Sandpipers Tour a Huge Success for Local Charities
Stephanie Cusack, Sandpipers’ Director of Fall Events, kindly stopped by the other day to let us know the Holiday Homes Tour – their biggest fundraiser of the year – was very successful. We were honored to have the GIH help raise money for
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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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The Green Idea House is one family’s project to affordably retrofit their house into a net zero energy, zero carbon case study. The building has surpassed all our net zero energy, zero carbon goals, is a joy to be in and won the 2012 Green Leadership Award for Los Angeles County,
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Representatives from Mitsubishi found out that Green Idea House is making a lot more energy than we are using. As a result, they very generously gave us a long term loaner of their new i-MiEV electric vehicle to start to make our carbon neutral lifestyle a reality.
Mitsubishi has a long
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While Robert was working in Denmark, Monica and Carter accepted the South Bay Business Environmental Coalition’s SEED Award for Environmental Leadership. We are honored that the business community would recognize a family project in this way and are touched that so many of the people who supported the Green Idea
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Robert was interviewed by CNBC for a green energy/solar story with Jane Wells that is scheduled to be on throughout the day – with airings at 8:45am Pacific Time, again in possibly Power Lunch (10am PT hour), Closing Bell (12 or 1pm PT hours), Kudlow Report (4pm PT hour), and
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A reporter recently asked us if this was the first net zero energy, zero carbon building (or home) in Southern California. Does anyone know how to find the answer? CNBC is coming to the house to film tomorrow and it would be a nice thing to know. Thanks!
Just getting back from Denmarkand four full days of lectures at the international innovation and entrepreneurship school KaosPilot. Long days – but very rewarding to see the light bulbs go on in the students’ eyes. It is also rewarding to know they will be using the leadership and strategy work
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