Timothy B. Hurst in Video & Media 854 days ago

[social_buttons]Did you know that over the course of a year, a microwave operating in standby mode will use about the same amount of electricity as it would if it ran on HIGH for 24 hours? Frightening, isn’t it? In fact, the average American home has 20-40 appliances plugged in at any given time, and in… Read More…

Jennifer Lance in Green Buildings 854 days ago

These homes in the ancient city of Maymand, Shahr-e Babak, Kerman-Iran were carved into living rocks 12,000 years ago, representing the peaceful coexistence of man and nature.  The underground homes protect inhabitants from extreme cold or heat in the desert. See more photos:  Fars News Agency 

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg in Video & Media 854 days ago

[kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/ViK1sFO7SPI" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] While we’re on the subject: good Stumbleupon friend HarleyJane18 sent this to me last week. Houston Chronicle cartoonist Nick Anderson does some great 3D animation videos with song parodies… this one is based on Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” (specifically the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of it). See also:… Read More…

Shirley Siluk Gregory in Other Green Topics 854 days ago

If you haven’t yet read the heartbreaking news or seen the tragic images, here’s another reason to oppose Canada’s oilsands development: On Monday, some 500 migrating ducks landed in a waste pond at a Syncrude site in Alberta … and only a handful survived long enough to be rescued and, with luck, restored to health.

Jennifer Lance in Other Green Topics 854 days ago

Ontario plans to ban the use and sale of garden pesticides; that equates to over 300 products and 70 chemicals.  Unfortunately, golf courses, farms, and forests will be exempt. Home Depot has already pulled garden pesticides from their shelves in Ontario. Sources:  The Globe and Mail, 

Jeff McIntire-Strasburg in Other Green Topics 855 days ago

[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/QO5osis7UNI" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Musicians keep cranking out the eco-songs… and that’s a great way to bring the green message to a broader audience. Wirehead’s “Losing Ground” is a call to action that’s a little bit 80s pop-rock (they list Toto as an influence), a little bit jazz-rock fusion (think Steely Dan), and… Read More…