green living

I ran across something interesting this morning regarding a declining housing market, mortgage turmoil, and building "green". It appears that Countrywide Home Loans is trying to do their part to help correct this downturn in the housing market, as well as do something for the environment. Countrywide Home Loans is offering a .125% decrease in the interest rate on the purchase of a "green home".

Yesterday I was spending Mothers Day with my mom when a light bulb went out in her dining room light. "I'm going to have to run to the store tomorrow to get some more. It seems like we're going through a bulb a week anymore."

A high performance and sustainable home is being built in Burlington Ontario by Branthaven Homes. Imber Akse House, currently under construction, is the dream of Barry Imber and Leslie Akse and should be completed late in 2008. Imberaksehouse.ca is a support website/blog that is designed to assist and encourage consumers to make informed decisions toward change.

Buying hybrid cars and installing solar panels are great ways to help save energy, but not an option for everyone who wants to do their part in the green movement. Try these simple tips to help protect the environment while also saving you some cash.

 A website with a mission to give you the tools to live a vibrantly healthy and chemically clean life; to connect

To create longevity with our sustaiability efforts we must examine more of how we think...versus simply looking at what we do. What's involved..and where to start.

An audio interview with author and editor Diana Leafe Christian on the topic of intentional communities including ecovillages, cohousing, communes, co-ops and more. She gives a great overview of the movement and how to find and join a community.

Conserving trees is not only good for the environment - but also good for your health. New research shows findings that fare well for the environment.

New network launches for the "greener lifestyle" and those wanting to learn about it.

Learn what good green folks are doing across the US in their workplaces, schools, colleges, and churches to bring eco-smart living to life.

Earth Day is coming and GreenPromise.com aims to spur global change through a new community feature on its Web site. My Green Promise lets users log promises to make sustainable lifestyle changes. As incentive, for each of the first 5,000 Green Promises made, GreenPromise.com will plant a tree. Green Promises are organized by category and include a description, obstacles faced, goal date and percent completion.

What can you do with curdled milk? Make gorgeous, ecofriendly, long lasting and low VOC paint for your home (and indoor health).

I just did this following the recipe here and my house (not pictured), which used to look like the bachelor pad it is, now looks like a hipster, designer home... kind of an EcoHome Make Over.

This weekend Seattle is hosting Green Festival 2008 at the Washington State Convention Center.  According to the Seattle-PI, at least 20,000 and up to 30,000 people will attend this event this weekend. 

Sustainable and Green Ideas for Mother's Day