Category Archives: “Green” Homes

Lighting Up Diablo Canyon, Arizona

Posted on 27-January-2011 by

According an article by Cindy Yurth in the Navajo Times (22 Dec 2011): [Paula] Curtis is the first beneficiary of the Plateau Solar Project, a partnership between Navajo nonprofit IINA Solutions, Mark Snyder Electric and Global Solar Water Power Systems. … Continue reading →

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Container Home

Posted on 25-January-2011 by

From a magazine I picked up in The Netherlands:

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Smart Meters

Posted on 04-January-2011 by

A major part of my job with the Federal government involves the use of real-time technologies to improve water management.  I often talk about the advantages, but probably short-change my discussion of the potential problems. Time magazine in its 10 … Continue reading →

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The Sacrament of Stewardship

Posted on 24-December-2010 by

Kate Holbrook makes the following comments in Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (Winter 2010): Both Edwin and Carrol Firmage develop an exciting concept of sacrament in their essays (in an earlier Dialogue), a contribution that I want to explore … Continue reading →

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Hogan’s Heroes . . . Part II

Posted on 16-November-2010 by

Last weekend (11 Nov 2010), a BYU student club and several members of the Great Salt Lake Professional Chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) traveled to the small Navajo community at Westwater (adjacent to Blanding City, UT).  The goal was … Continue reading →

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White Roofs = Cooler Earth

Posted on 28-October-2010 by

According to the WSJ (27 May 2010): President Obama’s energy and climate officials have a habit of touting geoengineering as a solution to climate change. The latest?  Energy secretary Steven Chu, who while in London pitched an idea from his former … Continue reading →

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Tiny Home Living

Posted on 02-August-2010 by

Tiny homes (400 square feet or so) seem to be a current fad.  Last night I watched a program on PBS that featured a lady who had personally constructed a small home on a trailer as part of a plan to downsize … Continue reading →

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Urban Farm

Posted on 22-July-2010 by

Time recently listed Will Allen as one their 100 Most Influential (10 May 2010).  His kudos were written by Van Jones (founder of Green for All and a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress): “At one time, the … Continue reading →

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When Less May Be More

Posted on 07-July-2010 by

The following, written by Bryan Walsh, appeared in Time Magazine (1 Mar 2010): “What do dieting and energy policy have in common?  The SnackWell effect.  The comes from those tasty little cookies that are advertised as being lower in fat … Continue reading →

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Green Meetinghouses

Posted on 02-May-2010 by

LDS Church officials have recently been showing off their new “green” stake center in Farmington UT.  According to Dean Davies, managing director of physical facilities for the church, the meetinghouse will be about 30 percent more energy efficient that others the … Continue reading →

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