Getting Green Off The Grid

Governments can certainly do their share to cut consumption and serve as a role model and example.

This does not surprise me about Alaska.
Alaskan Capital Cuts Power Consumption By 40% : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti

Alaska’s capital city lost its main power transmission lines in a series of avalanches earlier this month, cutting it off from a relatively cheap source of power at a hydroelectric dam, and leaving it to draw […]

The problem is, people get into a mindset where they think because they bought a high-efficiency appliance, they don’t need to pay as much attention. Much like how some people think that you can eat tons of diet food and still lose weight. They want the government and manufacturers to do all the […]

On one hand, kids probably love snow days. On the other hand, they love having a longer summer vacation. It’s a toss up.
93.1 WIBC FM - It’s A New Day

“Many school corporations are making the switch to renewable energy sources to cut costs and reduce their carbon footprint, and they are […]

This is much better than the usual style-before-substance approach they usually take.
Record Houses 2008 | Architectural Record

For more than 50 years, RECORD has presented an annual collection of projects from around the globe that represent exemplary residential design. For our 2008 Record Houses awards program, we took a new approach: we looked for built, single-family […]

I’m not even sure where to begin with this! Wow. It could be good, but of course there will be a Hollywood entertainment slant to it, so some things won’t quite work the way we expect them to.
BLABBERMOUTH.NET - MÖTLEY CRÜE’s TOMMY LEE Goes ‘Green’

In the “Fast Fuel” episode Ludacris and Tommy Lee’s […]

Eventually restaurants are going to start charging for their waste cooking oil. Hopefully there won’t be an OPEC for restaurants.
NewsHerald.com - Man brewing own bio-diesel

The nondescript silver four-door sedan looks like any other car chugging down the highway. The only thing that gives away the car is running on fry oil is an […]

WHAT: Green Festivals, a joint project of Global Exchange and Co-op America, will celebrate its FIRST year in Seattle and its SECOND year in Chicago this spring. Each event will bring together more than 125 speakers, 350 local and national green businesses, dozens of community groups and an anticipated audience of more than 30,000 to celebrate what’s working in our own communities, for businesses and for the environment.

For two days in April, Seattle residents, and for two days in May, Chicago area residents are invited to take part in the largest and most authentic green event in the world and explore what’s next on the horizon for renewable energy, socially responsible investing, eco-fashions, eco-tourism, green building, green parenting and more.

Via Treehugger. Can’t wait to see them in this country.
Motorola’s Solar and Wind-Powered Cell Phone Base Stations in Africa : TreeHugger

There are more and more of these conventions popping up. Good.
Go Green Expo - Save the Dates, April 26 - 27 : The Alternative Consumer

Over 150 companies, from AdRide to ZipCar, and Planet Green to ProjectKool will be on hand to demonstrate how you and your kids can lead a good, green life.