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Where does your Waste Go?
The average American generates 4.6 lbs. of garbage (2.1 kilograms) per day per person, which translates to 251 million tons (228 million metric tons) annually. With waste being an increasingly growing problem nationally and worldwide, it is imperative that we reduce our waste. With a spike in consumerism...
The Energy Trail of a Drinking Straw
So what is wrong with straws, you may ask? The better question, would be … what is great about them. Aside from the fact that they are made from plastic and are intended for single use consumption … read on, and find out how next time you are served a drink, you just might be compelled to...
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Free Green Living Workshops in Santa Monica
FREE GREEN WORKSHOPS Workshops will be held: SM Public Library (Ocean Park Branch) 2601 Main Street @ Ocean Park Santa Monica, CA 90405 January 24, 2009 @ 2:00 PM Part 1 Green Living This workshop on Green Living, will help lay the foundation to create your green abode – whether you own or not....
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Calender of Events in The World Of Green – Winter 2009
January 15 - Green Building Workshop (Brooklyn, NY) Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: LC 400, Dibner Library Building 5 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY A workshop that brings industry researchers and developers of green buildings technologies, entrepreneurs, investors, representatives from...
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Integrating Green Building into the Urban Environment
Green Living Roof The business, of environmental capital is not only a vast new market in the making, but it is a global economy, a shift in our patterns, as well as a turn in ecological literacy. Urban green building has been on the forefront of this movement and has set the stage for us: the designers,...
Posted by nancyastrid in Energy, Facts, Food, Green Living, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Natural Reources, Organic, Plastic, Waste, Water/Oceans on 09 1st, 2008 | No Comments
Did you Know?
1. You can make a huge difference by being aware of your habits? 2. Burning coal produces CO2 – the main contributors to global warming 3. Americans use 170 gallons of water per day – 7x per capita average 4. We are in a severe drought all over the state, and world wide 5. Our...
Posted by nancyastrid in Alternative Transportation, Biodiversity, Community, Cradle to Cradle, Energy, Farmer's Markets, Food, Green Living, Green Washing, Human Scale, Landfill, LEED, Life Cycle, Local, Organic, Seasonal, Thoughts, Waste, Water/Oceans on 08 15th, 2008 | No Comments
Nancy Astrid Lindo Interviewed By: Angela Orrechio of Good Life
What is green building and what is your role in it? Who are your customers? Green Building is a movement that has stemmed out of the need for man to return to our state of balance with the natural world. We began civilizations, building green, using natural and local materials. It has been through time...-
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In the Green Consulting facet of our work, the basis of our projects is on educating our residential and commercial clients on the elements of integrating living and working sustainably and incorporating a richer way of life.
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