4-18-07 - New Articles, and an Important Reminder

Deciding finally that content is more important than originality (or proprietership, for that matter), we've gone ahead and posted some "outside" articles to the site. The Articles section, you may notice, is now split into two categories: "Big Green City Exclusives", and "Other Articles". The "Other Articles" will include content from a variety of sources, like CNN, Treehugger.com, Time Magazine, etc--all appropriately credited, of course. We hope this addition only enhances this site's effectiveness at providing you the most pertinent, relevant information on living green. Watch for more articles to be added, both from in-house and outhouse (tee-hee), in the near future.

Also, if you have plans for this Saturday you need to cancel them, unless those plans are to attend the 11th Annual EarthFest/EarthWalk at Shanwee Mission Park, because that's where you need to be. There will be tons of displays and activities for children and adults alike; information on everything from solar power to carbon tax; food and music; and plenty of et cetera. Be sure to visit the Mid-America Electric Auto Association's area, where folks like Mark Higley (see previous post) and others will be showing off their homebuilt or dealer-bought electric vehicles. I will even be there with my Tidalforce electric bike and Black & Decker electric lawnmower. I promise you won't be disappointed, and you might even learn something you never knew you didn't know. For instance, did you know that, on average, mowing your lawn for one hour with a traditional gas-powered mower contributes more pollution into the air than driving a typical vehicle 100 miles? Even if you already knew that, I bet you know someone who doesn't, and what better way to celebrate Earth Day than to spread the good word--or the "Good World," as it were? (Ooh, I like that. Dibs!)

Visit EarthDayKC.org for more information on the event.

See you there!