Good tips for Retailers on Facebook
September 12, 2012
For all my clients that are using Facebook to promote their businesses – here is a great graphic showing what to post – they recommend posting only 10% promotional content – the rest should be sharing and posts that add value and content for users, while building brand recognition. Facebook is another way to promote […]
Save Energy by Unplugging Appliances
August 16, 2012
Here is a good reference chart that shows how much energy appliances use when plugged in, even when they are turned off. Good motivation to unplug everything when not in use! Product Passive Standby or Off (watts) Active Standby(watts) Active(watts) Average Annual Energy Use (kWh) Home Entertainment Plasma TV (<40″) 3 – 246 441 DVR/TiVo […]
Plastic Bags to be Banned in LA!
July 16, 2012
Wow, more good environmental news: Los Angeles is gearing up to ban plastic bags, joining 48 other California cities who have phased out plastic bags in stores. LA is the largest US city to ban plastic bags, but one of many cities around the world to start eliminating this huge waste of resources and source […]
Cost of Solar Decreasing
June 28, 2012
(Above Photo: Good.is) The cost of solar panels is continuing to plummet, which is great news for consumers who want to add solar panels on their homes or businesses. The downside of this decrease is that it is caused by Chinese manufacturers flooding the market with cheap solar systems, which is causing local manufacturers to […]
Creative Green Ideas for the Office
April 27, 2012
In today’s world, eco-friendly efforts are becoming increasingly popular and more and more individuals and companies are adopting various green practices. There are a variety of opportunities for going green at the office, such as selecting green friendly office supplies. Various retailers offer environmentally friendly products and many provide information if products are made from […]
Marczyk’s on Colfax – now open!
January 4, 2012
Construction of the new Marczyk Fine Foods went fast last summer (2011), and I’m happy to say it’s now open. The independent grocery store is located just down the street in the old Fairfax Hardware building at Colfax and Fairfax. This is Marczyks’ second location, their first store has been open for ten years in […]
Girl Scouts of Colorado Website Launched!
December 22, 2011
I am proud to announce that the new Girl Scouts of Colorado website has been launched at: www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org. I worked with Planet Media to develop this expansive website, which features a custom designed content management system backend that allows for easy editing of the site. Staff can now instantly edit and control the content throughout the […]
Solar Paint
December 22, 2011
Imagine if you could paint your home with special paint that generates electricity from light! Researchers around the world are developing a new type of “solar paint” that uses semiconducting nanoparticles to produce energy. While they are still working on improving the new material, it sounds like it may be something that would be inexpensive and […]
Denver Farmer’s Market at City Park
May 19, 2011
If you live in Denver and love fresh produce, stop by City Park this summer on Sundays for the City Park Esplanade Fresh Market. This farmers market has the same vendors as Saturday’s Cherry Creek’s Fresh Market, without as many crowds (at least, so far! I think it’s still a secret, I didn’t even know […]
Xcel’s Solar Rewards Program is Back
March 21, 2011
On March 23, 2011, Xcel will be reinstating their Solar*Rewards program, with a reduced up-front rebate and an extended performance-based renewable energy credit. On March 4, Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and stakeholders worked out a compromise: Xcel will reinstate the Solar*Rewards program with an up-front rebate of $1.75 paid per watt, and $0.04 per kWh paid over […]
Green Website Launch: Denvergreenstreets.com
February 19, 2011
My programming partners at Planet Media have just launched a new green website for Denver and Colorado residents: www.denvergreenstreets.com. The website is a green, eco-friendly and sustainable online magazine and directory featuring local events, news, local and national columns, Green Streets TV, jobs and more. The great thing about it – environmentally-friendly businesses can list […]
Green Website Launch: Girl Scouts Forever Green
February 19, 2011
I am proud to announce that the Girl Scouts Forever Green website has launched. I worked on this project with Kurt and his programmers at Planet Media, whom are awesome to work with! I was the designer of the website, which involved designing and building out the html pages, working on the animation of the […]
Plastic & Design
January 19, 2011
After Christmas this year, I found myself getting upset over the sheer amount of plastic involved in some of my gifts (socks, hole puncher, pens). Today I came across a good article about unnecessary plastics, and our role, as designers, to help reduce this absurd practice: Plastics: An Apoplexy by Marian Bantjes | Source: observatory.designobserver.com […]
Bacteria convert Carbon Monoxide to Fuel
December 6, 2010
LanzaTech, a New Zealand company has developed a process that coverts carbon monoxide containing gases into fuel by fermentation. This process uses genetically engineered microorganisms to eat carbon monoxide, producing ethanol and other useful plastics and solvents in the process. LanzaTech has an agreement to build plants in China, at a steel mill and coal-fueled power plant. Dr. […]
Green Design: Solar Roads
December 2, 2010
Here’s an interesting idea – line our roads and parking lots with solar panels! According to this article, each 12-by-12-foot Solar Roadway panel would produce about 7,600 watt-hours a day, based on an average of four hours of sunlight. At that rate, a one-mile stretch of four-lane highway could power about 500 homes. A neat […]
Great Ideas from Alex Bogusky
October 27, 2010
This is a long one, but an inspirational and interesting listen: Alex Bogusky At Turning The Tide on Vimeo
Green Workplace
September 8, 2010
Here are some good tips for greening up the office place, whether you work from home, like me, or work in an office. Source: www.chasinggreen.org (this a great site with lots of green tips) BE GREEN AT YOUR DESK Use your computer’s power management function or sleep mode to save energy costs. General Electric reportedly […]
Planting “Green Curtains”
August 24, 2010
Here is a neat idea from Japan (well, I’ve seen them sprouting up everywhere here, too) – Green Curtains. The idea is to plant a living fence that shades a cool air pocket between the “curtain” and the building. Of course, vines have been growing over house walls since we started building, so this is […]
Petroleum-Eating Bacteria help out with spills
August 24, 2010
Here’s an interesting article about petroleum-eating bacteria – which have been eating the naturally-occurring oil that seeps up from the ocean floor (about 500,000 barrels of oil seeps into the gulf each year by bubbling up from cracks in the ocean floor.) So nature already has a remedy to oil spills – since they already […]
Self-Sufficient Home
August 5, 2010
And that my friends is why the chicken crossed the road. Now you know!!!