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Recommended Resources For those of you new to our blog... this series of posts recommends positive and conscious living, inspiring, educational resources that will get you motivated to continue creating a better world - right where you are, with whatever skills and resources you have.  Today we'll focus on Waste Reduction! -- …save energy and wasted food by calibrating your oven temperature… a simple trick that will have your oven working so much better! https://www.facebook.com/HometalkDIY/videos/392481091163465/ -- ...a useable product out of recycled trash – building entire homes, furniture and more out of this product! Awesome invention, inspiring story of how just a few people can remove thousands of tons of trash from around the world, create jobs and stimulate the economy. https://www.facebook.com/nasdaily/videos/923131654505654/ -- Artist Dianna Cohen shares some tough truths about plastic pollution in th...

-- Conscous Living Event --  Oct 19 – 21 BioNeers Conference   Location : San Rafael, California (US) Info : Join global thought-leaders, experts, and fellow advocates in exploring breakthrough solutions for a sustainable world. Bioneers visionary speakers are part of a culture creating the healthy, diverse, equitable and beautiful world in which we all want to live. Connect with them and others like you who want to build a legacy of global consciousness.  Info :  www.bioneers.org/conference -- Conscious Construction -- Log Homes, the Natural Green Building Solution By Jennifer Grimes  Building and living "Green" is good for your health, conserves energy and protects the environment. Log homes are the original green building solution made directly from the earth's natural resource. This abundant, beautiful and renewable natural resource is 100% green. Building green is a hot topic am...

Construction And The Environment   Author: Kynyn Kamau offers a wonderful blog where you can find information on mental health, learn all about eating your way to a healthy body and learn a simple approach to a healthy financial status via: http://todayskynynarticle.blogspot.com Green building is a concept in construction which aims at creating environment friendly construction. The aim here is to reduce the impact of construction on the environment as well as coming up with remedial measures to resuscitate the already chocking environment. Below are just examples of green construction practices. · Using renewable energy sources in buildings for example solar and wind energy in the place of electricity and fossil fuels. · Coming up with designs that require minimum energy supporting systems like maximizing on day lighting in buildings as opposed to electric lighting. · Reducing the use of timber in construction, especially rare and deciduous typ...

 -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's episode features a Positive Eco-News segment... these air every 2-3 weeks or so, as time allows on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show. Today we'll focus the topic on Green Construction, Plastics and Recycling News, along with some inspiring quotes and resources that we'll share in this one-hour radio program. Check it out via the link below... and if you join us live, we'll also have the chat room open for you to access... otherwise the show will be archived for your convenience Live @: 10AM-11 (pacific)... 11AM-12 (Mountain) http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/12/22/positive-eco-news Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio program, newsletter, blog, and more at: www.brummet.ca * Support the Brummets by telling your friends, or visiting the Brummet's Store - every sale raises funds for charity as well!

 -- Green Building Materials -- I received an interesting article (which you can read below) that speaks about the benefits of using stainless steel in construction... and this intrigued me enough to do a quick Internet search on the topic. According to The Stainless Steel Information Center ( www.ssina.com ) this material is one of the most environmentally friendly materials - is corrosion resistant and durable,  has high-recycled content and recapture rates, while providing long service life and reduce resource use. The site goes on to state: "Stainless steel is 100% recyclable into the same product with no reduction in quality. The metal’s high scrap value and recyclability ensures that it is diverted from landfills and recaptured for use in new stainless steel. A recent international study by the ISSF determined that about 92% of the stainless steel used in architecture, building and construction applications is recaptured and recycled at the end of servic...

 -- Plastic Bottles - Another Useful Construction Material -- Have you seen plastic bottle houses before?  Building with bottles as a construction and wall decoration material is not such a new idea - we’ve seen reports and articles over the last 2 dozen years in magazines and online where people have used glass and plastic bottles in their adobe and cob design houses in the US, and here in the Kootenays we have a small highway tourist stop – a house made entirely of glass bottles. I've also seen color bottles used in hallway walls and bathroom walls that allow light in the room without compromising privacy issues.  . ..However, when I read of a new project in Nigeria where they are utilizing plastic bottles to build economic homes I was really intrigued. Apparently the bottles are first filled with sand, capped, and melded together with mud and concrete to build 2 bedroom homes for people – costing less than $13,000 – I felt like celebrating when re...

-- Quote of the Day -- “… You don’t have to change the whole world with sustainability. You can start small and make as many changes as you can. For example you don’t have to become a vegetarian, but if we all just ate one meatless meal every week – we can make a difference. ”  – Chuck Hall Check out the full interview on Alternative Sustainable Buildings via the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/09/01/alternative-sustainable-buildings -- Living Bridge ? -- Check out this amazing, 4-5 min video: www.wimp.com/livingbridge ... about a fig tree grown to create a sustainable living bridge that will live and grow for generations. Learn how amazing indigenous knowledge will benefit generations to come. Check out this interesting video (only about 5 min long) on this innovative idea, via the link above. Find Dave and Lillian Brummet, excerpts from their books, information about their radio p...

-- Quote of the Day -- " Some tension is necessary for the soul to grow, and we can put that tension to good use. We can look for every opportunity to give and receive love, to appreciate nature, to heal our wounds and the wound of others, to forgive, and to serve ." ~ Joan Borysenko  -- Referral Corner -- The Green Guide website is put out by National Geographic and offers advice for everything from insulation, buying an eco-friendly TV and alternative cars, to water conservation.    Info: TheGreenGuide.com   The California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA, founded 1974) is California’s state-wide recycling association. It is the oldest and one of the largest non-profit recycling organizations in the United States - dedicated to achieving environmental sustainability in and beyond California through Zero Waste strategies including product stewardship, waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting.  Info: www.CRRA.com  -- Positive Eco...

-- Quote of the Day -- " What is right for one soul may not be right for another.   It may mean having to stand on your own  and do something seen as strange in the eyes of others. " ~ Eileen Caddy   -- Recommended Resources -- http://beyondrecycling.ca   - inspiring and empowering youth to take leadership in making positive environmental and behavioral change http://wildsight.ca - Protecting wildlife & wild places -- Conscious Discussions Radio -- Stuart Rose is here to tell us about sustainable building with a focus on “net zero” – Don’t know what that term means? Find out today! Stuart is the author of: Sustainability: A Personal Journey to a Built Sustainable Community… And An Amazing Picture Of What Life Will Soon Be Like .   Join us for this fascinating discussion about Net Zero Construction - today @ 10 AM (Pacific) on Conscious Discussions Radio --or listen to the archive shows at your convenience. ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “The call to change began as most transformations do; a subtle form with no discernible texture, a microscopic breeze that signals a change in wind direction, a little voice speaking in tongues – that we either trust without knowing why, or ignore at our own peril.” ~ Jeff Brown, author of: Soul Shaping -- Green Building -- Green building is catching on and since today’s construction standards has buildings life cycle lasting 100 years – the need to build more efficiently just makes sense. This is why such programs as LEED ( Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ) exist. The public sector is very much aware of the benefits of owning a green home and real estate reflects this trend with a 9% increase in estate values. Some options that are really neat for people to consider are Solar Hot Water systems which can provide, according to Michael Jessen’s article “Global Warming Doing the Right Thing”, 30% of a home’s hot water needs. Geothermal heating... thi...