Earth
appy 40th Earth Day! I spent the last 4 days at the Habitat for Humanity
Earth Day Build-a-thon (day
1,
2,
3,
4). We framed 10 houses in 4 days, going from foundation to roof trusses, even with some rain on Tuesday morning. Habitat East Bay has been using
green building techniques for years and continues to refine them.
Habitat for Humanity Build-a-thon
has coverage of what Oaklanders have been up to in order to celebrate Earth Day and make Oakland a better place.
The Oakland Tribune writes about the
improvements to Bay Area air, water and land quality in the last 40 years and the challenges that lie ahead. There's also a great article about
ways to reduce, reuse and recycle for free by using sites like
Freecycle. The article includes a list of other sites for borrowing and other ways to reduce the amount of stuff we buy.
lots of goats!
Finally, we have a great green solution for reducing the flammable undergrowth on Oakland hillsides. I took this picture while riding home today, and the goats clearly love their work. You can hear them happily munching away over the car noise from highway 24. Read more at
Today in Montclair (though right now the goats are in Hiller Highlands.)
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