From Guest Blogger Lonnie Jimenez: The Importance of Teaching Children to Go Green
Why is it so important to teach our kids to go green? Well, first we have to determine what going green means. To that end, it means adopting a more eco-friendly and environmentally conscious way of living. It also means that we should be adopting more renewable products and resources, in order to sustain our energy and the various resources that come with it. So why should we go green? Read on to find out – and to find out why it’s even more important for our kids to follow in our footsteps. (more…)
Here’s a conversation with senior energy analyst and committed environmentalist Glenn Doty that I thought readers would enjoy:
Question: The average installation of solar panels on the roof of a house offsets the equivalent amount of CO2 as planting how many acres of trees?
Frequent commenter Tim Kingston just sent me this piece on “
Gardening Woes
Environmentally Sustainable solid wood flooring
In the summer months, water usage doubles. This is the season when people are outdoors watering their gardens and lawns. Due to this, it places stress on many water systems while increasing costs for water users and tax payers. With this, it is important for people to make their garden more water efficient.
Here’s an article that points to one of the many issues we face in our quest to integrate large amounts of solar energy into our grid-mix: 
