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Blu Homes – Continued Growth in a Down Economy
Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 22:34 | Comments
Blu Homes – Continued Growth in a Down Economy

It is no secret that real estate has been in a state of decline for a while now and that decline has extended into what seemed to be a booming rebirth of prefab homes.  The …

The Future of Ecozebra
Tuesday, 17 Nov, 2009 – 21:54 | Comments

I have really let things go here lately.  In some ways it is good.  I have been so busy with my real career and family, that  I just have not had the time to blog …

Garbett Homes is building something, new, modern and green in Utah’s Daybreak community.
Monday, 24 Aug, 2009 – 15:42 | Comments
Garbett Homes is building something, new, modern and green in Utah’s Daybreak community.

While spec home are just that, spec homes and typically built en masse in communities where everything looks the same, it is always refreshing to see when someone breaks the mold and does something a …

Giveaway Time – Elemental Herbs Sunscreen!!!
Monday, 17 Aug, 2009 – 14:00 | Comments
Giveaway Time – Elemental Herbs Sunscreen!!!

Not too long ago I posted on Elemental Herbs, a company I met at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.  Well, they have sent out some products for me to give away so that one of my …

Can’t get your kids to turn off the lights and close the doors? Would they if you paid them?
Friday, 7 Aug, 2009 – 13:50 | Comments
Can’t get your kids to turn off the lights and close the doors?  Would they if you paid them?

Probably.  I know I used to kill spiders and flies for a penny each when I was a kid.  Maybe that isn’t the most environmentally friendly example, but that was in the 70’s and I …

Neogreene, laptop sleeves and bottle holders with a conscience.
Thursday, 6 Aug, 2009 – 22:04 | Comments
Neogreene, laptop sleeves and bottle holders with a conscience.

I recently was given a tip on a new laptop sleeve out there that has all the look and feel of neopreene without all the toxic problems that come along with it.  As I was …

Colleges adapting to Kindle – A great green idea? Maybe. The best green idea? No.
Wednesday, 5 Aug, 2009 – 15:06 | Comments
Colleges adapting to Kindle – A great green idea? Maybe. The best green idea? No.

In this post over at EcoGeek.com they are discussing 6 pilot universities (Princeton, Darden , Case Western Reserve, Reed College, Pace University and Arizona State University), that are going to test providing textbooks on the …

Elemental Herbs – Getting it right from the start.
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 6:39 | Comments
Elemental Herbs – Getting it right from the start.

It is time again for the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market.  Held twice a year in Salt Lake City this is a great opportunity to meet one on one with many companies that are producing green …

Tears of a cloud – It’s just water to me.
Monday, 15 Jun, 2009 – 20:46 | Comments

Every now and then I see something that just hits me the right way.  Today it was this video from the folks over at Do The Green Thing if found it via a post at …

The i-house is coming, China and clean tech, mandatory composting and more! Sunday Update.
Sunday, 10 May, 2009 – 20:33 | Comments
The i-house is coming, China and clean tech, mandatory composting and more! Sunday Update.

Warren Buffett Company Debuts Line of Green Prefab Homes – enn
China poised to go all out with clean tech. – SFGate
Mandatory composting may come to SF – American Public Media
DOE to slash fuel cell vehicle …

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