Like a fine bottle of organic wine, the Green Zebra guide seems to get better with age. Okay, this 2008 version represents only the second San Francisco edition but it marks an improvement over numero uno. We must not be the only ones into this whole Green money saving coupon thing as the Zebra spread […]
Archive for October, 2007
Green Zebra spreads its stripes
Published by Keith October 31st, 2007 in Environment, Green Savings, Health, Money, Organic Food and San Francisco. 0 CommentsCCOF Organic Pour
Published by Keith October 29th, 2007 in Organic Food and San Francisco. 0 CommentsDon’t blame us for attending the CCOF Second Annual Organic beer & Wine Tasting this past Friday at SF’s Ferry Building but someone has to check out the legit status of these beers and wines and see (we mean taste) just how organic organic is. We didn’t get to sample all of the 26 wineries […]
Green spotlight on 2007 BSR Conference
Published by Keith October 25th, 2007 in Environment, Health, Money and San Francisco. 0 CommentsThose of you who think we have it bad with the tap water here in San Francisco might think twice after attending one of the more thought provoking sessions at the 2007 BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) Conference here in San Francisco. The panel of John Frazier, Director of Considered Chemistry and Environment for Nike; […]
First Annual City Solar Awards
Published by Keith October 19th, 2007 in Green Building, Photovoltaic Panels and Solar panels. 0 CommentsIt wasn’t exactly the Oscars or even the mostly defunct Bammies but the solarati rolled down the green carpet for the First Annual City Solar Awards to pick up their awards (not sure what they are called) for Bay Area cities with the largest number of Solar Homes and Businesses.
Before the festivities, the crowd dined […]
San Francisco Energy No-Brainer
Published by Keith October 18th, 2007 in Environment, Greenhouse Gases and San Francisco. 0 CommentsAnyone who’s seen the Poseidon Adventure films (hopefully the 70s version) will realize that it isn’t smart to wait to the last minute to change direction. That goes double for the old energy bill. It doesn’t take Al Gore to know that local energy rates will soon climb here in the Bay Area. Even non-sustainable […]
The not so Green Sunset Idea House TIC
Published by Keith October 8th, 2007 in Eco Homes, Green Building, Green Real Estate, Health, Photovoltaic Panels, Real Estate, San Francisco, Solar panels and Water Recapture System. 1 CommentWhile everyone’s all abuzz about the Sunset Idea House, we thought that we would comment on the Greenness of the attached TIC. True the bargain priced $1,089,000 two-bedroom TIC has received a lot of interest because of the Mission location, and its Green attributes. Sure, the new owner will undoubtedly pay close to nothing to […]
From the Garden to the Table
Published by Keith October 5th, 2007 in Eco Hotels, Foundations, Green Hotels, Health, Money, Organic Food and San Francisco. 0 CommentsIt was like the perfect storm. The combination of a fundraiser for a Green sustainable non profit organization (From the Garden to the Table), tasty food and organic cocktails (Square One organic vodka, 4 Copas organic tequila) in a LEED certified location (Orchard Garden Hotel) and even Green minded celebrities (David Alan Grier) to boot.
Both […]
Green Coupons for Oaktown
Published by Keith October 2nd, 2007 in Green Savings, Money and oakland. 0 CommentsIt’s that time of year when we all start seeing the 2008 calendars, and other dated material so, of course, our eyes caught a green glimpse of the 2008 EcoMetro Guide. The East Bay guide follows the recent trend of not only supporting local community shops, restaurants and vendors but doing the very American thing […]