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Living Green

Living Sustainably and Green in ABQ

Website: http://www.sustainablenewmexico.org
Members: 114
Created By: Scott
Latest Activity: 1 day ago

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Community Gardens CYCLEbration this Sunday!

Come join this great bike tour of Albuquerque's local community gardens ... or come meet us at Sanchez Farm in the South Valley for a post-ride community potluck lunch! --Sunday May 18-- Join Albu... Continue

Started by Ethan 1 day ago

cRiTiCaL mAsS Friday may 2, be there!

Leaves UNM's duck pond at 5:30, rides for 2-3 hours...you know, living green with bikes, people, music and good times!

Started by brendisimo May 2

my latest paranoia: water bottles
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And no, I'm not talking about the packaging/waste thing. I'm talking about the problems with re-use. According to the New York Times, even nalgene may leak awful chemicals: The (Possible) Perils o... Continue

Started by sophie. Last reply by andrea Apr 28.

FRIDAY 4/11@10am: UNM Community Garden Planting, Seed Exchange, and Potluck!

the ---------------------------------------------- Agriculture Community Enrichment Project (U-ACE!) --------------------------------- Garden Planting!---Seed Exchange!---Potluck! -THIS FRIDAY! --... Continue

Started by Ethan Apr 10

Reception, talk, and tours of Jefferson Green

The Business of Green Buildings: How sustainable buildings are changing our workplaces When: Wednesday, March 26 from 5-7 p.m. Where: Jefferson Green, home of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Architects; 76... Continue

Tagged: green building, workplace, sustainability, architecture

Started by Amanda Redmond-Neal Mar 19

Computer Recycling April 5

Hey! In my water bill today was notice of computer and computer related e-waste recycling on Saturday, April 5 from 8-5. Check the city's website for location. It appears to be Balloon Fiesta Park ... Continue

Started by Kelly Mar 11

Tankless water heaters
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Has anyone installed a tankless water heater in their home? I have read that there can be issues with hard water residue on the heating coils and we definitely have hard water in ABQ. My thought wa... Continue

Started by Scott. Last reply by Ryan Feb 28.

Rain Barrel Sale
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From Arid Solutions: We are so excited! This is our first truckload sale and it is to benefit the Albuquerque Garden Center. The AGC was there for me when I was first starting this adventure of he... Continue

Tagged: xeriscape, barrels, albuquerque, rain

Started by sophie. Last reply by Scott Feb 25.

Biofuels, No Simple Solution?

Nothing is simple. Problems in the real world don't easily surrender. Biofuels, which seem like such an elegant solution to our dependency upon fossil fuels may have costs not immediately apparent,... Continue

Started by Bosque Bill Feb 10

10 green job opportunities

If you know anyone else who might be interested, pass this along... ENERGY CONSERVATION EDUCATORS FULL- AND PART-TIME POSITIONS ANNUAL SALARY: $45,000-$71,000 per FTE Lobo Energy, Inc. (LEI) is se... Continue

Started by Karen Keese Jan 27

Recycle-a-Thon, Jan 26 9-1
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The Albuquerque Area Professional Organizers (AAPO) present Get Organized Month 2008 Recycle-A-Thon on Saturday, January 26, 2008. The public can get a head start on becoming more organized in 2008... Continue

Started by Kelly. Last reply by Kelly Jan 17.

t.p.?
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I took an online quiz yesterday that determines how "green" you are -- you know, tallies up your carbon emissions based on how often you fly, how many people live in your house, etc. One of the qu... Continue

Started by Laura. Last reply by Scott Jan 8.

Door Sweeps
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The smallest and easiest thing imaginable, and I can't for the life of me say why it's taken me three years to do it: this weekend I added sweeps to my exterior doors. The change in temperature / r... Continue

Started by sophie. Last reply by Laura Dec. 31, 2007.

Green remodeling?

We're about to have some work done on our place, and we'd prefer to hire workers who think green. We'll be refinishing our floors and plastering (mud and lime) plus rebricking/repairing some adobe ... Continue

Started by Barelas Babe Dec. 24, 2007

Green Roofs take a beating on Villanucci Radio Show
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The Mayor decided to promote Green Roofs. 'The practice, Chávez said, saves energy by insulating the building, and it helps cool off the climate. Chávez intends to ask the City Council for $100,000... Continue

Started by Scott. Last reply by Scott Dec. 21, 2007.

Graywater
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Does anyone else recycle their graywater? I wash dishes in a plastic basin, and throw the "waste" water onto my lawn, but I'd be interested in doing more. Does anyone have any cheap-and-quick idea... Continue

Tagged: graywater, aquifer, gray, water, catchment

Started by Benny the Icepick. Last reply by Paula Manning-Lewis Dec. 18, 2007.

Standby power / What happens when you don't unplug
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The New York Times today ran a lovely reminder of the power that runs through our appliances even when we think they're off (I read something about this a while ago but can't remember for the life ... Continue

Started by sophie. Last reply by Scott Dec. 13, 2007.

New Mexico and Minnesota form wind power coalition
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Good article that just came out... http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stor

Tagged: wind, power, alternative, energy

Started by bleve. Last reply by Jon Dec. 11, 2007.

Incentives for doing the right thing
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Has anyone actually used the city's green incentives? Low-flow toilets Efficient washing machines How easy was it? For some reason, I thought there were more of these than just two. Was I just w... Continue

Started by sophie Dec. 11, 2007

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Bee Comment by Bee on May 1, 2008 at 7:55pm
Hi. Here to learn and live. :)
 
 

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