I was thinking why not use people that are out of work to complete the KILLER GREEN HOUSE.  I contacted the ESC employment security commission.  As you can imagine, they do not have a plan or procedure to provide me (an individual) with people who are looking for work.  I HAVE WORK, THEY NEED WORK.  Why [...]

Do you remember when life was simple?  Time went on forever… there was time for a garden… there was time for your mom to hang out the wash , on a for real close line, the dryer was used as a back up.
Why, and how, have we “progressed” to the state we are in?  Everything is [...]

I wanted to share some ideas from my buddy, Doug Sutton:
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… Don’t have many ideas inside the house for “green” but here’s a couple for outside.
1. Reclaimed water for watering - big here in Florida.  Not exactly sure how it works, but probably worth looking into for your place.  We’re currently on watering restrictions (drought) [...]

As a kid, I can remember having the same lawn mower for 15 years.  Every season, the oil had to be changed, blades sharpened, plugs changed and carborator cleaned.  Today, most mowers get never even see an oil change before they wind up in the junkyard.
I’ve always had the mentality to buy the best tools [...]

Many thanks to the team at WFMY2 for our first in a series of Green segments.

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The current level of production(emissions) from fossil fuel producing power plants is mandated to be reduced by 14% be 2020 and 83% by 2050.  What does this mean? It means that as demand increases and supply decreases the price goes up. Power companies are currently deciding how to accomplish this task. One way is to [...]

During construction, I piled  various materials in the front yard.  There are piles for:
- brick and block
- lumber
- plastics
- metal
- pallet
I have used this staging area as a reference for the various trades to deposit their job waste.  This has been helpful in many ways.  Not the least of which is maintaining a cleaner site.  [...]

When we started building our home, I knew I wanted to minimize our environmental impact and save some money along the way.  To me, one of the most obvious steps was to minimize our construction waste. Framers and carpenters are notorious for their waste during the building process.  Too many times, I’ve seen a carpenter [...]