July 2014 – DW-GREEN Associates

Headline: Water Efficiency at St. Margaret’s to Get Even Better–in advance of the new building

By Dick Posted on July 30, 2014 Posted in Greening the Proposed Education/Formation Building, Sustainable Buildings, Sustainable Environment Tagged with Chicago River, Goose Island and stormwater backup, Lake Michigan sewage sources, no irrigation, water saving calculator

new throne coming

First thing to note about the subject is that St. Margaret’s does not irrigate. No grass or plant bed sprinklering—even during summer heat waves. That decision should earn 4 LEED points for “Water Efficient Landscaping – reduce by 50% or …

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“Even Wal-Mart is promoting its environmental credentials in the seafood aisle.” (also see In Sundry Dept.)

By Dick Posted on July 23, 2014 Posted in Sustainable Environment, Sustainable Lifestyles Tagged with Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions, Dak Ralter, David Suzuki Foundation, John Fass Morton, Sea Choice, Seven Reasons to Avoid Farm Raised Salmon, Wal-Mart seafood credentials

The title of this post comes from a recent Baltimore Sun article called “Seafood that’s sea-friendly.” The piece goes on to say that customers are increasingly asking their grocery store fish mongers if the seafood offered above the beds of ice …

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So, It’s Been A While… Let’s Take a Gander at Another Form of Alternative Energy, and etc. (Google)

By Dick Posted on July 18, 2014 Posted in Sustainable Environment, Sustainable Lifestyles Tagged with Algenol Biofuels, CO2 as feedstock, direct to ethanol, Doodle 4 Google contest, Intro to Algenol

With the amount of time that’s lapsed since my last post, I should be offering something special, right? Something worth the wait, fully re-energizing your interest in reading this blog… Well, I’ve got that post in mind, but it’s not …

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Month: July 2014

Headline: Water Efficiency at St. Margaret’s to Get Even Better–in advance of the new building

“Even Wal-Mart is promoting its environmental credentials in the seafood aisle.” (also see In Sundry Dept.)

So, It’s Been A While… Let’s Take a Gander at Another Form of Alternative Energy, and etc. (Google)