As you read this, Texas is at an energy crossroads. During past summers there have been rolling blackouts throughout Dallas; Energy providers are warning our legislators of looming blackouts in the coming summers due to high demand and low energy … [Read more...]
The frack attack and rabid consumerism are connected
I think the first step in curing rabid consumerism is to realize that corporations pay messaging gurus millions to lure us into The American Cult of Consumerism. Learn the difference between advertising, propaganda, lies and reality. Own less and … [Read more...]
Today, don’t buy anything
You think you have to want more than you need. Until you have it all you won't be free. … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #6
Part of trying to live a more sustainable lifestyle is thinking about what we eat in a new way. I'm trying to grow some and I have also invested in Community Supported Agriculture CSA. With a CSA, you invest in the farm and in return they plant, … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #5
Australians make moral, social statement on fracking. I belong to a community of one adult, one teen and one weenie dog and I declare myself nearly shale gas free. We are almost completely off the gas pipe. We only need to find an alternative … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #4
This is the fourth in a series of posts showing you small steps you can take to say goodbye to dirty fossil fuels. Getting off fossil fuels will take a huge effort by everyone. Please start now! This is my first local box from … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #3
Passive solar rocks! I waited too late to take the picture below but you can see that my south facing windows provide me with quite a big of passive solar. Today it was in the high 40s to low 50's but our house was toasty warm. Very early I … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us! #2
My new heating system. Purchased at The Firehouse in Allen, Texas. It's a Regency H2100 and has a combustion device that burns off the emissions. Little by little, I am saying goodbye to that naughty, nasty natural gas. Goodbye natural gas … [Read more...]
Goodbye natural gas you dirty boy! It’s over between us!
Little by little, I am saying goodbye to that naughty, nasty natural gas. When I moved off the shale, I contracted for electricity that comes 100% from wind and solar. Next week I am having a wood burning stove installed that should heat my entire … [Read more...]
Remind me why we are still fracking when wind and solar are ready to go
Right now, today, solar and wind energy is ready to power the West. And, the article on Think Progress says that by 2026 solar and wind could power the entire nation. How does 10 million jobs sound? How does 10 million jobs WITHOUT man camps, … [Read more...]
Bedroom Plant: My Sansevieria is blooming – part 2
See part 1 here Here's what it looks like tonight It smells devine! It's similar to jasmine but not so sweet, more earthy. The blooms like to close up during the day. UPDATE: 7-18-12 I now have two other plants that are … [Read more...]