Treehugger doesn’t like Charlottesville’s water conservation efforts
The region's drought has not gotten as bad as it was in 2002. In fact, restrictions have been loosened a little bit. From a post yesterday noting our efforts in 2002: Promote bottled water and use paper plates. While we applaud anyone taking up the…
Green building in Charlottesville is about to (hopefully) take a major step forward
They are setting a lofty goal and vision that should set the standard for new developments in the Charlottesville region. Yesterday I had attended a presentation given by the developers of the new Belvedere development and the builders - Hauser Homes and Church Hill Homes.…
Blog Action Day 2007 – My 2 cents
It's Blog Action Day, a day when thousands of bloggers write about one issue in an attempt to raise awareness about the environment. The "green" movement is no longer a fringe movement, but one that has gone mainstream for practical reasons - many of the…
Friday Links – 12 October 2007
It's a bit odd to see Google chasing others ... but at least I'll get the storage boost I need. On the devaluation of traffic - There's a fairly intense conversation today about how much traffic certain web sites generate over others. To me, a…
Why print advertising doesn’t make sense
Following up on this week's earlier post regarding print advertising's demise ... The only print ad I have done this year was in The HooK, for their Green issue. Blogging has a better ROI. Print is useful when it transcends advertising, when it's not advertising.…
Belvedere roundup
In the "not all publicity is good publicity department": Rarely have the words "shameful, " "greedy," "sad" and "health hazard" been used to describe a project positively, and this is another such case. Is clear-cutting and burning "green"? Good discussion at Cvillenews The Daily Progress…
The HooK’s Green edition
C-Ville's been on the "green" bandwagon for some time now. The HooK steps up this week and has a special green pull-out in addition to their normal issue. The HooK's new site design makes it a bit more challenging for me to find their green…
Green Links for Thursday 30 August
The complexities of building green A new study shows that the environmental impact of shopping for stuff, from from food and clothing to CDs and electrical appliances - far outweighs any efforts to save water and power in the home. Building green doesn't cost more…
Blog Action Day – 15 October 2007
Normally I don't buy into these things, but this one seems worthwhile and credible: Blog Action Day (and their blog) On October 15th, bloggers around the web will unite to put a single important issue on everyone's mind - the environment. Every blogger will post…
Charlottesville is Green
In the "better late than never" department: Charlottesville's Newsplex reports today that Charlottesville is the #6 Greenest Place to Live. Had you been reading RealCentralVA, you would have learned that in March and April. Good timing however in light of the City's approval of their…