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This is such a cool website that is packed with information about how to make choices in our every day lives that effect our environment in positive ways. There is a section called "The Card" that leads you to some links to print out a free card that is packed full of great information about buying choices and transportation etc. and it is easy to use when you are out and about. Most of the tips do not involve large expenditures, they are very simple and easy to implement. I like this site because it provides information about how everyone can make simple, inexpensive positive changes.

How many electronic gadgets does your family have? What's your favorite electronic gadget? An iPad? Video game? TV? How many gadgets does your family use? Would you believe that the average home has 24 electronic products! Do you ever think about what happens to these gadgets when you are done with them?

How to Design a Solar -Powered Computing Device by Intel This article provides an introduction to solar powered devices that are on the horizon and how to design a solar powered computing device.

You can also set up a profile so that others can see what you're doing with your account. Once you have everything set up, all you need to do is start promoting your account. You can do this by sharing your link with friends and family or by posting it on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. When people click on your link and sign up for an account, they'll be able to use your referral code when they make their first purchase. And that's it! You'll earn cash back every time someone uses your referral code when they buy something from CashApp.

This is the community that we first learned how to build with COB and Strawbale. Some of the pictures are of houses and structures that we helped build. Most of the materials that were not coming directly from the the earth came from a very generous dumps...windows, doors etc..one mans junk is another's treasure! The houses were all built for under 20k.

This is a crucial time for people to rethink how we meet our needs today to help to ensure a desirable future for following generations. Local government officials must play their part in reinventing our institutions to help communities and residents stay healthy and whole. This is because we have entered an era where human generated pressures on the natural world are unprecedented and threaten our current way of life. A few examples include depletion of non-renewable resources - 65% of U.S. oil is gone and the world is at or past peak oil; insufficient drinking water for two thirds of the world's population; consumption of land and loss of topsoil at unsustainable rates; projected loss of 90% of the world's fisheries by 2048; extinction of a distinct species of plant or animal, on average, every 20 minutes (qualifying the present period as one of the six great periods of mass extinction in the history of Earth1); and the presence of 250 persistent toxic chemicals not known before 1945, many of which are now found in human tissues.

Austin Texas, arguably America's Greenest City, posts all resources, ratings and other useful info on this site. An easy way to get a little taste of how they maintain their reputation as the Greenest City.

Terrific page with advice on how to create and manage an urban garden!

This is a different page from the same website I posted about the Sunshot Initiative, the U.S. Department of Energy. It was cool to find that this website has so many how-to guides for individuals and communities who are interested in solar energy projects. I was surprised that there is so much governmental support available.

This car is very interesting! Here is a youtube video if you are more interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RBl1LFUQ4c I like that it is very affordable. I wonder if it will catch on in North America. I can definitely see it catching on in Europe. I had to edit this because I found more up-to-date information about a different company called Peugeot who is planning to release an air powered car in 2016 from the UK's Daily Mail website: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2568732/Car-runs-air-set-hit-streets-year-Peugeot-claims-new-hybrid-117mpg.html I am not sure how good of a product this car will be but I am happy to see the development of technology like this.

Greenpeace ranks the big online players from best to worst : TreeHugger

A cool look into how wind power works - a snap shot

This a sort of cool site, that gives great video demos of new green apps, for our devices. I especially like the GasHog app, since I drive an old truck. Also interesting apps on how to find local farmers markets in your area.

Wonder about the latest green tech? Interested in what is happening to the environment around the world? Want the latest green news? This website is going to be exciting for you! It also has a page titled "Inspiration" where you can learn about how to get involved with helping the earth.

An Interesting short video about what happened to Yellowstone National Park when wolves were re-introduced. They changed the behaviors of the animals as well as the foliage and even the rivers.

A really cool video of how Denmark, one of Scandinavia, and Europe's smallest countries is making the best of a trashy situation. On site visits give excellent insight into Denmark's power producing, rubbish incineration program.

Article from the BBC News webpage discusses and identifies how renewable energy sources are helping Britain, and the United Kingdom. Covers new business in the field, job growth statistics, and public opinion.

Itemized sponsored webpage shedding light on a few of the basic questions about green technology. Topics include explaination of green tech, hows it's used, alternate energy sources, and further growth. A highly technical example, with an excellent resource list.

This quote sums it up nicely: "Think of it as an air traffic controller for organic matter," Gordon says. "If you're a food charity, you've got the logistics ability of anybody else in the food chain now."