By Robert Fryer on April 7, 2010
NPR reports on the growing trend of Window Farming: Urban farmers use the Internet to exchange ideas for improving the window farms technology. It’s a process Riley calls “R&D-I-Y” or Research and Develop It Yourself. One window farmer figured out a way to silence the gurgling sounds these window farm systems make — and he [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 7, 2010
Stomacher – Untitled/Dark Divider from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo. (Hat tip: Sullivan) Share on Facebook var button = document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_link_418′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_icon_418′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_both_418′) || document.getElementById(‘facebook_share_button_418′); if (button) { button.onclick = function(e) { var url = this.href.replace(/share\.php/, ‘sharer.php’); window.open(url,’sharer’,'toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436′); return false; } if (button.id === ‘facebook_share_button_418′) { button.onmouseover = function(){ this.style.color=’#fff’; this.style.borderColor = ‘#295582′; this.style.backgroundColor = [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 6, 2010
If you’ve automated your home as discussed in Step 1, you’re ready to optimize. Make it Automatic – Then Optimize Optimization is just fine tuning your settings. See how far you can turn down the heating temperature at night. Then see how far you can turn the heat down during the times you’re actually using [...]
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By Robert Fryer on April 1, 2010
As I wrote before, I don’t think “green tips” mean much without attaching them to goals. To achieve goals you need to be focused. And the best place to start is with the big wins. Big Wins and Lattes I like to use the analogy of personal finance. There are some personal finance experts that [...]
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By Robert Fryer on March 30, 2010
There are a TON of tips that a simple Google search will find. People are always asking me for tips, and saying it would be great if I could include even more tips here . . . and it drives me crazy. The reason it drives me crazy is that the tips are biased (and [...]
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By Rob Fleming on March 26, 2010
Why is sustainability so popular? One reason is that it addresses a deeply embedded belief by some that the world is going to “hell in a hand basket” – that somehow things are falling apart and the end is near. This embedded fear of collapse might explain why the hysteria over Y2k was so pronounced. [...]
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By Robert Fryer on March 25, 2010
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By Robert Fryer on March 1, 2010
The ABC network will be broadcasting a show hosted by celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Jamie is committed to improving the food children eat at school and home. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for his efforts. Although I haven’t seen the show yet (it premiers March 26th), I am familiar with Jamie’s efforts, one of [...]
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By Rob Fleming on February 23, 2010
Over the years I’ve watched families attempting to green their home and lifestyle, only to see them become annoyed and frustrated with relatively small achievements and incremental progress. To those families, I offer the picture of green living as a marathon, not a sprint. The Marathon Green living comes along slowly as a combination of [...]
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By Robert Fryer on February 15, 2010
Green Hacking” is a series of posts on how take control of your life and be healthier. These posts provide a highly strategic system that’s targeted, smart, enormously effective and is customizable to your life, whether you’re single, married with kids or just plain busy. ************************************************** Want to make a habit stick? Let’s get to [...]
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