How about kicking out a shout to the newly established blog by EcoSteel? I was emailing with EcoSteel's Kelvin Findlay about their new projects and the blog came up. So I start looking through the first few posts and, of course, this Venice Live/Work home caught my eye. I mean, how can it not? Apparently the home is ready to go in California and EcoSteel is bidding out the contractor work at the moment.
I always find these lists interesting, but here's the idea: "There are game-changers and then there are world-changers. From Internet giants working to make renewable energy cheaper than coal, to a sea captain monitoring the ocean’s plastic waste, to the growth of intentional communities (they’re not just for hippies anymore)—welcome to Plenty’s second annual list honoring (in no particular order) 20 dynamic individuals and 20 pioneering companies that are bettering the planet, plus 10 innovative ideas that will revolutionize how we live."
-- the Second Annual Plenty 20
The venerable HuffPo just posted a list of what they call the "Best Green Twitter Feeds." It's an okay list, but when you name streams like @Sprig (13 total updates and nothing in 7 days), @globalwarming (sporadic tweets with nothing in 7 days), and @greennews (sporadic tweets and nothing in 12 days), it's tough to take the list seriously. No offense Sprig, GlobalWarming, and GreenNews. HuffPo's list includes some stalwarts, don't get me wrong, but when you assume the title of "Best," you have to bring it. You have to name more than sixteen or seventeen Twitter* feeds. Right?
Anyway, here's my list (not a "best" list, just a list) of environmental and green related
twitter folks that you might be interested in following. To clear the air, we're @jetsongreen. Some of the following are no
different than straight blog feeds. Some are mixed blog feeds with
conversation. Others are pure conversation.
There's a lot of positive stuff going on for Jetson Green these days and we're sure having fun keeping up. Just this week, Stephanie from Apartment Therapy's Re-Nest gave me the grill on various green building topics and posted the "Green People" Q&A today. We talk about my biggest green inspiration, my biggest green frustration, promising green building products, my favorite green building project, and finish it up with some green advice. Don't miss the advice part -- you seriously need it! Thanks Re-Nest!
[+] Green People: Preston Koerner (aka Jetson Green) [Re-Nest]
[+] Top Five American Green Buildings [Building]
[+] Leading Ecoblogger Reveals Top Green Picks [Building]
Well, I just want to kick out a shout to the writers at EarthFirst -- they've found a way to make us blush not just once, but twice. Much to my surprise, I was invited on their list of Top 25 Hottest Guys in Green: 10 We Missed Last Time (scroll down to #7). No worries, though, I'm working my way up the list, so hopefully you'll find me on the original Top 25 next year -- maybe somewhere between Brad Pitt and Leonardo Dicaprio?! But enough about me, how about Jetson Green contributor extraordinaire Sarah Meredith Roe! She made their list of Top 25 Hottest Girls in Green: 10 We Missed the First Time (scroll down to #3). Sarah beat out green belles such as Sheryl Crow, KT Turnstall, Amber Valetta, and Norah Jones, just to name a few. If that doesn't make a green writer blush, I'm not sure what does. Thanks EarthFirst for thinking of Jetson Green!
Last February, we mentioned Project H Design and Emily Pilloton's project to provide 50 Hippo Rollers to a community in South Africa. They met the initial goal of 50 and ended up providing something like 75 Hippo Rollers. Project H Design is now working towards providing over 100 Lifestraw Family systems to a community in Mumbai, India. If you are interested in contributing to the cause, please feel free to donate at Project H Design.
++Building Green, a Guide to Earth-Saving Offices [Washington Post]
I just want to take a quick second to plug a good cause and introduce you to Project H Design, if you haven't already heard of it. Project H Design was founded by the talented Emily Pilloton, Managing Editor of Inhabitat, as a charitable organization that supports, inspires, and delivers product design initiatives for Humanity, Habitats, Health, and Happiness. Right now, Project H Design is working on a case study with Hippo Roller. As you can tell from the image above, Hippo Roller is an incredible, affordable rolling water transport device that makes it easier for developing communities to fetch water more safely and efficiently. Here in the U.S., we're trying to use less water, while in communities in Northeastern South Africa, people are just trying to get enough water to survive. That's where you and I can help.
Project H Design is raising $5,000 asap to purchase 50 Hippo Rollers for delivery to Kgautswane. You can sponsor one roller for $100, buy 5 for a locality, or buy 10 for a whole community. Donations are tax deductible.
Popular Mechanics just published their yearly article, the Best of Green Design, which is a showcase of about 16 products and projects for your home. Click the image above to read the whole list.
