New sites discovered!

Ah.. A fresh new blog. How liberating with absolutely no audience to pander to.

Back to basics, back to nature.

Just like this blog which shall be added to the links to the side:
Little Blog In The Woods

The guy is a true hero. Eschewing the modern conveniences of life to live in the harsh comforts of nature. I especially enjoy the no holds bar description of his outhouse (yes, his family does it outside) and how stalagmites made from frozen poop (thus 'poopsickle') have to be hacked away in winter so the sharp end won't puncture the you-know-where.

Another fun-filled natur/environmental/treehugger site, albeit less extreme than the guy above:
Crunchy Chicken

Like many reasonable environmentalist, this blog also discusses consumerism, other environmental blogs, and how some household items need not be bought.

Did I type items? I should have said soap, or butter or...

Greywater? Heard of it before? I would venture not.

Greywater is defined as any wastewater generated from such mundane activities as dishwashing, bathing, and generally any water used in such manner except for toilet water (which is blackwater).

At least, that's what this site, greywater.com says. I have always wanted a system like this. Finally, I have something to build upon, seeing as I am a complete newbie in home renovation.

Now, to gather enough cash, and find a qualified contractor to build it...

Also, make Bush kiss your ass and make it squeaky clean at the same time.

What's that, you are a Republican? Then you will have no problem making Bush go where no bush has gone before.

Introducing, Scrubya. The only company I have encountered who can turn soap into a must have item.

Finally, we can see with our own eyes, how the integrity of our leaders are literally being washed down the drain.

The last website on this post will be a solar inspired entry, Nanosolar.

Printing germanium-silicon circuits on copper plates will usher in a new, mass production ready, age of Chinese made solar cells.

Woo hoo!

Seth Kantner's Changing Alaska

Seth Kantner gives an unbiased, uncensored and most importantly, apolitical view of the weather in Alaska. His posts are candid, with determined local colloquialism and quiet reflection.

A post to be followed until its eventual end.

Carbon Trading Guidelines

Carbon Credits - Guidelines
The environmental group Clean Air Cool Planet has published a A Consumer's Guide to Retail Carbon Offset Providers. Inside, the group lists key questions potential carbon credit buyers should ask a carbon credit provider:

• Do your offsets result from specific projects?
• Do you use an objective standard to ensure the additionality and quality of the offsets you sell?
• How do you demonstrate that the projects in your portfolio would not have happened without the greenhouse gas offset market?
• Have your offsets been validated against a third-party standard by a credible source?
• Do you sell offsets that will actually accrue in the future? If so, how long into the future, and can you explain why you need to 'forward sell' the offsets?
• Can you demonstrate that your offsets are not sold to multiple buyers?
• What are you doing to educate your buyers about climate change and the need for climate change policy?