I was asked to review the feature length documentary Revolution by Rob Stewart. The movie takes you on a journey under the water and around the world to see the impacts of climate change and the damage that we are doing to our planet. The videography and imagery underwater is breath taking. The movie gets […]
Making Sense of Watts and Watt-Hours
Posted on February 25, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
One of the hardest concepts to grasp related to energy savings is what is the difference between a watt (W) and a watt-hour (Wh). If you are going to try to understand your electricity consumption and savings, it is very important to get this key concept. Unfortunately, we can’t see electricity flowing through a wire […]
Why Massachusetts is NOT Voting for Mitt Romney Again
Posted on October 31, 2012 Written by 1 Comment
While this post is not green in nature, given Governor Mitt Romney’s stance that Global Warming is a Joke, please indulge me in getting the word out, as Massachusetts residents who lived through the Romney governorship, that Romney is going to lose Massachusetts and WHY he is going to lose it. The fact that Mitt […]
Being Green in Politics & on Vacation
Posted on August 15, 2012 Written by 1 Comment
I want to apologize to our readers for not having more posts last week and this week on green living. Last week we were at a family wedding, all of our children were in the wedding, aren’t they cute? Ring Bearer and Flower Girl Jr Groomsman and Flower Girl Alicia has been volunteering on the […]
Solar Panel Jewelry is Made in the USA – Giveaway
Posted on July 3, 2012 Written by 42 Comments
Solar Panel Necklace Happy Independence Day! This giveaway was run in 2012, but you can buy Solar Panel Jewelry directly on Etsy. Thanks for stopping by the Made in the USA Giveaway Hop, hosted by Happy Mothering and A Year of Jubilee Reviews through the Green Moms Network. Each year as a nation we spend […]
Uncle Johnny Explains Why You Should Switch to Paperless Billing
Posted on May 23, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Everyone gets and pays bills. Most of us receive and pay a LOT of bills. We’ve never addressed switching to paperless billing because frankly, it has always frightened Alicia. We don’t trust all those companies. Today, Alicia’s brother, better known as “Uncle Johnny” in our family, shares with us why we should switch to paperless […]
Review: Catalog Spree – No Need For Paper Catalogs!
Posted on April 18, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
In Partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation, Catalog Spree Will Plant One Tree per Download during Earth Month Alicia looking at Catalog Spree on the iPad Catalog Spree will plant one tree for every download of the app during the month of April – up to 25,000 trees – to help the Arbor Day Foundation […]
Going for Solar: Removing Snow from Solar Panels
Posted on February 29, 2012 Written by 8 Comments
I love snow, but when snow is piled up on our solar panels it significantly reduces our electricity production! Most manufacturers recommend letting nature take care of clearing the snow from your solar array, and since we are grid-tied (meaning we are still connected to the electricity grid) we won’t actually lose power if the […]
Don’t Delay on Climate Action!
Posted on December 8, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
Photo by Julian Koschorke for Speak Your Mind Please sign this urgent petition by 350.org calling for the US to not push for a delay on Climate Action until 2020. The world can’t wait to act! We can’t wait to act! Please sign it now. Sign USA: Don’t Delay on Climate Action! Petition We have […]
Clean Air Act Controversy – In Her Own Words, Lisa P. Jackson
Posted on May 20, 2011 Written by 1 Comment
Have you heard the debate about the new Mercury and Air Toxins rule proposed by the EPA? This rule would reduce the amount of mercury that power plants can put out by 90%. The technology exists and according to Lisa Jackson of the EPA, 50% of our coal power plants already have this technology in […]
