Tips for Your Car as the Cool Weather of Autumn and Winter Approaches. * Most automobile owner’s manuals recommend a switch of engine oil weights between seasons. If you did this last summer, switch to your car’s recommended winter weight as soon as the weather cools. * There’s really no such thing as a “safe” [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged anti-freeze, Autumn, engine oil, evaluate tires, less toxic, propylene glycol formula, remove roof racks, Winter on September 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged Autumn Leaves, community gardens, Compost, leaf mold, mulch on September 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As Autumn Approaches . . Time to Think About What to do With Your Leaves. Keep them. Partially decomposed deciduous leaves are an excellent source of micronutrients. In fact, they are generally considered the world’s best mulch, with a special name: leaf mold. If you don’t believe me, ask some local gardeners. They will think [...]
GREAT Meeting Recap for Monday, August 30th
Posted in Meeting Recaps, tagged Flex E Grant, GREAT Meeting Minutes, Greening Bridge Day, ICLEI, rain garden, WVHUB on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
GREAT Minutes Monday August 31, 2009 Present: Aimee Rist, Thomas Rist, Lily Kay, Savanna Lyons, Gabe Pena, Scott Fanello, Lorien MacCauley, Doug Arbogast, Carl Thompson, Patty Korn, Ginger Danz, Tomoko Topics of Discussion: Rain Garden: Scott Fanello showed a computer-generated depiction of rain garden site (New River Elementary School in Oak Hill). GREAT is hosting [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged plastic sheeting, shutters, weather-stripping, window quilts on September 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fall is Almost Here . . . Help Keep in the Heat As the weather gets colder, it’s time to think clearly about windows. Windows waste plenty of energy – and money. Experts say as much as 25% of your home’s heat can escape through leaky windows. Here are simple things you can do to [...]
Green Tip of the Day
Posted in Green Tip of the Day, tagged LEED Certification, U. S. Green Building Council, USGBC on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Green Your Buildings and Your Community Find out about the U. S. Green Building Council and LEED certification at usgbc.org. LEED® Green Building Rating System™ The LEED green building certification system is the preeminent program for rating the design, construction and operation of green buildings. 35,000 projects are currently participating in the LEED system, comprising [...]
