 | Last login: 3 hours agoShea is a 31 year old guy in a relationship from Portland, Maine, USA. I'm cover green politics, renewable energy, and climate change for MNN.com, a newly launched green media company.
I work in a fully powered and wified 500 sq. foot tipi behind my house in Maine and I don't sleep as much as I'd like. |
 Share This- New Business Model Cuts Up-Front Costs to Spur Energy Efficiency | SolveClimate...
 Jul 3, 6:54am  (3 reviews) business, energy-efficiency, environment, financing http://solveclimate.com/blog/20090703/ne...- From the page: "Technological developments often are seen as the surest way to reduce societyâ€s dependence on fossil fuels, but one young startup hopes to spur change with an innovative business model.
If successful, Metrus Energy's model could usher in a wave of investment in energy efficiency projects.
The idea is to enter into long-term contracts with commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in which Metrus pays the upfront costs of installing energy efficiency measures, such as high-efficiency lighting or building energy management systems, and then shares the resulting savings from lower energy bills. "
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- Worldchanging: Bright Green: No More Coal?
- Jul 2, 7:21pm (1 review) environment, energy, coal, clean-coal http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/00...
- Architecture 2030 recently ran a full page ad in The New Yorker magazine, asking "Think You're Making a Difference? Think Again." They note that "There are 151 new conventional coal-fired power plants in various stages of development in the US today," and go on to compare the beneficial impact of major conservation initiatives against the negative impact of one coal plant:
Home Depot is funding the planting of 300,000 trees in cities across the US to help absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions... The CO2 emissions from only one medium-sized (500 MW) coal-fired power plant, in just 10 days of operation, will negate this entire effort.
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- Solar panels getting a sleek new makeover | MNN - Mother Nature Network...
- Jul 2, 6:38pm
 (2 reviews) alternative-energy http://mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stor... - Blend in solar = solar everywhere.
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- When Eating Good Is Bad - Gaiam Life
- Jul 2, 2:32pm (4 reviews) health, cooking, nutrition, orthorexia, psychology http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/When-Eatin...
- From the page: "Eating organic, non-processed foods is a good idea, no doubt about that. But obsessively eating only those types of foods isn't such a good idea. If you or someone you know, has extreme compulsions about eating, you might be crossing the line from healthy eating to an eating disorder called orthorexia."
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- Whither the McMansion? Opinions from the Wall Street Journal and the Atlantic...
- Jul 2, 2:22pm (1 review) environment, real-estate, housing, big-houses, houses http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/...
- But don't write the obituary for McMansions just yet. Although mass-produced behemoths more than 3,000-square-feet in size have only been common (and commonly criticized), since the late '90s, home sizes have never been influenced by need alone. The builder association's report also points out that houses ballooned most--about 1,000 square feet--during the period between 1970 and 2008, when household size dropped from 3.11 to 2.57. Homes are getting smaller now because people feel poorer, but all that will change once the recession ends and consumer confidence is restored.
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- Green Central - Times Online - WBLG: Imagine if London ran out of water...
- Jul 2, 2:17pm (1 review) environment, london, water http://timesonline.typepad.com/environme...
- From the page: "These Londoners carried water African-style from the River Thames to Downing Street today where they delivered 80,000 letters to Gordon Brown.
The letters from the British public demand that world leaders at the G8 next week address the lack of clean water and sanitation which billions of people suffer worldwide everyday.
Women in developing countries spend hours each day walking and queuing to collect water for their families. Often it is dirty, polluted and unsafe to drink. "
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- Daryl Hannah: "There Is No Such Thing As Clean Coal!" // Archives //...
- Jul 2, 2:17pm (1 review) environment, coal, clean-coal, mountaintop-removal-mining http://www.ecorazzi.com/2009/07/02/daryl...
- A little more than a week after being arrested for civil disobedience during a mountaintop removal protest in West Virginia, Daryl Hannah is telling her side of the story in a new article for the Huffington Post. She writes: "Why would I fly across the country on my own dime knowing I would most likely end up in jail in one of the poorest parts of America? Well, have you ever heard of MTR? Don't feel bad, my friends are intelligent, well-read and informed people, but most of them had never heard of MTR (Mountain Top Removal) either."
Hannah goes on to explain her position on the destructive practice -- including the respect she has for the miners that depend on the work for their livelihood. She also includes some letters that she's received since her arrest for citizens of West Virginia deeply effected by MTR. "I am sorry you were arrested but I thank you for standing up for what is right," writes one woman. "We need to work on sustainable communities here in the mountains so that coal miners will have opportunities for jobs not so dangerous."
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- Stonyfield Farm Reduces Greenhouse Gases caused by Cow Burps | Green Living...
- Jul 2, 12:48pm (2 reviews) environment, global-warming, climate-change, cows, stonyfield-farm http://greenlivingideas.com/news-events/...
- From the page: "Most people associate greenhouse gas emissions with pollution from heavy industry, so it might come as a surprise to know that cows are also a culprit. Each time a cow burps, it releases greenhouse gases known as enteric emissions."
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- Folding Bike Helmet Fits in Your Pocket or Purse : TreeHugger
- Jul 2, 9:41am (1 review) bicycling, design, biking, helmet http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/...
- From the page: "When in France recently I rarely saw a bicycle helmet, ce n'est pas chic. But designers Caroline Journaux & Adrien Guerin are working on one that can fold up and be put away in your pocket or purse. That makes a lot of sense if you ride a VĂ©lo bike in Paris, since you only have a bike when you need it and would otherwise be carrying a helmet around a lot. I don't know if it would pass a Snell test but I like the idea."
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- Infused vodka recipes | MNN - Mother Nature Network
- Jul 2, 9:28am (5 reviews) http://www.mnn.com/food/stories/infused-...
- If I didn't loathe vodka, I'd be all over this.
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