Green Living Q & A

What are five names of some “Alternative Energy” companies?

Things like solar panels, wind mills, electric powered cars, etc. Please include 2 solar panel company’s, thanks.
example of a company: Target

Were the high gas prices the reason that major oil companies now invest money into alternative energy options?

what percentage of profits do oil companies invest into alternative energy sources?or are they to short sited

john mccains energy plan not to provide incentives to alternative energy allows oil companies to maintain cont?

i need a good rebutal to this proposition someone please help me.!

the last word is control

What problems are utility companies having to face today in providing energy for more people?

What problems are utility companies having to face today in providing energy for more people?

It could be any kind of problems.

And are there alternative energy sources that companies can use?

Power, by Cow?

Dean Foods is exploring ways to turn animal waste from its thousands of cows into renewable energy for the local power grid. The use of an anaerobic digester is also known unofficially as a poop-to-power energy system.

The effort may reduce greenhouse gas emissions and generate carbon and renewable energy credits.

http://climatebiz.com/node/24666

Are the Inaugural carbon footprint offsets enough to impress?

There are many inaugural events unfolding. Two are Green. The first of these was open to the public; tickets for the black-tie gala were $500 apiece, and five percent of ticket prices will go to nonprofit groups that have partnered with event planner Event Emissary. The company is Washington, DC’s first green event planning company. The Green Ball’s power consumption will be minimal and the electricity used to produce the event will be offset by the purchase of renewable energy credits.

http://www.eventemissary.com/

The 2nd green ball is sponsored by Al Gore: The invitation-only affair at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery is called “The Green Ball: Inauguration of a New Green Economy.” Ticket prices to the sold-out event were not made public.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-obama-green11-2009jan11,0,7797733.story

http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jan2009/2009-01-13-01.asp

Are the efforts to keep it green sufficient? If not, will the footprint be offset by improved programs and education within the first 100 days of the Adminstration?

Was Gore’s speech for clean energy in 10 years planned? Is he trying to beat T. Boone Pickens’ plan?

Where did this come from? He recently spent $30 million on advertising and not on building or researching renewable energy sources. What’s his deal? Is Gore just trying to come in and take credit? Did the advertising for T. Boone Pickens’ plan come as a threat to Gore?

Will Russia’s decision to cut off gas to European countries encourage the EU to do more about renewable energy?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090106/ts_nm/us_russia_ukraine_gas

It now looks like its not just the Ukraine that is being hit, as Russia has decided to halt all gas supplies via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia. Something it said it wouldn’t be doing over the weekend.

Holding whole countries to ransom over the winter months when gas is most in demand, must surely make the EU think again about reducing its reliance on Russia and making there own alternative forms of power. Necessity is the mother of invention as they say. If we won’t put the money into research and infrastructure because of the credit crunch, maybe we will because of political necessity?

Why are the house republicans so furious. Democrats took away tax credits from their masters.?

The House of representatives shifted $16 Billion In Tax Breaks From Big Oil To Renewable energy proyects. Like wind and solar power proyects.
That is right, when they were in power, the republicans had given big oil billions in tax credits. That was at the time when the big oil companies were making record profits.
Well today, the representatives of the people took those gifts away and put the money to work for all of us.

Why is there still no response from the UN to the open letter from 141 leading scientists?

Specifically, challanging supporters of the hypothesis of dangerous human-caused climate change to demonstrate that:

1. Variations in global climate in the last hundred years are significantly outside the natural range experienced in previous centuries;
2. Humanity’s emissions of carbon dioxide and other ‘greenhouse gases’ (GHG) are having a dangerous impact on global climate;
3. Computer-based models can meaningfully replicate the impact of all of the natural factors that may significantly influence climate;
4. Sea levels are rising dangerously at a rate that has accelerated with increasing human GHG emissions, thereby threatening small islands and coastal communities;
5. The incidence of malaria is increasing due to recent climate changes;
6. Human society and natural ecosystems cannot adapt to foreseeable climate change as they have done in the past;
7. Worldwide glacier retreat, and sea ice melting in Polar Regions , is unusual and related to increases in human GHG emissions;
8. Polar bears and other Arctic and Antarctic wildlife are unable to adapt to anticipated local climate change effects, independent of the causes of those changes;
9. Hurricanes, other tropical cyclones and associated extreme weather events are increasing in severity and frequency;
10. Data recorded by ground-based stations are a reliable indicator of surface temperature trends.

http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/comment.php?comment.news.123

Signed by:

1. Habibullo I. Abdussamatov, Dr. Sci., mathematician and astrophysicist, Head of the Russian-Ukrainian Astrometria project on the board of the Russian segment of the ISS, Head of Space Research Laboratory at the Pulkovo Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia
2. Göran Ahlgren, docent organisk kemi, general secretary of the Stockholm Initiative, Professor of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm, Sweden
3. Syun-Ichi Akasofu, PhD, Professor of Physics, Emeritus and Founding Director, International Arctic Research Center of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S.A.
4. J.R. Alexander, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Member, UN Scientific and Technical Committee on Natural Disasters, 1994-2000, Pretoria, South Africa.
5. Jock Allison, PhD, ONZM, formerly Ministry of Agriculture Regional Research Director, Dunedin, New Zealand
6. Bjarne Andresen, PhD, dr. scient, physicist, published and presents on the impossibility of a “global temperature”, Professor, The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
7. Timothy F. Ball, PhD, environmental consultant and former climatology professor, University of Winnipeg, Member, Science Advisory Board, ICSC, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
8. Douglas W. Barr, BS (Meteorology, University of Chicago), BS and MS (Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota), Barr Engineering Co. (environmental issues and water resources), Minnesota, U.S.A.
9. Romuald Bartnik, PhD (Organic Chemistry), Professor Emeritus, Former chairman of the Department of Organic and Applied Chemistry, climate work in cooperation with Department of Hydrology and Geological Museum, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
10. Colin Barton, B.Sc., PhD, Earth Science, Principal research scientist (retd), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
11. Joe Bastardi, BSc, (Meteorology, Pennsylvania State), meteorologist, State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
12. Ernst-Georg Beck, Dipl. Biol. (University of Freiburg), Biologist, Freiburg, Germany
13. David Bellamy, OBE, English botanist, author, broadcaster, environmental campaigner, Hon. Professor of Botany (Geography), University of Nottingham, Hon. Prof. Faculty of Engineering and Physical Systems, Central Queensland University, Hon. Prof. of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Durham, United Nations Environment Program Global 500 Award Winner, Dutch Order of The Golden Ark, Bishop Auckland County, Durham, U.K.
14. M. I. Bhat, Professor & Head, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, India
15. Ian R. Bock, BSc, PhD, DSc, Biological sciences (retired), Ringkobing, Denmark
16. Sonja A. Boehmer-Christiansen, PhD, Reader Emeritus, Dept. of Geography, Hull University, Editor – Energy&Environment, Multi-Science (www.multi-science.co.uk), Hull, United Kingdom
17. Atholl Sutherland Brown, PhD (Geology, Princeton University), Regional Geology, Tectonics and Mineral Deposits, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18. Stephen C. Brown, PhD (Environmental Science, State University of New York), District Agriculture Agent, Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Ground Penetrating Radar Glacier research, Palmer, Alaska, U.S.A.
19. James Buckee, D.Phil. (Oxon), focus on stellar atmospheres, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
20. Dan Carruth

Confirmation name help (Catholic)?

Ok,
So first of all please save all “Catholics are going to hell or why do you worship saints etc etc etc etc” I respect all denomination of Christianity so please respect mine.

Ok so I am looking for a Confirmation name, i under stand you can have two but one is the recommended to help basis your life around, and help you become closer to the big man.

ANYWAY

So here is my problem, I have found there is over 10,000 Saints and I am having real problems find the right one. Also if you are allowed the names of Angels i will accept those as well, if you could help that would be great.

So here is a little about me. I am aiming to become a politician, as politics is something i have always had a lot of interest and passion for. I also am and always have been an animal activist and environmental activist. I have been activly involved in Green-peace, OceanDefenders and many more. my main goal in this is to help the ban the commercial Whale hunt. BUT my work on animal welfare and environmental issues is aimed at all aspects.

When it comes to politics I bring my views and opinions of my animal and environmental work to the table, I also am pursuing policies in which to help the people of Africa and the people of Zimbabwe – I am also very passionate about this.

My relationship with my faith has been very very rocky, almost to the point of self destruction.

If anyone has any idea of saints/angel even the slightest idea, i would appreciate it. Causei have gone thru about 100 now, with no luck.

Thanks!

Mik

Why is the government wasting money on these 20 programs?

http://www.lewrockwell.com/rep/government-waste.html

#1 A total of $3 million has been granted to researchers at the University of California at Irvine so that they can play video games such as World of Warcraft. The goal of this “video game research” is reportedly to study how “emerging forms of communication, including multiplayer computer games and online virtual worlds such as World of Warcraft and Second Life can help organizations collaborate and compete more effectively in the global marketplace.”

#2 The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave the University of New Hampshire $700,000 this year to study methane gas emissions from dairy cows.

#3 $615,000 was given to the University of California at Santa Cruz to digitize photos, T-shirts and concert tickets belonging to the Grateful Dead.

#4 A professor at Stanford University received $239,100 to study how Americans use the Internet to find love. So far one of the key findings of this “research” is that the Internet is a safer and more discreet way to find same-sex partners.

#5 The National Science Foundation spent $216,000 to study whether or not politicians “gain or lose support by taking ambiguous positions.”

#6 The National Institutes of Health spent approximately $442,340 to study the behavior of male prostitutes in Vietnam.

#7 Approximately $1 million of U.S. taxpayer money was used to create poetry for the Little Rock, New Orleans, Milwaukee and Chicago zoos. The goal of the “poetry” is to help raise awareness on environmental issues.

#8 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spent $175 million during 2010 to maintain hundreds of buildings that it does not even use. This includes a pink, octagonal monkey house in the city of Dayton, Ohio.

#9 $1.8 million of U.S. taxpayer dollars went for a “museum of neon signs” in Las Vegas, Nevada.

#10 $35 million was reportedly paid out by Medicare to 118 “phantom” medical clinics that never even existed. Apparently these “phantom” medical clinics were established by a network of criminal gangs as a way to defraud the U.S. government.

#11 The Conservation Commission of Monkton, Vermont got $150,000 from the federal government to construct a “critter crossing”. Thanks to U.S. government money, the lives of “thousands” of migrating salamanders are now being saved.

#12 In California, one park received $440,000 in federal funds to perform “green energy upgrades” on a building that has not been used for a decade.

#13 $440,955 was spent this past year on an office for former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert that he rarely even visits.

#14 One Tennessee library was given $5,000 in federal funds to host a series of video game parties.

#15 The U.S. Census Bureau spent $2.5 million on a television commercial during the Super Bowl that was so poorly produced that virtually nobody understood what is was trying to say.

#16 A professor at Dartmouth University received $137,530 to create a “recession-themed” video game entitled “Layoff”.

#17 The National Science Foundation gave the Minnesota Zoo over $600,000 so that they could develop an online video game called “Wolfquest”.

#18 A pizzeria in Iowa was given $60,000 to renovate the pizzeria’s facade and give it a more “inviting feel”.

#19 The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave one enterprising group of farmers $30,000 to develop a tourist-friendly database of farms that host guests for overnight “haycations”. This one sounds like something that Dwight Schrute would have dreamed up.

#20 Almost unbelievably, the National Institutes of Health was given $800,000 in “stimulus funds” to study the impact of a “genital-washing program” on men in South Africa.

Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to government waste. There are undoubtedly countless other wasteful government programs. These are just 20 of the most ridiculous examples of things that Congress has decided to waste tax dollars on.

Feeling directionless and useless?

I’ve been a volunteer since I was 14 (I’m in my mid 20s) and have always volunteered with at least one organization (ir not more) at any given time.

I’m becoming more and more active in human rights. I’m doing volunteer work with Amnesty International, Oxfam and CoDevelopment Canada. I love documentaries and my bf and I watch one a week, as well as attending any international documentary film fests. (There are 2 or 3 here a year.)

But perhaps because I’m educating myself more on AIDS, genocide, environmental issues, lack of clean water, etc, I’m feeling more useless… Like the work I’m doing isn’t doing anything at all. I really want to do something that helps someone and I don’t feel like what I’m doing is any use.

I sponsor a child in Africa and donate to other causes. I live a “green” life and buy organic, recycle, save electricity, bike, etc. What else can I do? How can I feel like I’m really making a difference? I feel directionless.

Thank you!

Christians what are ten things you can find with these statements?

Vilification of homosexuality, resulting in discrimination, parents disowning their children, murder, and suicide.

People and animals sacrificed as an offering to gods.

Food destroyed because it doesn’t comply with specific religious beliefs.

Women treated like second class citizens, or even slaves, based on religious teachings.

Children growing up without music.

Children growing up to hate and fear science and scientists, because science disproves their parents’ religion – leading to appalling scientific illiteracy.

Tens of thousands tortured and killed as witches (a practice which still continues today).

Millions of cats killed in the belief that witches use them as familiars, leaving rats free to spread the black death throughout Europe, killing millions of people in turn.

People bothered and sometimes woken up by door-to-door religion salespeople.

People dying because they believe their faith makes them immune to snake venom, or other lethal aspects of reality.

People dying – and letting their children die – because their religion forbids accepting medical help.

People choked, starved, poisoned, or beaten to death during exorcisms.

Female genital mutilation endorsed by religious texts.

Psychological and physiological conditions blamed on demons, preventing believers from seeking medical care.

People disowning family members for leaving their religion, in some cases symbolized by mock funerals.

Friendships and romances severed or never started over religious differences.

“Abstinence-only” sex education, resulting in five times the amount sexually transmitted diseases and teenage pregnancies – often leading to ill-fated “emergency” marriages.

Campaigns against safe sex, with similar results – responsible for much of the AIDS epidemic in Africa.

Women having septic abortions — or being forced to have unwanted children they resent — because religious organizations have gotten laws passed making abortion illegal or inaccessible.

Censorship (often destructive) of speech, art, books, music, films, poetry, songs and, if possible, thought.

The discouragement of rational, critical thought.

Believers whipping, impaling, poisoning or crucifying themselves during religious festivals as a demonstration of their faith and piety.

Children spending the period of their lives when the brain is most receptive to learning new information reading, rereading, and even memorizing religious texts.

People who believe the world is about to end neglect their education, are not financially responsible, and in extreme cases take part in mass suicides.

Environmental issues ignored because of beliefs that God will magically fix everything.

Wives told they will be tortured forever if they leave their abusive husbands.

People in times of trouble relying on advice from religious leaders without any sort of training in counseling or therapy.

Holy wars – followers of different faiths (or even the same faith) killing each other in the name of their (benevolent, loving and merciful) gods.

The destruction of great works of art considered to be pornographic/blasphemous, and the persecution of the artists.

Persecution/punishment of blasphemers (Salman Rushdie still has a death sentence on him), and blasphemy laws in general.

Slavery condoned by religious texts.

Children traumatized by vivid stories of eternal burning and torture to ensure that they’ll be too frightened to even question religion.

Terminal patients in constant agony who would end their lives if they didn’t believe it would result in eternal torture.

School boards having to spend time and money and resources on the fight to have evolution taught in the schools.

Persecution of Heretics/scientists, like Giordano Bruno (burned at the stake) and Galileo Galilei.

Blue laws forcing other businesses to stay closed so churches can generate more revenue.

Mayors, senators, and presidents voted into office not because they’re right for the job, but because of their religious beliefs.

Abuse of power, authority and trust by religious leaders (for financial gain or sexual abuse of followers and even children) – but hey, atheists are the immoral ones.

People accepting visual and auditory hallucinations unquestioningly as divine, sometimes with fatal results.

Suicide bombers, who are certain they will be rewarded in heaven.

Discrimination against atheists, such as laws stating they may not hold public office or testify in court.

Missionaries destroying/converting smaller, “heathen” religions and cultures.

Hardship compounded by the guilt required to reconcile the idea of a fair god with reality (“why is God punishing me? What have I done wrong? Don’t I have enough faith?”).

Human achievements – from skillful surgery to to emergency landings – attributed to gods instead of to the people actually responsibl

What can RCDs do to help bridge sustainable conservation practices with food safety practices?

Where is the best place to by sustainable dairy, meat, and eggs in Berkeley? ?

I live in Berkeley, CA. I don’t drive which ironically makes it more difficult to by sustainable foods. I want to b some good, sustainable meat and eggs and if they have dairy too, than all the better.

After reading about feedlots with sick animals eating organic corn, I want to improve what I am getting. Where can I find these foods near BART or a bus line?

The U.S. Food Production System (Farm to Public) is safe & sustainable for the consumer and the environment.?

The U.S. Food Production System (Farm to Public) is safe & sustainable for the consumer and the environment. Agree? Disagree?

What are the different strategies that the world uses to become a sustainable?

What are the different strategies that the world uses to become a sustainable in these topics

Transportaion
Food Production
Waste management
Density

USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?

Can you list some electric plug- in cars? I need some advice on Eco friendly cars!?

My family needs a new car and i need the type of cars to help buy one

I know its eco-friendly and power to the green…but are these super tiny cars you see on the street safe?

All Im saying is that these little tiny electric cars are a good idea when it comes to reducing pollution in the air….but what happens when these cars are involved in a major accident? Just say your cruising down the street in your tiny eco friendly car…and out of nowhere a bus slams in the side of you….you’re DONE…there’s really not much car to protect you…I mean I saw this one tiny car and the guy was damn near sitting on the dashboard with his head a couple of inches from the windshield…what protection does he really have if he looses control and slams into a light pole??? Do you agree or disagree…keep in mind I know people aren’t hauling ass down the streets in those things…but who’s to say how people are driving around you in these big SUV’s …740 ils….buses…oh god not to mention if a train hits it….

What is/would be the most the eco friendly car ever made?

I mean to say,which car is/would be the car which has/would have absolutely no disadvantages of a car like :1.consuming fuel and thus emptying the natural reserves and 2.causing pollution.And of course would the most eco friendly car be as exciting to drive like a sports car?

what is the most inexpensive, eco friendly car available in the US?

i was reading about the Tata Nano which only costs $2500 but is not yet in the states. it also only has 33hp- i was hoping for something with a little more oomph. what are my other options for small fuel friendly cars?

why indians r not adopting eco friendly cars and use good mixture of fuel & alcohole used in other nations?

What can be done to increase Chikan here in the US?

Countries like Japan are years ahead of the United States not only in terms of product innovation, and environmental issues, they are also well ahead of us in the area of Chikan. What steps should the government take to increase awareness and make Chikan more widespread here in America?

Is there any organization or company in alexandria that would support us in our environmental project?

Me and my friends in (Egypt-Alexandria) are part of the Global Environmental Youth Convention taking part in August 2008 in (China). And we were part of it last year in Dubai and took the 1st place prize in the Paper Waste project.
In part 3(starting now) of our course we have to do a project related to sustainable development and the environment.
We need an organization or company or hotel or supermarket or resort(any of the kind) that would be eager to support our project and idea “by carrying/trying them out”. We are going to be dealing with (Waste recycling/reducing) issue. e.g. reducing usage of paper and recycling. or reducing the usage of plastic.
I urgently need to find it.
Thanks in advance.

environmental issues/waste management in the workplace?

anyone know any useful ideas on how to mange the energy we use, and waste (mainly paper) we throw away in the office? Also- any important facts we should know about the environment- not like the obvious ones- but like some statistics etc that can give us a bit more drive to become more eco-friendly?

thanks a lot 🙂

environmental research?

I am an undergraduate student studying bioengineering and I hope to eventually make a career applying bioengineering techniques to helping the environment and working on environmental issues. I was actually inspired to do so when I spent some time with some members of the forest service in Tennessee and they told us about the issues with the eastern hemlock trees and the research and field work that is going on to save them….I really want to try to find a job/internship helping out on a similar project but I have no idea where to look or who to contact.

If anyone has any idea of companies or organizations that are doing environmental research preferably in the northern CA area, let me know because i would love to contact them for possible future internship opportunities!

What are the general or main duties of a US coast guard marine safety officer?

USCG marine safety officers are in charge of what exactly? Do they deal with environmental issues? very curious, possible career path? What are some civilian careers that would follow serving?

WHICH alternative energy company did Warren Buffett invest $385M in?

Warren Buffett invested $385M in wind power and Bill Gates has placed millions in fuelcell, both of which are alternative energy sources. Does anyone know WHICH company, stock or shares that these guys have invested? Thanks!

Hillary Clinton says she will use excess oil company profits to invest in alternative energy?

The special section notes the Clinton proposal. Stock profits are from private corporations and investors. Would you allow a politician to use your profits for alternative energy development without your knowledge or approval? Could this be a political ploy?

How many jobs could the U.S. create in 4 years by investing heavily in solar and wind energy alternatives?

The book “Project New America” puts great stock in alternative energy investments for lifting the country out of the recession. Here’s a link if you’d like to review it yourself: http://www.sitenet.com/books/NewAmerica/New%20America%207.pdf. How well do you believe this could work?

Most promising rising alternative/renewable energy stock?

I am looking to invest in renewable energy. Solar/wind/tide etc… i was wondering what some of the best options are out there that are going to be rising in the near future. Thanks!

What is a great carbon emission company to invest in?

I invest through Share Builder. I have Alternative energy stocks and some others. What would be a great small cap carbon emission stock?

Are renewable energy sources better for the enviorment then nonrenewable?

I was just wondering if renewable energy sources are better to the enviorment then nonrnewable.
ok, thank you to everyone.
i just needed to know if burning stuff like biomass would cause more or less pollution to the word then say, gas.

How in demand will renewable energy jobs be in the near future?

I’m really worried about the economy and looking for a quick certification so I can have some sort of qualification in case it totally goes under. I found a 14 credit hour renewable energy certification at a community college. Do you think this will do any good for finding jobs?

I am looking for renewable energy companies that trade on the stock market?

Does any one know any renewable Energy companies that trade on the stock market. I am having a hard time finding them.
Do you have any idea how I can find any more names?

Integration of conventional and energy plants for the utilization of renewable energy sources?

I need to write project on this topic “Integration of conventional and energy plants for the utilization of renewable energy sources”. Any web sites or literature will help me! Any help is appreciated…

What are some negative consequences of renewable energy sources?

I dont need specific consequences of renewable energy sources like Wind Energy can only function when Wind is present. A broad and more general answer is what i am looking for. I can think of one very obvious one which is that it is not as efficient as fossil fuels. But i need more, thx 😀

Which is NOT a characteristic of the sustainable development of natural resources?

Please help me with this question:

Which is NOT a characteristic of the sustainable development of natural resources?

[a] instability
[b] flexibility
[c] appropriate technology
[d] efficiency
[e] productivity

Thanks in advance!
Vanessa.

How is sustainable development sustainable? *sigh*?

I know its a hard question. At our school the statement ‘sustainable development as a concept is unsustainable’ came up. i disagreed but couldnt come up with any valid arguments.
Lets see if anyone here can. it will be much appreciated ; )

can anyone tell me the name of a sector of the horse industry that takes steps to sustainable development?

i need to evaluate the success of measures taken by one sector of the horse industry towards sustainable development and can’t find any pieces that have the right information. has anyone got some good websites for me to look on?

Anyone know a good site to find info in Sustainable Development?

I have to do a presentation on Sustainable developement. It’s pretty broad. I tried the search engines but I’m getting stuff on the UN commission on Sustainable development. Nothing on what it is or anything. Can any one help?

Can anyone suggest recent ‘sustainable development for tourism’ examples in the UK?

I’m looking to undertake an investigation of the extent of public / community involvement in sustainable development for tourism and require some assistance in locating a case study. The internet turns up lots of well-researched (large-scale) examples, but I’m after a LOCAL / VILLAGE / TOWN example.

Has anything happened in your area (or a neighbouring one) where members of the public were heavily involved or, alternatively, where they were not consulted at all?

Thank you!

What is an online shop where people post up their homemade, eco-friendly, or steampunk, art and products?

Years ago I found this website that has all sorts of cool looking stuff like Steampunk jewerly, furniture and not just steampunk but a bunch of differnet stuff like fabrics, clothes, furniture, art. I think the website has “Fire” or “Eco” in its name…i dont remember. Can you give me some listings of websites please, and thank you.

What is rustic furniture? ?

I seen an ad where there selling a drawer of 5 cabinets that it says its rustic furniture. Eco friendly product does this mean its pressed wood? Or is it still made of solid wood? Can someone defined this t me so I can get a better understanding? Thank u

eco friendly upholstery steam cleaning help?

I am super thrifty and have just bought all of my furniture for our new house as second hand. I also have a baby on the way any day now and would like to clean the upholstery-either professionally or myself. I can rent a steam cleaner from the store BUT am wondering if there is another compound to use besides the stuff that is typically used sold alongside the rental steamers…it needs to be non-toxic. Any idea? I am in the LA area. Thanks!

what is eco friendly wood?

would like to know the definition of what eco friendly wood is, and how it applies to furniture

Eco-Friendly Resouces in Canada?

Do you know of any good links for me to visit and learn about eco–friendly resouces that involve the following:

My office: Computer, furniture, office supplies etc.
Renovations: bamboo flooring, lighting, etc.
All other

Thank you