The Story of Stuff...

Here is a very interesting story about how we purchase items we don't need and how "happy" the American consumer is. You may or may not agree with the statements in this video, but I think at the end of the day there are several true statements. I think this current economic condition has a lot of people thinking, do we really need all this extra stuff...where is my money going...



(It's about 20 minutes long, it takes a few minutes to load.)

Leave a comment, let everyone know what you think.

Green Classes Comming Up

Columbia Gorge Community College is offering some classes that may be of interest. These are at the new Hood River Campus. I encourage you to attend these classes to learn more about the options we have to conserve energy.

• 2/2 Residential Sustainable Development, Introduction
• 2/9 Passive Solar Home Design Principles
• 2/16 Alternative Building Methods
• 2/23 Intro to Renewable Energy: Photovoltaic, Wind & Micro Hydro
• 3/2 Solar Hot Water, Introduction
• 3/9 Rainwater Catchment & Greywater Systems
• 3/16 Solar Energy Discussion
• 3/23 Commercial Scale Renewable Energy

Here is the link for the Columbia Gorge Community College class schedule for Winter 2009.



See you there!!!