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Friday, January 13, 2012

Photo Gallery: Building Green in the Palisades

The VISION House Los Angeles, a project that is aimed at educating the public on green living, hosts an open house in Pacific Palisades.

A green construction project, called VISION House Los Angeles, welcomed Palisadians, builders, media and earth-conscious Angelenos to a lot at the corner of Via De La Paz and Bestor Avenue Thursday. The Pacific Palisades community was invited to take a peek inside the walls of the soon-to-be green home and talk to the builders about the technology that will make it "a vision of the future." As of Thursday, the house had its frame, some insulation and piping installed. So people could look inside the walls and view the home all the way up to the spray foam insulation on the roof! Vendors who provided the earth-friendly and energy-efficient technology were on hand to answer questions and provide demonstrations. Representatives from Keyline …

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Make Personal Green Promises for the New Year

Take small steps to turn new eco-friendly ideas into habits.

I always like to circle back to see how many Personal Green Promises (PGP) that I made at the beginning of the year did I actually keep. Even if I was successful, I hope to take even bigger steps along the green journey in 2012. How about you? Recycling and reusing some ideas from my last New Year’s article, I recommend making a new PGP each month. The more you work at it, the more likely you are to turn these promises into habits. From last year: Order reasonable amounts of food when I eat at local restaurants. With no leftovers to take home, there's no need for to-go Styrofoam containers. A clean plate means less food in the landfill. Done!  And now for 2012: PGP No. 1: Meatless Mondays. We’re mostly meatless at my house, but making this…

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