Written by jennifer on April 9, 2008 – 3:12 pm
On March 29th, people everywhere turned off their lights–to make a statement, to help find new ways to reduce their impact on the environment. (See [...]
Written by jennifer on March 30, 2008 – 10:29 am
How many of you knew about Earth Hour? You might even be asking… what is it? Well, on March 29th from 8 to 9 pm people around the world turned out their lights as a symbolic gesture to promote action on global climate change. I know it’s a little late to be involved this [...]
Written by jennifer on March 23, 2008 – 1:46 pm
I was at Barnes and Noble this morning, enjoying a cup of coffee while browsing the news stand, I spied a copy of American Dream Homes! Deciding to check out if my article was in the magazine, I picked it up with anticipation. Flipping through, I saw my name in print for [...]
Written by jennifer on January 11, 2008 – 11:40 am
Did you know your consumer electronics have several harmful chemicals in them? Items like Lead, mercury, cadmium and brominated flame retardants can be quite problematic to the environment. What is the advantage of recycling them? According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency:
“Electronic products are made from valuable resources, such as precious and other metals, [...]
Written by jennifer on January 3, 2008 – 3:34 pm
CES, one of the largest tradeshows in the world features all types of home electronics. But this year, with green living gaining a strong presence—they are making this a major focus of the show.
Today, in the Seattle Times, there is a lengthly article highlighting some of the home automation products at CES that are testing [...]