http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:20:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have really abused The Buzz lately, without my last post being 5 months ago! There is no good reason for that, and I am going to try to post more frequently this fall, but I have said that before.... Sometimes it takes a ludicrous story that needs to be re-told ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/10/pee-before-you-fly/ My dad clipped a really interesting newspaper article for me this week that highlights the greening of the Empire State Building. Besides the fact that I love to write about examples of energy efficiency and reduced carbon footprints, this article also gives me a chance to gloat about a bit ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/05/empire-state-building-to-save-4-million-a-year-by-reducing-its-carbon-footprint/ I'm feeling a bit guilty because it is an hour past the end of Earth Day here in the Eastern Time Zone and I haven't posted anything yet. Better late than never I suppose. I came across a great publication that has been produced by a Pennsylvania company ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/04/a-good-read-for-families-on-earth-day/ The other day my wife told me a couple of suggestions that one of her blog readers made about saving energy and resources while computing. I hadn't heard of these recommended products before but was so intrigued with the novelty of the ideas (the first two in the following list) ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/04/ten-ways-to-reduce-your-office-carbon-footprint/ NOTE: This is an update of a post that I wrote for the blog Red Green and Blue on March 14, 2009. You may have noticed that the subject of global warming and climate change have been undergoing some paradigm shifts recently. The first component of this shift has been the transition ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/03/time-to-stop-talking-about-climate-change/ NOTE: This is a reprint of a post that I wrote for the blog Red Green and Blue (http://redgreenandblue.org) on March 5, 2009. Given that overall US consumer spending in the fourth quarter of 2008 fell by its largest margin in almost 30 years, one has to wonder how the market ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/03/recession-could-make-or-break-market-for-green-products/ Like many North Americans I have a morning vice called coffee. Although I am not as bad as some, my day is thrown out of sorts if I don't start it with about three big cups of strong joe. Most of the coffee I drink is self-brewed - I try ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/02/green-your-morning-routine/ [caption id="attachment_241" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="photo courtesy Stanford University AAD Group"][/caption] Over the past year as I have prepared for the launch of the Kuzuka carbon offset marketplace I have become much more aware of how to reduce business carbon footprints. Why have I become a footprint reduction expert? Because offsetting is ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/02/my-guilty-carbon-conscience/   [caption id="attachment_228" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Photo courtesy of http://www.sustainablespringfield.org/"][/caption] A number of months ago I wrote a post about the huge number of rebate and incentive programs that are available to homeowners and businesses that choose to undertake projects (both big and small) to make their buildings more energy efficient. One thing ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/02/energy-audits-the-first-step-to-saving/ Over the last several years I have become somewhat obsessed with the wine industry here in Ontario and also in other parts of North America. I not only love to partake in their product, but I am also very impressed with efforts that have been made by a number of ... http://thebuzz.kuzuka.com/thebuzz/blog/2009/02/drink-green-and-be-merry/