Welcome to our ongoing project, LJWorld.com/Green. In this section, we'll be introducing you to people who live a green life. We'll be sharing anecdotes about how our journalists are making their lives more "green" and we'll be giving you tools to help make your own life "green."
-
- Green families tout clutter-free lives
- San Diego Web editor cuts belongings to 100
- June 10, 2009
- One day last year, Dave Bruno looked around his house and realized that for a man who had spent years trying to live simply, he had an incredible amount of “stuff.” “It got me motivated to come up with this harebrained idea. Is it possible to exist in American suburbia and truly not have a lot of excessive stuff?” he said.
Join a carpool
Eating Local in Lawrence
Green reader blogs
Want to share your Green thoughts and tips with other LJWorld.com readers? Go to our blog section and post to the "Green" blog group.
Blog: Eco-challenge
Serving Lawrence's bounty
Wednesday, September 3Dinner party pulls from local fare and offers closure for 100-mile diet
Blog: Rolling along
Honey, if you're reading this ...
Friday, November 20When it comes to tolerating my bike habit, my wife is awesome. And pretty. And ...
Blog: Life Cycle
Seeking sustainability suggestions
Friday, September 5Would you please take a moment to share your ideas and priorities regarding sustainability in Lawrence?
"Home and Away" and "River City Weekly"
Episodes of Free State Studio's "Home and Away" and "River City Weekly" programs that highlight environmentally friendly themes.
Kansas City's green efforts
Leaders from different aspects of the city discuss Kansas City's efforts to be environmentally friendly.
Meet the EcoHawks
Meet some of the KU engineering students, who recycled a 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle, turning it into a hybrid that burns biodiesel, uses electricity and gets 54 miles per gallon.
Green Living
Special coverage
A cleaner power
Hydropower is one of the world's oldest forms of generating electricity, but it is getting new interest today as companies look for cleaner ways of doing business. The Bowersock Mills and Power Company along the Kansas River is leading a clean energy effort in Lawrence.
Green sites
- The Green Guide — National Geographic's guide to conservation and smart purchasing.
- The Environment at MIT — MIT's environmental guide includes tips for a more sustainable office.
- Environmental Living — A lifestyle site focused on the home and organic food.
- Big Green Purse — Diane MacEachern follows green news and gives environmentally friendly tips.
In depth
Top stories
-
- City collects 11,000 tons of yard waste
- Program saves $215,000 in landfill costs, gives residents cheap option for compost
More Green
- Poll: Americans say sometimes it isn’t easy being green
- November 18, 2009
- Sometimes it’s easier to think green than be green.
- Kansas launches energy efficiency program for home owners and small businesses
- 08:17 a.m., November 17, 2009 Updated 02:09 p.m.
- Kansas launched a new energy efficiency program Tuesday to make low-interest loans available to several thousand home owners and small businesses for upgrading insulation, installing new furnaces and sealing air-leaking doors and windows.
- Super sites for green living
- November 16, 2009
- Here are some go-to sites for environmentally friendly living:
- Algae’s energy potential blooms
- KU researchers seeing green in alternative biofuel project
- November 9, 2009
- Kansas University researchers are working to turn microbes from treated sewage into a commercially viable biofuel, fluid that one day could be used to power the nation’s cars, trucks, airplanes and other modes of transportation.
- ‘Bag Lady’ recycles plastic into new totes
- November 8, 2009
- Karen Parrett is taking used plastic bags and turning them into … plastic bags.
- Kansas Supreme Court upholds ban on commercial wind farms in scenic Flint Hills
- October 30, 2009
- In a case pitting the beauty of the Flint Hills against large wind farms, the Flint Hills won. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of a zoning ordinance in Wabaunsee County that prohibits commercial wind farms.
- ‘Green tag’ purchase totals nearly $8,600
- October 28, 2009
- Commissioners unanimously agreed to spend nearly $8,600 to purchase “green tags” to offset about 3 percent of the city government’s total electric usage.
- Snow poses ‘Fresh living’
- October 26, 2009
- Sara Snow says buying organic and locally produced foods is healthier for humans and the environment. They also taste better. She should know.
- Thinking solar power? It’s never been more affordable
- October 25, 2009
- Jillian Lung says she’s no environmentalist. Still, she couldn’t pass up a chance to install a carpet of solar panels atop her co-op in Queens.
- KU tries to become more sustainable in its practices
- Dining Services receives high marks for use of local food
- October 13, 2009
- A national independent organization has given Kansas University a C+ grade for its sustainability efforts this year. KU officials said the grade from the Web site greenreportcard.org is improved from last year’s C-, but it’s a sign the campus still has room to do better.
- Appliance science: Consumer Reports says EnergyStar ratings systems need overhaul
- October 12, 2009
- In a sea of energy-guzzling consumer products, the government’s EnergyStar sticker is a beacon of light for many energy-conscious consumers. But that little blue square with a star on it might not be so bright after all, according to Consumer Reports. The organization says EnergyStar, started in 1992 by the Environmental Protection Agency, has some quality issues that raise questions about the program’s integrity.
- Sustainability position created
- October 8, 2009
- A position has been created by the city and county to promote energy efficiency and help recruit “green” energy jobs to the area.
- Report projects savings of $50 billion if companies help preserve rainforests
- October 8, 2009
- U.S. companies could save tens of billions of dollars by investing in efforts to combat deforestation in developing nations instead of cleaning up their own domestic carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report released Wednesday.
- Parkinson wants Kansas congressional representatives to get behind renewable energy bill
- October 7, 2009
- If there were a bill in Congress that required states to buy Kansas beef, the Kansas congressional delegation would be first in line to vote for it, Gov. Mark Parkinson said Wednesday.
- Heartland’s harvest: KU graduate a national figure in sustainable gardening movement
- October 7, 2009
- The little white puff ball sneaks up on Matt Bunch. Grinning, he bends down to pluck it from the burgundy Venus fly trap mouth from whence it came.
Previous | Next
Top ads RSS
Marketplace
Arts & Entertainment · Bars · Theatres · Restaurants · Coffeehouses · Libraries · Antiques · Services
- Safe pathways November 21, 2009 · 2 comments
- Blog: Palin Book Could Be Your Cheapest Source For Winter Fuel November 20, 2009 · 60 comments
- On the street: Will you miss ‘The Oprah Winfrey’ show? November 21, 2009 · 4 comments
- Blog: We Noticed November 19, 2009 · 118 comments
- Just 2 years left: It’s not too soon to start missing Oprah November 21, 2009 · 3 comments
- Lawrence man charged in hit-and-run accident that killed bicyclist November 19, 2009 · 111 comments
- Palin stirs feminist ambivalence November 21, 2009 · 3 comments
- KU's Chancellor issues statement putting support behind Lew Perkins November 20, 2009 · 40 comments
- Mangino denies validity of former player allegations November 19, 2009 · 158 comments
- Nothing to lose: Reeling KU huge underdog for a change November 21, 2009 · 8 comments
- CLARENCE E. RINKE OBITUARY October 19, 1999
- Salvation Army has high hopes for Red Kettle campaign, despite slow start November 20, 2009
- Pregnant woman arrested in thefts November 21, 2009
- Message warns students at Perry-Lecompton not to attend class today April 20, 2007
- Nation has right to ask ‘why?’ November 21, 2009
- New, legal, drug has law enforcement concerned — and it's already on a Lawrence store's shelves November 4, 2009
- Commission votes against including gender identity in Lawrence's anti-discrimination policy November 19, 2009
- Need information during Saturday's H1N1 clinic? Let us know November 20, 2009
- Sexual healing: Dennis Dailey coaches couples with tough love at his intimacy workshop November 20, 2009
- Researcher: Writing proves Shroud of Turin is real November 21, 2009