Rhonda McCormack's Blog, page 20
April 7, 2013
community blog share
Welcome Indie bookstore, Local First/Shop Small, and enviro-minded business owners, as well as readers.
If you've come to share a little about your business or a business you know, please post a comment with the store or business name and a brief description of the service(s) or product(s) provided. Please also include your city and state, along with any web information that will help us find you online. This post will run in the top spot through Tuesday Ap...
April 6, 2013
all things good and green
all things good and green
What do you know about about the air quality inside your home? Did you know furnishings, carpets, and cleaning products can pollute your air with chemicals and off-gasing? Did you know that opening a few windows can make a difference in keeping the air you breathe pure and clean?
If you want to make a bigger impact, get a houseplant! There are many good resources for the kinds of houseplants that do the best at clearing the air, bu...
What do you know about about the air quality inside your home? Did you know furnishings, carpets, and cleaning products can pollute your air with chemicals and off-gasing? Did you know that opening a few windows can make a difference in keeping the air you breathe pure and clean?
If you want to make a bigger impact, get a houseplant! There are many good resources for the kinds of houseplants that do the best at clearing the air, bu...
April 3, 2013
Green List Wednesday - A Twist
Green List Wednesday...with a twist
Usually on a Green List Wednesday, I'd be giving you a list of environmentally friendly products, places, or ideas, but today I give you a list of people. The people in the list below are those who do their part to nurture our communities through their products or acts of service and participation. Yesterday, I put out a call for these people to come visit the blog on designated days in order to share their ideas and visions for the future. That...
Green List Wednesday (also with a twist)
Green List Wednesday...with a twist
Usually on a Green List Wednesday, I'd be giving you a list of environmentally friendly products, places, or ideas, but today I give you a list of people. The people in the list below are those who do their part to nurture our communities through their products or acts of service and participation. Yesterday, I put out a call for these people to come visit the blog on designated days in order to share their ideas and visions for the future. That...
April 2, 2013
call for contributors
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March 31, 2013
no entries no winner
wildflowers soundtrack giveawayno takers on the free music?oh well, maybe another time.
March 30, 2013
all things good and green
all things good and green
Forget the DeLorean time machine that runs on Miller beer.Forget cars that use french fry grease as fuel.In Denver the Tuk Tuk runs on animal feces (and trash).
Offsetting about 20% of its total energy use by using
his type of fuel, the motorized carts will also use
up 90% of the zoo's previously unused poo.
Click here to learn more.
Denver isn't the only place getting creating with animal waste,check out this inventive chicken farmer's use of fowl dropp...
Forget the DeLorean time machine that runs on Miller beer.Forget cars that use french fry grease as fuel.In Denver the Tuk Tuk runs on animal feces (and trash).
Offsetting about 20% of its total energy use by using
his type of fuel, the motorized carts will also use
up 90% of the zoo's previously unused poo.
Click here to learn more.
Denver isn't the only place getting creating with animal waste,check out this inventive chicken farmer's use of fowl dropp...
March 29, 2013
wildflowers soundtrack giveaway
wildflowers soundtrack giveaway
up for grabs:
A random three-song sample from the wildflowers soundtrack. Winner will need an iTunes account to receive the free downloads. The soundtrack songs can be viewed, by following this link.
how to enter:
Answer the polling question by posting a comment with your first name or initials, as well as your state, and you'll be entered in the random drawing.
how to claim your prize:
Check back on Sunday to see if you're the win...
up for grabs:
A random three-song sample from the wildflowers soundtrack. Winner will need an iTunes account to receive the free downloads. The soundtrack songs can be viewed, by following this link.
how to enter:
Answer the polling question by posting a comment with your first name or initials, as well as your state, and you'll be entered in the random drawing.
how to claim your prize:
Check back on Sunday to see if you're the win...
March 27, 2013
Green List Wednesday - Electric Cars
In wildflowers, I send two rule-bending,
Tesla-driving teens into the Restricted Zone to find
the secret for rebuilding the West.
When crafting this novel, set in the not-so-far-off future, I saw a world where hybrids still exist, but electric vehicles (EVs) would replace gas-fueled cars. My inspiration for this came in 2010 when Wired Magazine featured an article on the future of EVs, with the focus on the budding Tesla Motors. It changed my perspecti...
Tesla-driving teens into the Restricted Zone to find
the secret for rebuilding the West.
When crafting this novel, set in the not-so-far-off future, I saw a world where hybrids still exist, but electric vehicles (EVs) would replace gas-fueled cars. My inspiration for this came in 2010 when Wired Magazine featured an article on the future of EVs, with the focus on the budding Tesla Motors. It changed my perspecti...
March 26, 2013
all things good and green
all things good and green
In the book, wind is a problem, but in real life, wind becomes a clean resource for power. Check out this article describing how Carbon County, WY has just been approved to house the largest wind farm in North America. The farm will host 1,000 turbines. The next largest farm is near Roscoe, Texas and holds 627 turbines.
Thanks for stopping by the blog. If you're looking for the "meet the characters" post, click here.If you'd...
In the book, wind is a problem, but in real life, wind becomes a clean resource for power. Check out this article describing how Carbon County, WY has just been approved to house the largest wind farm in North America. The farm will host 1,000 turbines. The next largest farm is near Roscoe, Texas and holds 627 turbines.
Thanks for stopping by the blog. If you're looking for the "meet the characters" post, click here.If you'd...
