A great story on AZSustainability today tells the story of L. Kevin and Donna Philippe-Johnson who successfully from a typical $24,000/yr urban lifestyle to one requireing only $6,500/yr.

It was at this point that I realized something was wrong. The life strategy I had grown up to believe in was no longer working and there didn’t seem to be any answers. Obviously, no one was going to get me out of this, so I decided I needed to take matters into my own hands and figure out a way to redefine my basic approach to living.

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In his State of the City Address, Gordon outlined a proposal for the Valley’s first solar power plant in Buckeye, plans for the city to power its buildings from the sun and incentives for homeowners to use solar energy in their homes.

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RiverWired has a great article today containing some great tips for apartment-dwellers who want to live green:

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With the switchover to digital TV, thousands of analog televisions are being abandoned (I have three myself). Recognizing the potential for thousands of old TVs ending up in the landfill, Sony is holding a recycling event for Silicon Valley residents on March 28, 2009 from 9am to 4pm at the Shoreline Amphitheater.

They will be accepting electronics from any brand.

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Tweet-A-Watt is a modified Kill-A-Watt that has been modified to use Twitter to publish its power consumption figures.

This DIY project can be found here:

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On one hand, there are people with plenty of space but no time, desire, or skill. On the other hand, there are people with the time, desire and skill, but no space.

What if there were a service that matches these two kinds of people?

SharingBackyards.com wants to do just that. It is a cool mashup using Google maps. You can zoom in on any area looking for people who have space or want space.

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By the end of the year, Genesee County Land Bank will have almost 3,000 vacant residential lots in the city of Flint, MI. There is a silver lining to the house mess though: A growing army of urban farmers and gardeners is turning those vacant lots into vegetable gardens.

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I found this very interesting article on CleanTechica.com about a different, faster way to make compost. It’s called Bokashi, relies upon fermentation, and produces usable compost in a matter of days.

The other difference is that it is anaerobic, relying upon the lack of oxygen to do it’s job. Which in turn means no odor. Making bokashi compost is simple. You need a couple of big containers with tight-fitting lids (to keep the oxygen out), some kitchen scraps, and bokashi mix. The mix contains wheat bran, molasses, and EM’s – the efficient microorganisms that drive the process.

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Here is a link to a supplier of Bokashi kits and a sully of the mix.

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Greg Peterson will be giving a seminar at the West of Western Culinary FEstival, March 13 and 14, located at the phoenix Art Museum.

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EcoRenovator brings us part 1 of this multi-part article on the realities of generating your own electricity from wind power:

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