By Katrina on April 28th, 2009

There is a reason we moved away from straw built houses… um, do we remember the “big bad wolf?” Even though former accountant Carol Atkinson, from East Yorkshire, UK, intentions to “go green” were there, it seems ridiculous to take such a step backwards to start building straw bale houses. If it was such a great building material, why did we ever move away from it in the first place? Read more…
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Keywords: eco-friendly, renewable materials, solar panels, straw bale house, UK, wind turbine
By Kristen on February 26th, 2009

While I didn’t have the time to listen to President Obama’s speech on Feb 24th about the economic stimulus plan Treehugger.com posted a great article about how the Stimulus Tax Credit can effect you. Here are the just some of the many ways… Read more…
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Keywords: education, electric cars, energy efficient appliances, hybrid, Obama, public transportation, solar power, tax credits, taxes, wind turbine