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Solar For the People / 'One Block Off the Grid' Is Organizing Consumers to Collectively Purchase Solar Energy Systems
Green Lifestyle  (tags: One Block off the Grid, going solar, San Francisco, collective purchasing )

Larry
- 1 day ago - commongroundmag.com
By aggregating groups of consumers, they figured they could wrangle discounts from suppliers and bring down the often prohibitive cost of solar power systems. They threw together a website and started spreading the word at farmers' markets and other commu
Take to the Trees at Aerial Rope Parks--[Wannabe Tarzans!]
Green Lifestyle  (tags: coolstuff, healthy, eco-friendly, FUN! )

Janet
- 3 days ago - thechronicleherald.ca
RIGAUD, Que. -- Aerial rope parks are growing in popularity, as people discover the fun of acting like Tarzan and swinging from tree to tree.
Books to Help You Plan Your Green Wedding
Green Lifestyle  (tags: green wedding, eco-friendly wedding, green books, green wedding planning )

Wenona
- 3 days ago - associatedcontent.com
Need help planning an eco-friendly wedding? Here's a list of green wedding planning books to help you out.
Speak Out for Green Jobs
Green Lifestyle  (tags: Sustainabililty, eco-friendly, greenliving )

Janet
- 3 days ago - wecansolveit.org
This past Saturday, tens of thousands of people attended more than 670 events in all 50 states for the Green Jobs Now National Day of Action. The rallying cry: "Hey Washington -- It's time to Repower America with clean, green jobs!" You too can speak out
Tough Times May Force Saner Greener Lifestyle Choices / Neighborly Cooperation Needed
Green Lifestyle  (tags: unsustainable 24/7 overgrown greed socie, green upgrades, hard times )

Larry
- 3 days ago - sfgate.com
How can we survive this unique global transition? What will our lives look like if and when we manage to develop a sustainable economy that balances resources and consumption? What steps can we take to achieve happiness and well-being, knowing that most
Vegetarian Food Bank Is Booming
Green Lifestyle  (tags: vegetarian, lifestyle, food bank, families, greenliving, healthy, economy, food, organic )

Simone
- 3 days ago - thestar.com
Canada's only vegetarian food bank is barely five months old and already serving more than 200 people from two locations, its founders say. "We've been very busy," says Jessica Smith. "And I have a feeling with the economy doing what it's doing,
West Coast Green Tackles a Sustainable Future for West Oakland
Green Lifestyle  (tags: West Coast Green, West Oakland, eco-builder conference, green urban community development )

Larry
- 3 days ago - sfgate.com
Tucked away in one corner of the conference, though, a discussion was going on about the future of West Oakland, a place not commonly thought of as having much of a bright future, green or otherwise. The people talking weren't green movement celebrities,
San Francisco's Farmland / Bay Area Residents Grow Crops on City-Owned Acreage
Green Lifestyle  (tags: urban gardening, food, public land, Greening San Francisco, Sunol Water Temple Agricultural Park, Sustainable Agriculture and Education pr )

Larry
- 1 day ago - sfgate.com
Sibella Kraus, of the Berkeley nonprofit Sustainable Agriculture and Education (SAGE), pioneered the idea of urban edge agricultural parks: undeveloped plots on the outskirts of urban areas to be used both by small farmers without access to their own land
Problems Plague 'Extreme Makeover' House
Green Lifestyle  (tags: business, architecture, design, energy, environment, home, technology )

Ryvre
- 8 days ago - navajotimes.com
There is reality TV, and then there is reality. The difference is, reality keeps going after the cameras stop rolling.
Transition Town Initiatives - Community Vision & Sustainability-Focused Relocalization
Green Lifestyle  (tags: relocalization, green cities, San Luis Obispo, Hope Dance Magazine, Transition Cities, peak oil )

Larry
- 13 days ago - hopedance.org
The purpose of this white paper is to provide you with sufficient information about Transition Initiatives so you determine whether you are potentially interested in participating in future exploratory discussions about launching a Transition Initiative
 
 
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