Barton Seaver Just last week I caught part of a local NPR radio talk show given over to Barton Seaver. Very knowledgeable. Very sensible. Maybe some of you have heard of him before? A native of Washington, DC, he’s a …

You’re Going to Learn Something Here. Two TED Talks. Two Movers in Sustainable Food/Living. Read more »

In the mid-March post “Renewable Energy Commitment for Savings,” I foretold of an upcoming post about an area homeowner who likes watching the electric meter go backwards at the only LEED® for Homes Platinum certified single-family residence in Anne Arundel …

“Where’s the Garbage Disposer?” (One of several starting points to a LEED® for Homes Platinum Residence in Anne Arundel County.) Read more »

When visiting friends in Florida recently, Paul said to me: Hey, Mr. LEED Green guy, let me show you something you might be interested in seeing. Out to the garage he led me. Nope, nothing new that I could immediately …

A New-Fangled Contraption? Not Really. It’s Just A Bathroom Fixture with Additional Water-Saving Feature Read more »

Off-grid is green “Although a desire to go green isn’t usually the primary driver for people going off-grid, the lifestyle has many environmental benefits,” according to John Platt writing for online publication mothernaturenetwork. “For one thing, most off-grid homes or …

Headed in the right direction… Read more »

This post is basically an excerpt from an advertisement by reThink Wood in a professional green building magazine I get, and from a couple of green-related websites with linkage by me between ’em. (From reThink) “Forests Absorb, Store and Release …

Things I’ve Forgotten or Never Knew about Trees, Wood—and the Atmosphere Read more »

In the place from where I write this is a cottage directory. Under the tab “Sea Turtles” is a piece offered with this catchy title. From May through October sea turtles need dark beaches. During the summer months on Florida’s …

Expect a Return from ‘Your’ Nest Egg? So Does ‘She’ Read more »