Monthly Archives: December 2009
Big Blue to add 500 Workers-Boulder Campus
BOULDER, Colo. December 25, 2009 Business Week said “IBM Corp. plans to add 500 customer-service employees at its campus in Boulder. City officials say the workers will be hired locally and trained by IBM. The Armonk, N.Y.-based company is expanding … Continue reading
Filed under best place to live, Boulder Economy, employment, jobs, real estate, relocating
Paperless Mail-The New Wave
Paperless Mail-More Great Green Stuff Posted by Michael Hughes December 24, 2009 From my friend Elliott Lemenager at http://www.elliottlemenager.com/ . “What happens when all mail can be sent and delivered online to any street address in a paperless form? That’s … Continue reading
Filed under carbon footprint, green, reuse
The Transformation Coach-Workout
This is an over the holiday workout. Think about it. Are you going to wake up on January 1, 2011 and want to get back into bed or are you going to wake up and jump out of bed, inspired, … Continue reading
Filed under #1 place to thrive, workout
Holiday tips to go Green
Posted December 23, 2009 Make Your Own Wrapping Paper Most mass-produced wrapping paper you find in stores is not recyclable and ends up in landfills. Instead, here’s a great chance to get creative! Wrap presents with old maps, the comics … Continue reading
Filed under carbon footprint, energy efficiency, green, Holidays, recycle, reuse
Plugging in the Sun
By Michael Hughes Sunlight bathes us in megatons of energy if we could just harness enough of it. Lightweight photovoltaic panels or PV’s are turning unused house in Boulder and warehouse rooftops in to solar collecting giants. Some scientist s … Continue reading
Filed under carbon footprint, energy efficiency, green, real estate, recycle, reuse
7 Great iPhone Gift apps
7 Great iPhone apps for Holiday Giving December 22, 2009 Electronics have a pretty nasty rep as polluters of the Earth, but they can actually be an environmentalist’s best friend when they’re used for good instead of evil. One of … Continue reading
Filed under carbon footprint, energy efficiency, green, lower living costs, real estate
Three Fronts-Working Toward Being Green
Working toward being Green By Michael Hughes December 22, 2009 The First Push: Conservation Starting in the 19th century, environmentalists in Boulder worked to identify, protect and extend protection to our greenspace that they felt needed to be protected for … Continue reading
University of Colorado-Bouldern Named #1 Green University in the Nation
University of Colorado-Boulder Named #1 Green University in the Nation By Michael Hughes December 21, 2009 Boulder has coveted the top “green” University in the nation this year from Sierra Magazine in their 2009 September/October edition. In 2008 they came … Continue reading
Do guns kill people or do people kill sea life by mismanaging nurdles?
Drinking water is good, but not out of plastic bottles By Michael Hughes December 20, 2009 Two years ago I sat looking up at the Flatirons. Little did I know a plastic dump two times the size of Texas slowly … Continue reading
The Truth About Replacement Vs. Resale
The Reality of Remodel Vs.Resale By Michael Hughes December 19, 2009 When home owners remodel they improve their property. The reality is that improvements while good to enhance the sale of a home will not result in a higher price … Continue reading
