The kids and I got started on what we are calling “the little farm” today.
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Obama Says We Can Repower America
On Tuesday, Al Gore met with President-elect Obama to talk about solving the climate crisis.
President-elect Obama said:
“…we have the opportunity now to create jobs all across this country, in all 50 states, to repower America, to redesign how we use energy, to think about how we are increasing efficiency, to make our economy stronger, make us more safe, reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and make us competitive for decades to come, even as we’re saving the planet.”
See the Video HERE.
Gore has outlined a five-step plan to achieve his goal of generating 100 percent of the U.S.’s electricity from renewable sources in 10 years. Though Obama hasn’t agreed to Gore’s lofty goal, he has committed, in varying degrees, to implementing Gore’s recommendations.
Read More HERE.
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$427 million. That’s what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They’re protecting their interests — and hurting ours.
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Modular Green Homes Con.
Ever since I saw this episode of Big Ideas for a Small Planet, the homes from Michelle Kaufmann have been my idea of a dream home. We certainly have come a long way with what we can do with prefab. These houses are absolutely stunning with their simple smart design using renewable, recycled, and long lasting low maintenance materials, together with innovative technologies and design to make the homes energy efficient.
Heres a snippet from the show last year:
This video really reflects on the many reasons we should choose build modular.
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The Sunset Breeze house
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The mkLotus
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Check out Michell’s blog Nutrition Labels For our Homes? You’ll see the amazing difference in CO2 emissions and energy consumption between their homes and traditionally built homes.
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Plumbing Problems? Check out this pic I found. This is from Front Architects in Poland. Billboard Homes? Interesting, but I wish I could read the site. These would be a trip though.
