Mary's Musings on Green Building, Renewables, Energy Efficiency and more....

Last Thursday, October 19, 2007 much of the midwest was taken by storms. The storms took 3 lives in Michigan.  My sympathies to the families in Michigan and elsewhere around the country who were affected by these storm systems. As these storms rolled through our area I found them prophetic. Thurs...

Living in a community with underground power lines we have rarely experienced in the past 17 years more than a half day without power. We have gas water heat and a gas range so it's not that big a deal...one can always bypass the electronic ignition on the range to eat and get a hot shower. No TV...

ECO AllStars ....Again I want to give you all a gold star for the quantity and quality of writings in September!! If there had been only one or two great articles this would have been simple! Thank you for OVERWHELMING ME!!! We're only halfway through! AH...how life can get away from one! Here we...

The OLD School BMX riders will remember the Grand Rapids, Michigan tracks from the late 80's and early 90's. It has been said that we had the 5th largest ridership in the US history! Two Die Hard OLD SCHOOL riders, Tim Irwin and Ted Ruys are responsible for bringing BMX back to Grand Rapids, Mich...

Last week I wrote a 4 part series Renewable Energy - Does Your Zoning Allow It? On Thursday September 27 the Onekama Township Zoning Board reconvened to make a motion on this Request for Conditional Zoning. In a 5 - 2 vote the board carried a motion to recommend to the Township NOT to take action...

I don't normally cut and paste ... I received this email this week shortly after hearing from David Childress, an AR member who I had checked in with because I had not heard from him. At that moment I knew the reason I received it and who needed my prayers.Let's send David 49,783 Guards to help h...

Thanks to Dena Stevens for writing about Green Drinks! Dena said, "This is a social group of like minded people who are concerned about the environment. "I was interested and checked it out. I wanted to attend one! Unfortunately, I didn't find a Green Drinks Chapter in West Michigan....UNTIL NOW!...

 Thank You Jeff Turner for teaching me a new skill today --  how to insert a video into my blog! It was really quite easy!Crosby, Stills and Nash said it best....Teach Your Children Well....

 With school back in session I thought it would be helpful to post this link to the Department of Energy...

I took a field trip today to the quaint little town of Ionia, home of the World's Largest Free Fair! The Ionia Free Fair!Although I wasn't there for the fair today! I received an email last week from Jake with R Value Homes that they would be doing a "pour" today! WooHoo! My chance to watch how t...

It seems like this Green Thing (as I call it)           Is just beginning......                     But the history buff in me finds.....                                It is not just beginning....It is Just picking up Speed!!! Mike Holcomb - The Inspector General -Shared with me a while back tha...