Northern Virginia Green Real EstateA blog by Nate Shaw, Northern Virginia's Green Real Estate Agent. Information on how to fight global warming, live a more green lifestyle, green homes and remodeling, recycling, and the local Washington DC area, and national, real estate market and economy.American Waste Stastics- May 30, 2008 I finished watching "The Human Footprint" on the National Geographic channel the other day. It was a fascinating program. The show follows a young American couple from birth to death and shows how much stuff they use and discard during their lives and, sometimes, how many natural resources were required to produce it. I knew that the numbers and statistics would be bad, but I had no idea how badhttp://www.novagreenagent.com/blog/2008/05/american-waste-stastics.html Home Depot Goes Local- May 26, 2008 I was in Home Depot the other day picking up some items for some minor household repairs and decided that I would check out their plants while I was there. Normally, I try to buy our plants at local nurseries because the plants have to travel less of a distance (and therefore burn less carbon) to get to the nursery. With large corporations like Home Depot and Lowes, you never know where thehttp://www.novagreenagent.com/blog/2008/05/home-depot-goes-local.html Natural Ant Control- May 23, 2008 If you live in Northern Virginia, you probably have had to deal with ants getting into your home recently because of all of the rain we have had. While ants serve a much needed role as nature's vacuum cleaners, if they get into your house, they are annoying little buggers! My first reaction when I used to see ants in my home was to grab my Raid spray and douse them. However, spraying ants withhttp://www.novagreenagent.com/blog/2008/05/natural-ant-control.html |