It was an honor speaking about the Green Idea House on Earth Day at the very august Los Angeles City Hall. The organizers did an excellent job with the program (see attached) and it was a pleasure having friends and supporters of the project like Dency Nelson, Professor Marcella Oliva, Lillian
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There will be two opportunities to hear more about the Green Idea House – and a lot of other great topics this month:
April 16th (tomorrow!) in San Francisco- Robert will be speaking at the Pathways to 100% Renewable Energy Conference. There are still a few tickets left. For more information and
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Many thanks to Chelsea Sektnan for the excellent article in this week’s Easy Reader!
We were so busy getting ready for the Green Idea House dedication that we didn’t have time to post the excellent piece Julie Sharp did to promote the event on the CBS evening news.
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/04/05/hermosa-beach-family-to-open-eco-friendly-home-to-public/
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Well done Julie!
We were honored to have Ed Begley Jr, Dency Nelson and 10 other wonderful speakers at the Green Idea House dedication ceremony yesterday. http://greenideahouse.com/news/calendar/you-are-invited-join-ed-begley-jr-in-hermosa-beach-for-the-green-idea-house-dedication-ceremony/
Special thanks to Councilman Michael DiVirgilio for being a great M.C. and all the other enthusiastic participants who make it a very special morning. We’ll be posting
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Dear Friends of the Green Idea House:
We have appreciated your friendship and support as we planned, built and tested the Green Idea House. The success we have achieved would have been impossible without you, our community of friends and supporters. Together we proved that one family can affordably remodel a
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You Made It Happen. Carbon Neutral Got the Most Votes and Selected as a Top Priority in City Council’s Strategic Planning Session!
Despite dozens of other important items that were filtered through, we commend the City Council and Staff for making Carbon Neutrality a top priority. In the human experience, making
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Last night the City Council was generally very supportive of a Carbon Neutral city in day two of their strategic planning session. They just need our help in making it the priority it deserves. We wrote them another letter (below and attached) to help them get there. Please contact them
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After attending the strategic planning session last night, Robert felt compelled to send a note (attached and below) to city council and staff. If you are available, tell them what you think during the session tonight at 7pm in the civic center.
Dear Mayor Duclos, City Council and Staff,
It was a
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We just found out that the Green Idea House was selected to receive the GreenPoint Rated Award for Custom Builder of the year from Build It Green at their annual celebration and fundraiser on December 6th. Build It Green is a Bay Area nonprofit that works with building and real estate professionals, local and
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