoIyEyQBI/AAAAAAAAAAY/uG3ZlCnm3Vk/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5083059998275289106" border="0" /></a><br />First lets start with <span style="font-size:130%;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.greenprintdenver.org/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Greenprint</span> Denver. </a></span><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Greenprint</span> is my jumping point. My point of beginning on this quest of sustainability in Colorado. Launched in 2005, Mayor <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Hickenlooper</span> has set forth an initiative to keep Denver ahead of the curve. A great source to track Denver's progress, seek new environmental business developments, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sustainability</span> news. Overall, it <span style="font-weight: bold;">promotes the importance and benefits of sustainable-environmentally-friendly communities. A refreshing plan to keep Denver a leader in environmental awareness and action accomplished through an enlightened set of goals</span>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918887226154125316.post-81226815169084876432007-07-02T11:46:00.000-06:002007-07-03T16:09:58.838-06:00so there I was...driving through suburbia in the middle of the afternoon, under the heat of our sweltering sun...when SPASH, I drove through a water-filled pothole. Where did this water come from? Upon simple inspection I saw a joyous homeowner watering her lush, vibrant, and water drenched grass in the hottest point during the day. Be it vibrant green or not, this was a complete waste of resources. Throughly disgusted I went home and started formulating ideas to turn these suburban greenfields of waste and overconsuption into something postive.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0