Each month Southface Energy Institute holds the Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable which is held at All Saints Episcopal Church on West Peachtree Street. September’s roundtable discussion is going to be particularly interesting as 5 of Atlanta’s mayoral candidates will share their views on the environment and sustainability. In attendance will be Lisa Borders, Mary Norwood, Kasim [...]
Archive for the ‘Living Green’ Category
31 Jul
Solar Powered Golf Carts
I saw a segment on ABC’s Good Morning America yesterday talking about solar powered golf carts. Solar powered carts have a battery life that can last 30-35% longer than a standard electric charge. The panels are produced by a company called Solar Drive and their website is www.SolarDrive.com. Sebonack Golf Club in Southhampton, N.Y is [...]
22 Jul
The Green Life – Focused on Emerging Green Trends
Tonight we held the 2nd Green Life Series at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve in Buckhead which featured Esther Ayers > Green Girl Atlanta who spoke to us about ways to green up your life at home. Highlights included Recycling, Composting, Rainwater Collection and Junk Mail. She had a fabulous presentation that not only identified [...]
21 Jul
A Visit to Greenhaven, Atlanta’s Premiere Eco-Decorators Showhouse
Today Carol and I finally made it out to Greenhaven, a subdivision of Green homes in Marietta that are tracking LEED for Homes, EarthCraft House & NAHB Green Certifications. The house we went into is an Eco-Decorators showhouse where each room is decorated by a different company. Personally I am more into the house and [...]
29 Jun
Georgia to Receive $50 million for Weatherization of Low-Income Homes
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that the State of Georgia will receive $50 million to expand it’s weatherization program for low income families, and could potentially receive as much as $125 million total if the state’s plan is effective and does what it is supposed to do. This is part of Obama’s $787 billion Recovery [...]
23 Jun
Solar Power at the Beach
This morning my son Henry and I went out to the beach to see the sunrise. It was amazing but it got me thinking about harnessing the power of the sun. I can confidently say that I have not seen a solar panel once in all the years we have been coming here, and come to [...]
5 Jun
The Green Life Speaker Series
Carol and I are happy to present our first “Green Life” Speaker Series which will take place this coming Wednesday, June 10th at 7pm. It will be held at the Blue Heron Nature Preserve on Roswell Road just across the street from Pike’s Nursery. Our featured speaker will be Matt Hoots of the Hoots [...]
3 Jun
Zero Waste Zone in Buckhead
I saw an interesting article in the Buckhead Reporter this week about the new Zero Waste Zone in Buckhead. You can only imagine the amount of waste that area restaurants produce on a daily basis. I have worked in several restaurants and they all work differently, but in every case there is a great deal of waste. Many of [...]
27 May
Recycling a Wooden Playset
Over the Memorial Day Weekend my friend and Atlanta custom home builder Stuart Grubb www.sgrubb.com helped me take apart a wooden playset in a friend’s backyard, move it to my backyard and rebuild it. Believe it or not, we were able to do it in one day…sortof. This is one of those huge “no-brainers” that [...]
21 May
Fat Tire to the Scene
6 Bombers to the Rescue
Last week Georgia became the newest state offering New Belgium Brewing Company’s Fat Tire. It’s been a big deal at your favorite “jam band” parking lot. When the crowd arrives from the west they are always toting Fat Tire because you could sell it for the price of gold in most southern [...]
