• Bracing for Delaware’s sea level rise

    7/15/10 • (0)

    Delaware’s environment secretary has issued a new policy for planning any projects near the shore. Designs must take into account climate change predictions of a rise in sea level that may swamp the current coastline. From WHYY’s health and science desk, Kerry Grens reports.
    The ocean is slowly creeping up Delaware’s shore, due to a warming (Jump)

  • Lewes becomes a cool city

    7/04/10 • (0)

    Cool Cities Delaware is a nationwide volunteer effort that encourages local governments adopt energy sustainability, environmental stewardship and climate protection policies and programs. Organized by the Sierra Club, Cool Cities are villages, towns and cities that endorse the U.S.
    To date more than 1,000 cities across the country have endorsed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (Jump)

  • Get a Volt

    6/17/10 • (0)

    Early buyers of the electric Chevrolet Volt could be eligible to get a free home electric charging station worth up to $2,000 — paid for with economic stimulus money administered by the Obama administration, General Motors says.
    The program could give the free electric installation to up to 4,400 Volt buyers from (Jump)

  • Green for Green-Rebates for new homes

    6/16/10 • (0)

    Delaware launches “Green for Green” rebate program for state’s new home buyers
    Governor Jack Markell, Senator Harris McDowell, Co-chair of the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU), Secretary Collin O’Mara of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), and Mark Grahne, President of the Home Builders Association of Delaware announced the launch of “Green for (Jump)

  • Recycling Revisited

    6/16/10 • (0)

    An article in the last issue discussed numerous websites dedicated to recycling,  trading, bartering and borrowing.  I have compiled all of them into a list and added one that I just discovered this week, shopgoodwill.com. This is not your mother’s Goodwill so be sure to hide your credit cards when you look it up. (Jump)

  • Deconstruction

    6/16/10 • (0)

    Everyday people drop loads of money for expensive ’salvaged’ building materials, solar power, non-toxic building materials and a prime location. But often a very simple and very green building technique is overlooked: deconstruction. While not all buildings can be saved, by carefully taking them apart rather than carelessly knocking it down, you can reap the (Jump)

  • Recycle Me

    5/26/10 • (0)

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    Last week I dropped a LED bulb in my car. I was only to aware that it had mercury in it and I had to figure out how to get rid of it. In the end I dumped the car mat and all away. And I know better…I just panicked. (Jump)

  • New Lead Paint Regulations

    5/26/10 • (1)

    NEW LEAD PAINT REGULATIONS
    I dropped the ball on this one and was reminded by Mark Grahne of Atlantic Homes that this is a new and important change in lead legislation….particularly in our area where many of our historic homes are having restoration work done. And Mark is licensed to do this.
    The new lead paint laws (Jump)

  • Garage Sales Rock

    5/26/10 • (0)

    Garage sales rock as a way of getting rid of stuff you don’t need anymore, and for finding those random little things you do need. Thrift shops are also a fantastic option. But in these tech-centric times, online is usually an even easier, fast, and effective way to trade or sell your stuff. Craigslist, eBay (Jump)

  • Who owns the Daisy?

    5/26/10 • (0)

    Greenworks from Mega-corp Clorox launched with a bang in January, 2008. Hugely successful, they have been eating Method’s lunch ever since. And now they want to eat their daisies.