March 16, 2010

• Sunflower Hulls Used In Biomass Pullets

  Here is a Green Business News story from SW Colorado that is a great example of what is being done.

  Southwestern Colorado Turns To Sunflowers For Energy
  By Nancy Lofholm
  The Denver Post
  For 99 years, furnace tenders like “Outback” John Schertz have loaded coal into a giant boiler in the basement of the San Juan County courthouse.
  Now [...]

January 1, 2010

• Sustainable City Living- The Dervaes

  Most of us, well, at least myself, normally think about having land in the rural countryside, when we think about becoming more self-sufficient and sustainable.  This family that I’d like to report about, only have about 1/5th of an acre!  Live in a big city.  They have been doing this for quite awhile.  I only [...]