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Today it’s really cool images from our green friends in Japan.
The solar-powered ‘dragon’ stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is the world’s first stadium which gets all its power needs from the sun.
Designed by Japanese architect Toyo on a steel-rod structure with a roof covered with solar panels, the horseshoe-shaped structure has been constructed for the World Games to be held in Kaohsiung city in July 2009. Spread over 19 hectares and having a seating capacity of 55,000 it will be used mainly for athletics and rugby events, including hosting the main events for the 2009 World Games.
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What was that line from Days of Our Lives, soap opera? “Like sand thru the hourglass, these are the bowls of our lives.” Now, I own a bowl I never dreamed would be part of my life and even better, I feel great living green and walking the talk. No, I was not about to buy the new toilet from Sink Positive. I give that company a lot of credit for greening their toilets so that when you use the sink on top of the tank, that grey water is used for toilet flushes. I get it… up to the point that I’m supposed to brush my teeth over the toilet. One day I know it will be all the rage but until then, in terms of my green credibility in your eyes, have I been demoted to a lime green from forest green? Maybe I can persuade you.
I’ve had one toilet in the house that has been broken for a few months and was avoiding buying a new one. My brother said, “Hey, Mr.Green, how ’bout a toilet that’s reaaaaaaaalllllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy green.”
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What does sustainable mean? In the U.S. and Canada, many residential builders use the word “sustainable” as a synonym for “green.” We hear about sustainable development, sustainable homes, and sustainable building products. Now that the word “sustainable” has become ubiquitous — even at the GreenBuildingAdvisor Web site, where a new 
$736,000 home on the coast of Maine is described as a “sustainable spec house” — it’s time to take a step back and consider the word’s history. It is really important to separate the green from the greenwash as we proceed down a path of improving our planet. Otherwise, we won’t improve it! Can we find sustainability within an opulent western lifestyle? I think we can, if we know what it means first.
Plus sustainability means it will require a broad social movement, with people from all walks of life buying into the idea that sustainable is not bad for us, that we do not have to have less to be sustainable. (Actually, we will end up having less, but we won’t mind because we will have chosen to have less.) Lets break down the word “sustainable”
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A friend of mine joyfully jumped with family on a plane and entered the happiest place on earth, Disneyland. When I ran into him a few days later, I asked him, “Was it packed?” He said, “Oh yeah, three hour waits for Indiana Jones and most rides for that matter.” I was shocked with the economy in shambles. Then I figured its stay-cation time not va-cation time. Families are staying closer to home for one day trips, rather than migrating away from home, breaking the bank.
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The restaurant I enjoyed today with family for lunch needs help. If using up too much unecessary space on paper is not green, then we know what Tahoe Joe’s is doing on shier menu is not green. Of course, I’m having fun and awakening my green intuition as to what is on the fringes of being a good green company or citizen.
So, nonetheless, I look up to the top right corner of the menu and it says, “Lunch served Monday thru Sunday”…hmmmm….isn’t that EVERYDAY! I’m just saying here…green is about efficiency and authentic conservation of everything including words.
Yes, I sound extreme or wild, and I’m in one of those silly moods again staring at this computer for too many hours and now I don’t FEEL green. Does a case of retinal trauma from gazing at this monitor of mine for too long mean I get sympathy from you for not feeling green at the moment? No. oh, we’ll I tried in my wild sort of way. Then it got me thinking what other wild ways could we go green. 
Wild ways to go green? I’ll start and you jump in for smiles and giggles.
1. Child eco-powered vehicles– are you forever running your kids from place to place and want to try and cut down on your carbon footprint? Why not put a cycle rack on top of your car and then attach a chain to the axle! The kids get exercise, you get to make sure they arrive safely from the comfort of the car and the whole thing is better for the environment – it’s a win-win situation
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As a new guy to green, driving the green freeway of love, well… my speeding habits may be catching up to me.
Yesterday I was just talking to a friend about Sammy Hagar and his smash hit from the 80′s, “Can’t drive 55″.
The rock star was also the first person to update the first roadway speed sign of millions across California that went up 10 miles per hour from 55 to 65 in the mid 80′s.
“Hey Sammy, can you come back out to drop those signs back to 55? Looks like his song could soon live up to what is a more safe and green approach to saving lives. The news is the U.K. wants to lower their speed limits by 10 miles per hour on the freeways and another 10 mile an hour reduction on two lane roads.
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I was at lunch today with a local printing company and I asked the owner “How do you sleep at night printing all that paper, you green gremlin you?” He said he’s doing everything he can to use recyclable or reusable paper. I’m impressed. He’s trying to help businesses get the word out and using alternative methods. I sure don’t feel that aware yet, or maybe I’m just discounting my progress. Bottom line, my heart is green and for that, the green karma police probably won’t be flashing their red lights, pulling me over for violating principals of living green.
Then I really heard his green heart when he told me he went to a networking business event the prior night and was repelled by what he witnessed. This was no shock to me, but apparently, most networkers are all about taking and not giving. You can walk up to a stranger at any one of these events and if you’re at all sensitive to the act of “Net-Working”, yes “Working” at building relationship, you stand out like a burnt hole in a blanket. My colleagues biggest complaint about networking is everyone is on a race to pass out as many tree cutting business cards as they can in 1 hour. I’m with my friend as I too see too many takers and not enough givers.
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Does it seem like you don’t hear much positivity around you? Maybe it’s the internet and all the commenting you see all over the web that amplifies our perception of the volume of negativity. If I do hear something I presume is negative and there’s logic in the complaint from someone wanting to polute my air, I listen. Hey, I might learn a thing from someone that’s passionate.
For example, this green blog excited me to hear about this new show that aired last night! Earth 2100. I missed it, not intentionally, just didn’t know about it.
After getting stoked over when I can catch a re-run, I spotted a comment that seemed loaded with angst that actually triggered a belly laugh out of me.
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You think I’m lazy, check this photo out. Look close, that’s a twig sticking onto the roadway and look at the paint line on the street. Say what? This is one of those people that walk around saying, “that’s not my job!”. Just pick up the stick, good lord.
I’m in such a goofy mood today and am grateful for the good laugh. One more, my mother was commenting on something prolific I told her on the phone and she called it “expository”. I said please don’t say that word again, it’s a little too close to suppository. Gotta love those hysterical moments with your Mom. You never know when those precious moments will disappear.
Next moment of fun was last night as I approached my gas guzzling Ford F-150 truck which I have got to turn in soon for something more green. I’ll get there. Nonetheless, I stick my key in the door and started laughing at how lame it was that I was about to drive, literally, one block to the supermarket for one item. Of course, I walked to the store.
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