July 12, 2010

• USA Tour of a Sustainable Bus

  My wife and I have a dream.  Touring the USA in our converted school bus RV, and promoting sustainability across America.  Setting up the bus to use renewable and sustainable systems.  These would be scaled down version of what someone could do with their homes.  To serve as a mobile educational platform.
  While on tour, not [...]

June 7, 2010

• Updates on Sustainable America site

  Hi everyone.  Just wanted to give you all an update on what’s happening with this site.
  Been busy with making some changes to the sites layout and design.  Ran into a few glitches, but have them figured out now.  So we’re almost ready to really get this site off the ground.  I am excited to finally [...]

May 16, 2010

• Food Scrapes and Methane Gas Digesters Going More Mainstream

  Besides ethanol for fuel, I believe that methane gas is a great alternative energy source TODAY!  Unlike some technologies like solar panels, hydrogen, and fuel cells, that are out of the normal price range of homeowners, ethanol and methane gas are cheaper and easier to put to use at home.
  Don’t get me wrong.  Solar has [...]

April 13, 2010

• What is Sustainable Site Development

  What is Sustainable Site Development?
  Here is an article on Sustainable Development:
  From Tom Barrett, Green Water Infrastructure.
  Sustainable Site Development
  Sustainable site development has the goal of preserving or restoring a site’s natural ecosystem. The most widely recognized definition of sustainable development is development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability [...]

• Talk on Rainwater Harvesting

  Green Water Infrastructure Founder to Speak at the Chicago Center for Green Technology
  Tom Barrett, owner of Westfield, Indiana-based Green Water Infrastructure, is presenting “Rainwater Harvesting and Condensate Recovery – New Tools for Green Technology”, at the Chicago Center for Green Technology on Tuesday, April 20th from 6-8 p.m. Barrett will explain how the use of [...]

April 9, 2010

• Rain water and drip irrigation

  Here is a great idea, combining rain water harvesting and drip irrigation.
  A couple of articles I came across, that explain more about it.
  Drip irrigation with rain water | Green-Trust.Org
  It’s gardening time here in the southeast, and our thoughts return to watering. Rainwater is my favorite source of water, as it’s free, and takes no energy [...]

April 7, 2010

• Shale Gas: Not Clean, Either?

  I just got this warning about Shale gas not being as clean as it may of at first appeared, or as “claimed”.
  Shale Gas: Not Clean, Either? « Clean Energy Wonk
  Not only are there serious questions about just how abundant natural gas from shale plays is, it now turns out that this “Cheap, Clean, Abundant, and [...]

March 17, 2010

• Farms Are Starting To Teach

  There is one here in Washington state also doing it.  I’m sure there are others.  If you know one, tell us.  Another group called, The Food Project, teaches youth and young adults, as well as provides organic food, raised in a sustainable manner.

  Farm in Denver to teach, feed

  The Park Hill site will eventually be developed [...]

March 16, 2010

• Farmers’ Markets Are Finding Renewed Popularity

  In Colorado, and I’m sure every else too, farmers’ markets are growing in numbers.  More and more consumers (and that is who really needs to make the change in eating demands) at choosing ‘Local Fresh Food’.  THIS IS AWESOME!  We in America, are in danger.  Think about this.  Where does OUR food come from?  Most [...]

• 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 [...]

March 12, 2010

• Building Local Communities

  Several organizations are building local communities, providing training and guidance to youth and young adults, working toward increasing awareness about the need for Sustainable Local Food Systems.
  I’m sure there are more groups like these two:

  Real Food Challenge
  The Food Project

  but I just learned today about them, and want to let you know about them.  Please go [...]

March 1, 2010

• Alcohol Fuel Workshop

  David Blume’s Alcohol Fuel for
  Sustainable Living Workshop
  March 19, 20 & 21, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee
  Presented by
  BETTER FOOD BETTER LIVING

  During this workshop, David Blume outlines how Americans can benefit from the production of clean, renewable alcohol fuel production and how local farmers  through these methods, can provide sustainable food and energy that will increase farm profits and financially [...]

February 22, 2010

• 11th Sustainable Living Fair

  This is the eleventh year that the Sustainable Living Association will have their annual “Sustainable Living Fair”. This is really a big event from what I’ve read about it. So if you are planning to be in the area in September, you should go.
  We will be posting more about it as it [...]

• Energy From Woodchips

  This is a post that I had on my first site, altenergyradio.com, which I decided to change to this one.  I am now deleting that site.  I wanted to save/move this post.
  Jean Pain is dead now, and has been for a few years.  He was a man ahead of his time, with lots of practical [...]

January 14, 2010

• The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui

  When I come across videos and information like this, I get excited!  Things are happening across this country.  Change is in the air.  Educational systems, people involved in local government are seeing the light about changing the way we live and conduct business.
  The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui’s mission statement:

  The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui [...]

January 13, 2010

• Rainwater Harvesting Talk at the Eco Village

  On April 26th at the Eco Village, a talk on “ Rainwater Harvesting” by Brad Lancaster, was hosted by the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild.  To read the story go to the link below.
  Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom : LA IMC
  Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom by Jennifer Murphy Saturday, Jun. 10, [...]

• Design of a Low Cost Rainwater Harvesting Storage Tank in a Wetland Region

  I just came across this Challenge to design and submit plan for “Design of a Low Cost Rainwater Harvesting Storage Tank in a Wetland Region“.  Go there for full details.

  The Rockefeller Foundation is providing support to this Seeker for the design of a new rainwater harvesting storage tank for use in a wetland Region in [...]

January 6, 2010

• America Needs Permaculture- The Answer!

  “All the problems of the world can be solved in a garden”
  Geoff Lawton
  In case you don’t know him, Geoff is the director of Permaculture Research Institure, Australia.  He and those he is working with, have developed a plan to set up permaculture centers in areas across the world.  Listen to him as he shares this [...]

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 [...]

• Happy New Year! 2010

  Let’s make this a big year for sustainability!
  I hope, you will join with us this year, to promote sustainability in every area of our lives in America.  People in America, right now, ARE DOING things that are renewable and sustainable.  Let’s tell others about them, and start our own projects.
  Here are a few of the [...]