Comments JPGunshinan has made

  • Women are from Earth

    I agree with the author's viewpoint that it is better to be inclusive when tackling environmental problems. (Notice that, as a man, I naturally chose the word "tackling" instead of "addressing".) My point (another male phrase) is that inclusive should include agressive male attitudes as well as cooperative attitudes. I've worked with mostly women my whole career, and find that I have tried to hide aspects of my personality because they can make some women uncomfortable. That's a lot of energy that could have beeen directed at making our lives better.

    We need both passion and compassion. On Is the environmental movement losing touch with its feminine side? posted 2 years, 4 months ago 17 Responses

  • ooops, forgot the link

    Here is the link to the Home Energy special issue on Solar and Efficiency: www.homeenergy.org/solar/index.php.On Umbra on installing solar power posted 2 years, 5 months ago 7 Responses

  • Solar and Efficiency

    Hello Umbra and Umbra's readers. A great resource on the topic of making your home energy efficient before installing solar electric panels is Home Energy's special issue, Solar and Efficiency, Meeting the Energy Needs of the 21st Century. You can read it all online for $10. (I admit bias because I am Home Energy's managing editor--but we are the premier resource for objective analysis of trends in energy efficient, affordable, sustainable, and healthy residential construction.)On Umbra on installing solar power posted 2 years, 5 months ago 7 Responses

  • PBS Green Building Show

    My coworkers and I are also interested in seeing the new show. I work for a magazine that covers energy efficient, healthy, and affordable home building (Home Energy). The dialogue among those in the home performance field over how to deal with the size of a home is pretty much over. A big home is not a green home. The very hopefully soon-to-be mainstream rating system for homes, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes, sponsored by the U.S. Green Building Council, is putting that principle into practice.

    I hope PBS goes by the measure of total material use/energy use/environmental impact rather than total material use/energy use/environmental impact per square foot to decide if a home is green, at least in future.

    Jim

    On Move over HGTV, here comes GBTV posted 3 years, 6 months ago 3 Responses