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Can Houston Increase Their Recycling Rate by 200%

March 8th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Green Houston Events, Green Houston Topics, Green Service Providers

In case you missed it, over 600 trees and a 2 acre native garden were planted in our great City of Houston this weekend as part of Keep Houston Beautiful and the Great American Cleanup. There were six sites across town that participated in the KHB event with various objectives. I had the opportunity to go and check out the [...]

Do You Have ‘Green’ Cosmetics?

February 25th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized

Over the past couple of weeks I have personally experienced some interesting sensitivities to different chemicals and have tied it back to shortly after a new cleaner that was used for the bathrooms. It’s been really annoying – skin irritations, eye irritations, etc. So, this has me on the look out for new products to [...]

Everything Is Green Or Greenwashing

February 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Green Products, Green Service Providers

Everything is green or so it seems by reading advertisements, new start up businesses and products that are coming out on to the market. I am even getting some really interesting requests to be added to the Business Directory on my site. Quite honestly I find it scary, sickening, exciting and fantastic all at the [...]

November Green Market Update

November 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment · market reports

From the sound of it, money is starting to open up for builders and investors as over the past few weeks I have heard about atleast 3 amazing Green Developments that are in the works and hope to be up and building by February of next year. Each one is unique and different but all [...]

October Green Real Estate Statistics

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Green Market Reports

It’s October 1st and the Newsletter is rolling out soon! That means its time for an updated report on what is happening with Green Homes for Sale in Houston as well as Green Features that are popping up around town. Here is the first ever Houston Green Real Estate Market Report. All data compiled through [...]

No Fuss Composting

September 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Green Houston Topics

Many of us are convinced that leaves, peelings, and coffee grounds belong in the compost bin and not in the municipal landfill. We know our plants and our budgets both appreciate free and rich compost. But something that may hold people back from getting started is a nosy neighbor of the two-legged or four-legged varieties. [...]

Container Gardening in Houston

September 1st, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized

With a container garden, you can grow something even where space is limited, add instant “curb appeal” to your landscape, or just ease into gardening cautiously. And, of course, every container garden can also be a small contribution to the environment. Drying Size matters when picking out the container. A large pot for several plants [...]

STOP! Step Away From The Clearance Rack!

December 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Green Houston Topics

Yesterday I attended Green Camp at the Houston Technology Center and it was amazing how people from all corners of Green Interest showed up and were willing to talk about what interests, concerns and even sometimes overwhelms them. There were some amazing round table discussions that took place and even more than ever it made [...]

‘Tis The Season For…Garbage

December 1st, 2008 · 5 Comments · Green Houston Topics

I hope everyone had a Fantastic Thanksgiving- One that was relaxing and enjoyable with Family and Friends. We had Thanksgiving at our house this year and as tradition holds in my household, the kids and I put up the Christmas Tree the night of Thanksgiving. We do this every year as a way to kick [...]

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What Does It All Mean? EFL Vs. Energy Star

November 12th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Green Products, Uncategorized

With all of the Green Building Buzz comes a ton of new Building Programs. There is USGBC LEED for Homes, Green Building Initiative, Environments for Living- Then some people throw Energy Star in to the mix… In Houston, the two programs that are getting a lot of Buzz and being asked about is Energy Star [...]

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