Green Options » reynolds http://greenoptions.com/tag/reynolds Posts tagged 'reynolds' Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:28:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 5 US Towns Seeking Energy Independence with Renewable Resources http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/19/us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/19/us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:28:15 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/19/us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/ wind farmYou may have gotten your fill of the phrase “energy independence” with last year’s election: both parties and presidential candidates touted the idea repeatedly. It’s a compelling concept…  it’s also contentious. For some, energy independence means harvesting solar, wind, and geothermal power; for others, it’s the motivation behind “Drill, baby, drill!” Either way, it’s a challenging goal at the national level.

At the local level, though, energy independence may be realistic… and numerous communities around the United States are exploring available renewable resources, and the technology necessary to harness them. Here’s just a handful of towns creating models for clean energy production… and good old fashioned self-reliance.

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2009/06/19/us-towns-energy-independence-renewable-resources/feed/ Building Bridges: What Red Communities are Going Green… from the Grassroots Up? http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/23/building-bridges-what-red-communities-are-going-green-from-the-grassroots-up/ http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/23/building-bridges-what-red-communities-are-going-green-from-the-grassroots-up/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:50:44 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://sustainablog.org/2008/10/23/building-bridges-what-red-communities-are-going-green-from-the-grassroots-up/ An artist is captured under the bridge in the Japanese garden at Huntington Gardens, San Marino, California. I wrote my first “Building Bridges” post on a lark: the article I referenced on carbon offsets tied in nicely with ideas about bridging the divide between the environmental community and “Red America” (which tends to distrust, at the very least, environmentalists). Since then, I’ve been digging into existing success stories… and I’d love your input.

For the next round of posts, I’d like to feature “case studies” of “red” communities (and I hate that designation, but it conveys the rights characterization) that are implementing “green” practices. I’m particularly interested in “homegrown” initiatives put forth by local residents, as I think ideas that come from within will get a better reception — we’re all a bit more open-minded about ideas that come from people we know and trust. So far, I know about the following communities:

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