Finally we got our chance to remove ourselves from in front of computers, green festivals, and green buildings to volunteer for the recent Cosco-Busan Oil Spill. Granted this last training session will allow us to take part as official Disaster Service Worker Volunteers but at this point the San Francisco city officials have or will […]
Archive for November, 2007
Oil Spill Training Day
Published by Keith November 19th, 2007 in Environment, Green Building, Oil Spill and San Francisco. 0 CommentsGreen Festival 2007 - The San Francisco Version
Published by Keith November 12th, 2007 in Environment, Health, Organic Food, San Francisco and Vegetarian. 1 CommentWe felt a little guilty strolling through the San Francisco stop on Green Festival tour while others removed black gold from the beaches and various wildlife that the Cosco-Busan cargo ship an Exxon Valdez-like tanker recently dumped into San Francisco Bay. At least a good percentage of the environmentalists, vegan hipsters, LOHAS types and simple […]
Back to School - The Green Way
Published by Keith November 8th, 2007 in Bamboo, Green Building, Green Hotels, Health, Orchard Garden Hotel and San Francisco. 1 CommentSchool was never like this when we were kids. Recycled this, renewable that. We certainly weren’t phi beta kappas but the Mission based Children’s Day School gets an A- for its recent Green additions. We expect it to bump that grade to a full fledged A when some of the other Green items come on […]
Eco Ego in the Sunset Idea House
Published by Keith November 6th, 2007 in Eco Homes, Environment, Green Building, Green Condos, Green Real Estate, Photovoltaic Panels, Real Estate, San Francisco, Solar panels, Water Recapture System and condos. 1 CommentIn a city known for its architecture and now Green building, the Sunset Idea House hasn’t stirred up so many “ideas” since the Transamerica Pyramid made its way into the SF skyline. We’re all about tossing the Green spotlight on Green building but we had to step back from this one before going on a […]