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Window Farms and the Power of Crowd Sourcing
What began as an experiment in window farming became a crowd-sourced answer to our industrialized food system.
More Single Car Family Tips
Sharing a car isn’t without its frustrations and inconveniences, but honestly I love it… It also really gets you thinking about whether you need the car for a particular errand, you know what I mean?
Eco-Friendly Roof Options
We knew when we bought this house back in 2006 that we’d eventually have to replace the roof. To be honest, we probably should have done it already, but it’s getting to be pretty bad now. I’d really like to look at more eco-friendly options than asphalt roofing tiles (a petroleum product).
Since I’ve been digging up info about eco-friendly roof options, I thought I’d share what I found with you guys!
3 Ways a Tiny House Can Help You Live Greener
Would you move to a smaller house in the name of greener living? How about a 130 square foot house?
White Roofs Linked to Global Warming?
White roofs were getting a lot of press for their ability to help fight global warming. Heck, we wrote about the virtues of a white roof right here! Last summer, the U.S. Energy secretary had the Department of Energy install a white roof to lead by example. Now, new research is showing that white roofs may not be all they’re cracked up to be. In fact, they could be making things worse.
