EcoCraft Cabinetry

New Tesla battery could take your home off the grid

This could be huge for home solar if the price is right...

inhabitat.com Ever wish you could ditch your electric bill? Tesla is working on a house battery that could help you break up with your expensive utility company, essentially turning any home into an off-grid abode. Before you know it, a home in the suburbs could even generate

Solar Roadways

: Amazing indiegogo campaign - solar roadways! Only 8 days left to fund! Help https://t.co/FvS0KfP9r5

t.co Solar panels that you can drive, park, and walk on. They melt snow and... cut greenhouse gases by 75-percent?!!!

Want to know how your lifestyle is? Check out this Ecological Footprint Quiz! http://bit.ly/17EkvEK

Want to know how sustainable your lifestyle is? Check out our Ecological Footprint Quiz! http://bit.ly/17EkvEK

Thich Nhat Hanh

Special calligraphy exhibition opens on Saturday (through December 31) at ABC Home, Deepak HomeBase, 888 Broadway, New York. Free and open to the public. Please share this news and update your profile picture to use our calligraphy.

Green Building Interior Finishes | Green Building - Building the Future with Intention

Good article on green building - interior finishes:

http://www.greenbuilding.com/professionals/green-building-practices-and-technologies/green-building-interior-finishes

greenbuilding.com Green building best practices for interiors. Choosing the right interior finishes has a huge impact on indoor air quality and consequently the health of the inhabitants.

Inhabitat

Delicate home made from 450 old

Can you believe that this delicate dome is made from 450 old umbrellas? http://bit.ly/18JHZt0

4 Easy, Earth-Friendly Cleaners You Can Make at Home - Earth911.com

ht.ly DIY household cleaners

Two Shipping Containers Turned into a Small House

tinyhousetalk.com In this post you'll get to see how these people turned two unwanted used shipping containers into a beautiful eco friendly small house.

TED

Elon Musk and his Hyperloop plan

At long last, Elon Musk unveils the plans for the Hyperloop, the transportation system that may someday get you from Los Angeles to San Francisco in 35 minutes for $20. He describes it as "getting a ride on Space Mountain at Disneyland": http://wp.me/p10512-l39

Here, watch Musk's TED2013 Talk: http://on.ted.com/Musk

TED

TED talk...

Grab some popcorn and enjoy these 12 talks about the magic of film:
http://www.ted.com/playlists/66/the_power_of_film.html

Caravan of Change

Check out this noteworthy Kickstarter project - Caravan of Change - based on a traveling Airstream

kickstarter.com This is what happens when you transform a vintage Airstream into a traveling Caravan of Change and turn the trip into a documentary!

The Ecologist - Official Page

Alex Macbeth reviews a film in which Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof tackles the vexing issue of why bee populations are plummeting worldwide...

Alex Macbeth reviews a film in which Oscar-nominated director Markus Imhoof tackles the vexing issue of why bee populations are plummeting worldwide......http://bit.ly/19BvEuo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NT05qEJxUk

Berkley Green

FACT :
50% of all illness is due to poor indoor air quality {Source:
1989 State of Massachusetts Study}

The Simple Dollar

100 things to do during a money free weekend...

100 things to do during a money free weekend: http://bit.ly/1b1PzRc

Permaculture Magazine

Make a self-contained fire pit from an old wheel.

So clever! Make a self-contained fire pit from an old wheel.
http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/firepit-made-truck-wheel

Green Building Materials Give Developers an Edge

Great article about how green building materials are beneficial to your end result and bottom line!

http://www.zetacommunities.com/blog-and-news/green-building-materials-give-developers-an-edge

zetacommunities.com There is a common misperception in the building community that going green eats into a project’s bottom line and simply doesn’t make economic sense. While true that higher quality, green materials can cost extra up front, when looking at their full spectrum of benefits, using green materials actuall...

StopWaste.Org - GreenPoint Rated Homes

Learn more about the Green Point Rating system here...

http://www.stopwaste.org/home/index.asp?page=474

stopwaste.org Look for the GreenPoint Rated logo. It’s your assurance that you’re getting a healthy, environmentally responsible home. Encourage your builder to participate in the program. Each GreenPoint Rated Home is evaluated according to the green building practices described in the Residential Green Building...

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Sun Hawk project

8 Cool Reuses for Old Wine Barrels - Earth911.com

Recycled wine barrel ideas...

http://earth911.com/news/2012/06/07/wine-barrel-reuse-and-recycling/

earth911.com A typical oak wine barrel can only be used in production for about five years, according to sustainably-minded home furnishings company Native Trails. Rather than toss the old barrels in the landfills, many artists and companies have found new uses ...

KCD Software

One of the ways we are unique - we use KCD 3D software when building out your design project so you can see what it will look like - 3D, color, specific appliances, etc.


http://www.KCDsoftware.com

kcdsoftware.com KCD Software is an award-winning manufacturer of custom software designed to facilitate woodworkers, designers, builders and renovators of cabinetry and closets. The software is powerful and easy to use, creating time and money-saving efficiencies in both the residential and commercial sectors.

Inhabitat

A Kansas farmer is suing Monsanto over GMO wheat contamination http://bit.ly/1b4PZnU

Revenge of the Electric Car

Our friend Paul Scott of Plug in America is spending his retirement savings to have lunch with President Obama next week- to tell him about the importance of EV. Thank you, Paul, for your dedication; let's wish him the best of luck!

"If you had something important to say to the President, how much would you spend to get his ear?

On June 7th, I'll be eating lunch with President Obama for $32,400. Two dozen other high-dollar donors will be there, but I'll be the only one in the room who does his own laundry. I'm not wealthy--I'm spending a large percentage of my retirement savings, at age 60, to sit at the table.

Why? Because it's a deeply troubling time in our country and in our world. Whether you choose to believe it or not, climate change is a greater threat to life on Earth than at any time in modern history. Our economic recovery remains shaky, at best, and millions remain unemployed. Say what you will about dubious fracking practices that may result in more U.S. oil exports, we'll be treacherously dependent upon hostile nations for much of our petroleum for a long, long time.

But I, and thousands of other Americans, have been practicing solutions to these seemingly intractable problems by driving Electric Vehicles (EVs) on renewable energy. I want to tell Obama about the economic benefits of this transition away from oil during his visit to Santa Monica to raise money for the Democratic Party.

As we all know, money drives the political game. Those with a lot of money are given access to politicians, Democrats and Republicans alike, and those of modest means are only heard at the ballot box. Adding to the problem is the use of vast sums of money spent to pollute the democratic process with massive slur campaigns filled with misinformation and outright lies. The truth rarely gets heard.

What I want Obama to hear is that for over a decade, I've been driving a zero-emission electric car powered by sunlight--it runs on solar electricity generated by the solar panels I purchased over 10 years ago. This is, in fact, the reason I can afford to speak to the President. By powering my home and car with clean energy, I'm no longer forking over thousands to the oil, coal and natural gas companies. I recently calculated how much I've saved by paying a small utility bill, only, for these basic needs since 2002: roughly $16,000. This is about half what it is costing me to meet with Obama. It begs the question: what would our planet and political process look like if millions of Americans stopped giving hundreds of billions to polluting industries and spent their savings instead on locally-generated, renewable electricity and local goods and services. It's reasonable to assume that the inexorable march toward climate calamity would slow and that millions of jobs would be generated. And, if people contributed even a small portion of this savings to causes they believed in--school fundraisers, healthcare for a relative, animal rescue, and especially political causes--the playing field would begin to level.

They tell me I'll have two-to-three minutes with the President. I will represent the average American who wants a clean environment, a fair political process and a livable society. Switching from oil to renewable electricity will clean the air, diminish the power of the fossil fuel industry, and strengthen the economic vitality of our communities by stopping the flow of $700 billion spent on oil every year, much of it leaving the country. We must redirect that wealth toward making life better for everyone. It can be done. This is what I will tell Barack Obama."

-Paul Scott

Paul Scott is a co-founder of Plug In America, the nation's leading nonprofit voice for consumer adoption of electric vehicles. He sells electric cars and solar power for a living.

Inhabitat

Reusable water bottles

Keep hydrated in the hot weather with these top 6 reusable water bottles http://su.pr/5LeLen

Earth911

New sneakers are 100% recyclable. Would you wear these? http://bit.ly/12XqMLb

Shouldn't every day be earth day?

21 Habits of Happy People

Nice - 21 habits of happy people..

http://www.mindopenerz.com/21-habits-of-happy-people/

mindopenerz.com “Happiness is a habit – cultivate it.” ~ Elbert Hubbar Happiness is one aspiration all people share. No one wants to be sad and depressed. We’ve all seen people who are always happy – even amidst agonizing life trials. I’m not saying happy...

Flora, Oakland - we did the bar and columns

Art deco renovation - we did the bar and column work

Build It Green - Oakland, CA

BUILD IT GREEN is a member supported non-profit organization working to expand the market for green homes in California. Find them at http://www.builditgreen.org

builditgreen.org Build It Green - Oakland, CA

220 square foot micro units being built in San Francisco
http://www.panoramic.com/smartspace/soma-san-francisco/interiors/

Bamboo kitchen remodel