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Have you seen the Chicago Sears Tower piece that’s been running on TV? Oh man, take some Dramamine to get thru it. They have redesigned the observation deck with glass floors that extend beyond the building by 10 feet. OK, that is freaky scary and makes my stomach turn just thinking about it. I was giggling at how kids just love it and we adults are always in wonderment at their fearless and inspiring spirits.
Oh yes, your eyes do not deceive you nor is this a photoshopped image. This is the glass balcony that is 1,353 feet high. I will let you take a moment to pick your jaw up off your desk. Reconnect it to you face… OK, are you ready?
If you’re a parent, would you let your kids stand on that glass?
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Lets cover packaging of water first before we get into those scandalous tomatoes
Myth: Since bottled water is regulated by the FDA, it is safer to drink than tap water.
Fact: A study by the National Resources Defense Council found that 25% of bottled water is actually just packaged tap water, sometimes without any additional treatment. Municipal water is subject to EPA standards and is as safe as or safer than the bottled variety.
Myth: Bottled Water that’s been sitting in that warm cab of your car for days is safe to drink?
Fact: Longer answer below
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Lets cover packaging of water first before we get into those scandalous tomatoes
Myth: Since bottled water is regulated by the FDA, it is safer to drink than tap water.
Fact: A study by the National Resources Defense Council found that 25% of bottled water is actually just packaged tap water, sometimes without any additional treatment. Municipal water is subject to EPA standards and is as safe as or safer than the bottled variety.
Myth: Bottled Water that’s been sitting in that warm cab of your car for days is safe to drink?
Fact: Longer answer below
How many times have you swallowed a delicious swig of water from a water bottle that’s been in hanging around for a couple days? You know, the water bottle that sits in the car for a few days and you sip on it occasionally like a hamster milking a water spicket.
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I have this strange debacle facing me that every time I hit the print button on my computer I’m going un-green.
I learned my lesson didn’t I? God may have yanked on my ear lobe and yet based on my printing paper spend, I’m not sure I learned the lesson.
I loaned some money from my brother years ago, back when 3 houses just wasn’t quite enough. I’m making payments on the loan and stroll into Wells Fargo to deposit my satchel of coins for my dear brother who loves me so much he trusted me to pay him back.
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Filed under: business going green, goes green, going green ideas, green businesses, Green Living, on going green, what going green | Tags: solar panels, solar-powered, world games
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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Posting options for today
- Most powerful guy in Iran is tweeting everyday. Wow! If he’s turned on to tweet, maybe we should be too?
- A Diesel Volkswagen is much more green than a Prius. I have proof.
- Write about a big solar panel sitting on a long steal rod in my backyard. Yeah. why not?
(wait!…you either don’t care that the head of Iran is Tweeting or you don’t believe me….here’s the story if you need proof)
Now, on with this brief solar saga. Have you ever looked at something and that double take pinches a nerve in your neck?
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Filed under: business going green, eco friendly products, goes green, going green, going green ideas, green businesses | Tags: alternative methods, eco-tunnel, federal stimilus money, turtles
I learned that $3.4 million of federal stimulus money is being used to build a tunnel to help turtles cross a Florida road. Look at that face. turtle-headHow could you not spend a few million bucks on a face like that? Do we hire a couple green turtle loving people to guide the turtles thru the tunnel? How can we rely on Turtles to know where the eco-hole under the eco-tunnel is positioned? Hey, I’m just the new green guy wanting some logical understanding here. Help a green brother out. You know I did do my homework on this and found out they did the same thing at Paines Prairie in Gainesville, Texas and it cut back thousands of killed animals a year to under 200 or something. I think its a good idea, people always swerve when they see animals, it causes accidents (not to mention, people that never stop) Plus, the turtles were here first.
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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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