Thursday, November 06, 2008

Green Web Directory


Two years ago, after the birth of their son Michael, Paula Keif and her husband Christopher, a local contractor, began making plans to build an addition onto their Marshfield home.

They knew they wanted it to be energy efficient, but Keif also wanted to know what types of “green” or sustainable products and building practices were available to them locally.

Keif searched for local vendors and contractors on the Internet that could educate her and her husband about their options. She was surprised to find that there was no way to search for environmentally-friendly businesses in Massachusetts by region.

Her experience prompted her to establish the Go Green Web Directory.

Read more via:.Patriotledger

Energy Expo: Roanoke, Virginia



Don't Miss the ninth annual Green Living and Energy Expo, this Nov. 7th & 8th, at the Roanoke Civic Center's Special Events Center. At this Free event, Learn about energy conservation, energy efficiency, renewable energy, green building, and sustainable living. Enjoy the exhibits, demonstrations, seminars, and silent auction. Join local efforts to save energy, save money, save our natural resources and save the environment. Admission is free. For more information, contact AECP at 540/745-2838 or visit:AECP

Highlights will include:
  • Green Building
  • Land Conservation
  • Fuel Cells
  • Hybrid Cars
  • Wind Power
  • Solar Energy
  • Weatherization
  • Recycling
  • Water Conservation
  • Energy Efficient Lighting
  • Building Science
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Energy efficient stoves
  • Energy education
  • Indoor Air Quality
  • Energy Star Appliances
  • Green Investing
  • Rainwater Harvesting
  • Green Products




Gifting For The Holiday's: Organic Wine


Thanksgiving is a few weeks away and after that, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. With the myriad of holiday parties and dinners with family, friend's and co-worker's one easy, tried and true gift is wine.

Bottlenotes.com takes the guesswork out of gifting wine. Bottlenotes stocks a collection of wines to please all, blends from Bordeaux, Shiraz from Australia, Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand and Malbec from Argentina . All can be delivered directly to your, or the recipient's, doorstep. Whether you give a standout single bottle of cult wine, a themed gift pack, or membership in a monthly wine club.

Green World Tour( $99.95 /4 Bottles)
  • Mont'Albano Merlot/Refosco - 2006 Italy
  • Can Vendrell Brut Reserva Cava - Non-Vintage Spain
  • Nuevo Mundo Cabernet Sauvignon / Carmenere - 2005 Chile
  • Protero Gumeracha Viognier - 2005 Australia

Tasting Notes:

Take a trip around the wine world with these great organic wines from Italy, Spain, Australia and Chile, made using certified organic practices while still embodying classic styles from the regions they represent.

Organic Wine Sampler ($37.50/ 2 bottles)

  • Protero Gumeracha Chardonnay 2005 - Adelaide hills, Australia
  • Domaine du Jas d'Eclans Rouge 2000 - France

Tasting Notes:

The wine world is going green - or going back to green, as some might argue. Taste what all the buzz is about with this Organic Wine Sampler!

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Discrimination Wins


Prop 8: The proponents managed to change the Californian Constitution, barring gays from marriage. It is was nothing more than an attack on the civil liberties of one group.

Read more via:Associated Press



Proposition 7 & 10 FAIL!


Proposition 7 :The Solar and Clean Energy Initiative.

Despite its good intentions, here are some of the serious flaws we avoided:

  • Loopholes for Utility Companies – Prop. 7 would have created more uncertainty by locking in language that will allow utilities to escape compliance responsibilities. According to an independent legislative analysis, these loopholes are "susceptible to manipulation."
  • Confusion and Complexity in Siting Transmission – Instead of utilizing the Renewable Energy Transmission Initiative process already underway to address genuine barriers to new transmission, Prop. 7 would have added complexity to the existing regulatory process and limits the time window for public involvement.
  • Counterproductive Pricing Policies – Inflexible limits on the sale price for eligible renewable electricity while there is no limit on the future price of volatile natural gas.
  • Discouraged Small-Scale Development– Discrimination against smaller renewable energy projects, which currently make up nearly 60 percent of the projects contracted under today's renewable energy requirements.

Prop 10: T. Boone Pickens’s, Prop 10, is a $3.2 million scam aimed at playing off the desires of to make Californians greener. This proposition sounds good, but does very little to help the environment. It pilfers Californians of $1 billion in bonds at a time when we are in a financial crisis. Its main goal of shelling out rebates for those who purchase alternative fuel cars is even more deceiving. The majority of the rebates will end up in the pockets of truck and van owners who drive “natural gas powered” (resource depleting) vehicles.

Trying The Vegan Lifestyle


Maybe you're considering going vegan but the idea is too daunting. Think back on past meals. How good were they, were they varied and how did you feel afterward?

For Breakfast: You can try a toasted rice pecan bread with sesame butter and cinnamon for breakfast.

Snacks: Apples with almond butter, or guacamole and blue corn chips baked with safflower oil.
For dinner: Zucchini, red pepper and tofu stir-fry along with a sweet potato and salad.

Lunch: A pita, with soy cheese and soy chicken,to substitute for real chicken and cheese.

Try Ethiopian food such as, pureed chickpeas simmered in olive oil, red onions and spices, and lentil salad flavored with garlic and jalapeno pepper with a whole-grain Ethiopian flat bread.

If you're considering veganism, create five or six different meals, so that you're getting a variety of foods.

Have Chinese night, Indian night, and even Italian night without meat. Learn how to make a tofu lasagna or you could just start simply with a baked potato and sautéd zucchini, onions and red pepper with a lemon avocado dressing.

Going vegan entirely or introducing it to your diet can help decrease you chance of heart attack, help with weight loss and give you more energy rather than subsisting on all the processed foods out there.

Anybody can do it.

44th President Of The United States Of America!

Monday, November 03, 2008

Brilliant Vegetarians

In all the round world of Utopia there is no meat. There used to be, but now we cannot stand the thought of slaughterhouses. And it is impossible to find anyone who will hew a dead ox or pig.I can still remember as a boy the rejoicings over the closing of the last slaughterhouse.
- H.G.Wells
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A Modern Utopia

Herbert George Wells, better known as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best remembered today for the science fiction novels he published: The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, When the Sleeper Wakes, and The First Men in the Moon. Wells and Jules Verne are each sometimes referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction".

He was an outspoken socialist and a pacifist; his later works becoming increasingly political and didactic. His later novels were more realistic; they covered lower middle class life (The History of Mr Polly) and the 'New Woman' and the Suffragettes (Ann Veronica). He was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, and produced works in many genres, including contemporary novels, history, and social commentary.


"The Gods created certain kinds of beings to replenish our bodies; they are the trees and the plants and the seeds."-Plato

Plato, was a Classical Greek philosopher, who, together with his mentor, Socrates, and his student, Aristotle, helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy. Plato was also a mathematician, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato was originally a student of Socrates, and was as much influenced by his thinking as by what he saw as his teacher's unjust death.

Plato's sophistication as a writer can be witnessed by reading his Socratic dialogues. Some of the dialogues, letters, and other works that are ascribed to him are considered spurious. Although there is little question that Plato lectured at the Academy that he founded, the pedagogical function of his dialogues, if any, is not known with certainty. The dialogues since Plato's time have been used to teach a range of subjects, mostly including philosophy, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, and other subjects about which he wrote.



Eco-Fashion And Holiday Gift Ideas


You don't need to be a "hippie" or a vegan to live greener. Greener living can actually be easier, more stylish and even save money.When shopping for yourself, friends or family this holiday season, here are some chic eco-friendly accessories to peruse.

Read more via:Tampabays10.com

Bee Authentic Organic Clothing Co.


Ralph Williams, of Fort Myers, and his sons, Patrick, 8, and Joe, 6, started a family business, Bee Authentic Organic Clothing Co. The online clothing store boasts an environmentally-friendly line of cotton shirts.

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