TEXAS vote for this bottle bill !

We need this. Have you cleaned a lake, a creek or a river lately? It's gross.

The Consequences of What We Take for Granted

CAUSE AND EFFECT /// The Consequences of What We Take for Granted from videosbygus on Vimeo.

We don't ever think about this. Until now and now and now and.....

Think before you buy plastic.........

There are so many other things we can use besides plastic that aren't as harmful to our planet. Do your part!

Listen fast so you don't miss anything!

Wow, the information I do in an hour with slides!

Green Ninja

Start making your carbon footprint smaller today. It's easy!

Who Ate The Economy...

A very simple, short explaination of what is going on in America and how we can change it. Use less oil/coal and share the pizza equitably.

We Are All One

This short film shares an Indigenous Native American Prophecy that links all of life and the future of our planet.

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http://www.weareallone-support.org/

Our purpose
We want to change the global markets to protect the future of our beautiful world. Every single person should make aware choices to contribute to help our environment.

We want to encourage everyone!
Spread the understanding that everyone has an individual power to make a difference, we are the consumers in this world, what we don't buy, doesn't sell.

Take action!
Please help us carry this message to various media, including the major TV networks. This is the lesson we all must learn and pass on to our children. We are privileged to put your compassion into action.

Oren Lyons, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native American, indigenous rights, united nations, Indian, Prophecy, Planet earth, nature, we are all one, activist

http://www.weareallone-support.org/

The History of Fossel Fuels

What you do in your own life is the only thing that will help our world.

Too Many Plastic Bottles

The water's not better and we have way too many plastic bottles already!

Just let them breathe.....

The Earth that we evolved from and were born onto is changing and not for the better. I personally would like to leave my grandchildren with the lush, green, lovely Earth that I knew as a child…that I discovered with my Daddy, walking through the Texas woods; the Earth that we (the Four Musketeers) escaped to every summer down at the creek not far from our east Dallas home; and the secret places of my older youth where we would skinny dip all day long in Austin. Don’t you have those places - cherished in your memory? Don’t you want your grandchildren to be able to discover places like that for themselves?

All of the energy we consume that is made from fossil fuels – petroleum (gasoline), coal, natural gas – are basically fuels formed by natural resources such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. These organisms and their resulting fossil fuels are typically millions of years, sometimes exceeding 650 million years old. That means we aren’t making any-more any-time soon.

These fossil fuels contain high percentages of carbon and as we burn them to make electricity and power, carbon (CO2) spews out into our atmosphere. This causes big problems – making our Earth much warmer, triggering havoc for asthma sufferers, and helping to make severe drought and torrential floods. Scientists say that at 450 parts per million (PPM) our Earth becomes unrecognizable…trees and species dying, fresh water receding and “acts of God” everywhere. Right now we’re at 390 PPM!

I am supporting the global movement 350.org to call attention to what’s going on all around us. 350 stands for 350 parts per million of carbon in the atmosphere – where we have our Earth back, like it was. We need governments and leaders and citizens to understand what this means for all of us…inhabitants of this Earth. It’s not about what party you support or what country you’re from or what color your skin is – it’s about making sure that we leave an Earth where our children’s children’s children can breathe. That’s really all we’re asking. Just let them breathe.

You can do something right now. It’s about using energy made from the sun or water or the wind. These kinds of energy don’t produce carbon. This renewable energy means that we are not depending on the Earth’s stored finite resources for our power. And it’s about using less energy (the kind we’re using now) whenever you can.

All that barrage of information that comes at you from your TV, radio, computer and phone, that’s what you need to do. Every non-profit, government agency and stewardship proponent is giving you the answers. Write the President, call your representatives, go to your city officials – tell them you support 350 parts per million and see how you can help get us back on track. We’re all in this together.

• It’s kind of late for the woods I used to explore with my Daddy; it’s probably all developed into Mc-mansions. We do have parks and preserves and national forests to explore where the silence surrounds you and you know you’re part of something much bigger.

• I don’t know if our White Rock Creek is as clean and untouched as it was where we could spend the day fishing and swimming without a care in the world. I know I can support the creeks and rivers and lakes that do still exist by keeping chemicals out of the stormwater.

• I know for a fact that Onion Creek in Austin was put in a pipe and covered over to give some builder a place to make a buck. The loveliness that he saw is not there now though, because the creek is not there to feed it. I know now that I have the power to voice my opinion to keep that from happening to other creeks.

I hope you will do your part. Make changes in your own life; tell everyone what you’re doing. We all have to stand up and say we care about our Earth. It has no other voice.

Earthships are the answer......

Earthships are zero-carbon, food-producing, rainwater-catching and-cleaning, off-the-grid (solar and wind energy) buildings made out of recycled materials. Inventor Michael Reynolds, who created the term “biotecture” to describe architecture that works with living systems, has been fine-tuning his Earthship models for the past forty years. To date, he has built over 1,000 of them.

Volunteer to Make a Difference 1house at a time March 27, 2010

We need your help to retrofit a senior citizen’s home near Fair Park. We will be replacing plumbing under kitchen sink, a dishwasher, two window units and broken window glass. We will be caulking, weather-stripping, insulating and weatherizing. And we’ll be installing a new dryer vent, rain catchment system, low-flow showerheads and CFLs. There’s a job for every level of expertise.

Go to www.1houseatatime.org and submit your volunteer waiver to register. We will need about 50 volunteers that day, so we are happy to have your company’s green team or church group.

If you want an opportunity to help yourself and low-income families live more environmentally sustainable, financially successful and satisfying lives. If you have a building skill that you’d like to use in community service. Or if you would like to find out how to make your home more comfortable, saving money on utility bills and have a smaller carbon footprint on the planet. A Nurtured World has a great opportunity for you - 1house at a time. Come out Saturday, March 27th from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and help us make a big difference.

Working with low-income homeowners, housing assistance providers, and volunteers, 1house at a timeTM reduces home utility consumption through home weatherization; new energy and water efficient appliances and HVAC systems; efficient water fixtures; rain barrels; and energy saving devices such as programmable thermostats and compact fluorescent bulbs as well as solar power and other green technologies. They make extensive use of volunteers to not only perform the work during retrofits, but for training, coordination and follow-up, multiplying the program’s impact in the community.

Volunteers are educated about the financial benefits of energy efficiency and renewable energy practices. Everyone goes away with practices they can apply to their own homes and businesses. In 2009 A Nurtured World documented $11,788 in savings, 4,438 KWhr of electricity conserved, 64,050 gallons of water conserved and 7.05 tons of carbon dioxide reduced for houses completed in 2007 and 2008.
For their Work Events, 1house at a timeTM leverages local service agencies that provide assistance to the elderly and low-income community and taking advantage of the many rebates and services offered by utility providers. The program also encourages building material suppliers to donate in-kind needed appliances and fixtures and organizations to ‘sponsor’ homes and have team-building volunteer events.

A Nurtured World is a non-profit agency and supports the Work Events by receiving donations, sponsorships and grant funding. If this vision is what your company or church would like to support, go to www.1houseatatime.org to make a tax deductible contribution.

To volunteer your time or skills, email sharon@1houseatatime.org and sign up for the next event or call 972.466.2121 with questions.

The Science of Climate Change

Who You Are Makes A Big Difference!

Are you losing money, using too much energy, wasting water or not taking action to green your lifestyle because you don’t know where to start?
Call Sharon Goddard 972.466.2121 (http://sites.google.com/site/greenladybiz)to schedule your home or business audit today!
Save money, save natural resources, shrink your carbon footprint and feel better about doing your part to help the planet. Learn how you can help others share in the solution!
Energy audits help homeowners and business owners determine how and where a house or building is losing energy.
• 100 point check list Inside and out
• What to do?
• Where to start?
Determine where you have problems. Find out where a little effort will go a long way. Create for yourself a cozier and healthier home. Establish for your company a more efficient and economical work space.
• Written recommendations
• Phasing for larger projects
• Recommendations for labor
• $200.00 for single family home
• $250.00 for company building

Alexander Selby is an amazing videographer!