March 2010
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****I'm moving BrightSideBlog over to...
To the few people who follow me: I’m asking you to follow me over to deanespinosa.tumblr.com. Sorry I’ve been slacking so hard on the green news and info but I haven’t been to sure on how to run this blog but I think I’ve figured it out.  I’ve organized all my favorite sites into one place so I can better cull the information and pass it on to you.  I am changing my...
Mar 5th
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Mar 5th
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Green Technology | Cleantech | Green Energy -... →
Great website!
Mar 5th
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Google Opens PowerMeter As Console Wars Heat... →
Mar 5th
Google Fiber for Communities: Get involved →
LET’S BRING THE GOOGLE NET TO DENVER!!!!!
Mar 3rd
Mar 2nd
Hydro Thermal is all the rage in my head
Took a class on Solar Thermal last week.  Sweet stuff, I hope to start pushing sub floor radiant heat to my clients.  It’s efficient, and quiet.  What do you think?
Mar 1st
January 2010
2 posts
Greentech Media: Ex-Seagate CEO Bill Watkins Takes... →
Jan 13th
The Facts About Bottled Water →
Jan 8th
November 2009
3 posts
CFL bulb with safety skin keeps mercury inside |... →
Nov 4th
EcoFactor pings thermostats to save energy | Green... →
Nov 4th
How Green is My Home? | MetaFilter →
Nov 3rd
October 2009
2 posts
Tradition Is Not A Business Model: Zero... →
Oct 7th
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September 2009
3 posts
Solar panels shaped like clay roof tiles -... →
Sep 21st
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August 2009
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The average car uses 1.6 ounces of gas idling for...
whisperoftheshot: fuckyeahfacts: (World’s Greatest Book of Useless Information)
Aug 20th
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July 2009
17 posts
Inventing Green: The Lost History of Alternative... →
The Forecast Project: How wrong have we been about energy and technology? Perhaps the most famous forecast in energy history is that atomic power would be “too cheap to meter.” On September 16, 1954, Lewis Strauss, head of the Atomic Energy Commission, told a group of science writers, “Our children will enjoy in their homes electrical energy too cheap to meter,” thanks to The Friendly Atom. ...
Jul 28th
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Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Reviews →
Jul 24th
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Green Air » Blog Archive » Eco Independence →
Some good news.  Small steps indeed.
Jul 24th
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ecopolitology - Part 1 →
Love this site, Tim Hurst is from Colorado too.  Double nice!
Jul 24th
Closing the Poop Loop: DIY Humanure Toilet... →
This idea stinks…
Jul 23rd
Should nature be able to take you to court? - The... →
Jul 21st
Boulder Explores Going Green With A Four Day Work... →
Jul 21st
GE: Smart grid yields net-zero energy home | Green... →
Jul 16th
Environment: race against time - Guardian Weekly →
Jul 16th
NPR: Farming Algae For Fuel: From Pond To Pump →
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About: Be Green Consulting →
Architectural lighting and sustainable design for a healthy and productive environment.  Based in Denver.
Jul 14th
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The Wealth of Nature | MetaFilter →
“Schumacher drew a hard distinction between primary goods and secondary goods. The latter of these includes everything dealt with by conventional economics: the goods and services produced by human labor and exchanged among human beings. The former includes all those things necessary for human life and economic activity that are produced not by human beings, but by nature. Schumacher pointed...
Jul 10th
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Colorado Company Offers Banana Coffins →
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June 2009
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Jun 27th
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Johann Hari: A fight for the Amazon that should... →
Jun 25th
Administration: The West Will Have Its Renewable... →
Jun 16th
The Naked Binder - ecologically sound well... →
Hmmm…
Jun 15th
May 2009
5 posts
The Chemistry of Life: The Plastic in Cars |... →
“Even if cars soon start running entirely on electricity or hydrogen, they’ll still need 100 gallons or more of oil to make their plastic parts, such as seats, dashboards, bumpers, and engine components.”
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May 5th
Can Clean Energy Revive Manufacturing? - Green... →
May 4th
April 2009
12 posts
Apr 25th
How to market LEED?
I am hoping to market LEED to clients while keeping my head above water in this market.  I am sitting with two of my partners trying to figure out how we can work LEED’s advantages in our collateral material. Our focus is tenant finish but also offer all levels of commercial construction services including development.  Unfortunately, at the moment there is little going on. My goal, when I...
Apr 16th
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TheHill.com - First lady's organic garden concerns... →
I heard about this on the radio yesterday.  It’s just really bizzare to me.
Apr 11th
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