Kick the Water Habit

Summer is here and so increased water usage. Coming off of several drought years it's important to start not only monitoring and reducing water use but planning on how become more water efficient. Sunset magazine recently had a very good article on how to kick the water habit in 12 easy steps. Read the article click here

Green cleaning the good bad and dirty

One of the ironies about cleaning products we use in our home is that sometimes they clean
and but sometimes not so great for our own health. Many commercial cleaners use harsh chemicals solvents and produce their own kind of indoor air pollution. People who have
chemical sensitivity know what I mean.

Want to read more about how our cleaning products can be harmful check out this article.
How to green cleaning
Another take on this at LiveScience.com

Make your own green cleaning products at home.
Click to get the recipes

The market has responded and there are now several brands offering envrionmentally sensitive yet effective products.
Seventh Generation
Method
Better Life
Simple Green
Even good old Trader Joe's has their own brand

Bike to Work day

Well Earth day has come and gone but bike to work day is May 14th.
As someone who rides regularly it is nice to have a day to remind people about biking to work.
Biking is not only healthy but you get a different perspective on your commute.
If you are interested in biking and the future of bicycle advocacy in Alameda check out the
bikealameda website

Cycling the start of it all

Well this is sort of how it all started for me.
I love cycling, I used to do Triathlons and then raced mountain bikes for a few years.
Not professionally.
Having a big minivan is great for trips, kids, camping but not so great for the short drive I need to make to my office several times a week.
I decided to start riding my bike for work as much as I can. I have some bags I can put my laptop in and take it to my office (Bayside Real Estate). Tuesdays is brokers tour for us agents in Alameda, so whenever possible I ride my bike for that as well. I also try and do as many errands and shopping trips on my bike as possible.
I figured that after 3 months I probably saved in gas what the bike bags cost me. Not to mention it is more pleasant to see my community from the seat of a bike than my car. A little less auto emissions on the Island as well.

See you on the road.

Go Green again

I started this project with a idea of providing stories, resources and commentary on how we can all go greener. I figured the best way is to start with myself and see where I can personally use less resources, produce less waste and reduce that ever present carbon footprint.
I look forward to producing the blogs to come.

REbooting gogreenalameda

Dear friends of gogreenalameda.com I am rebooting my website and will begin to post new content soon.

Thanks

Philip