As if the politicians that represent us aren't, in general, dumb enough, I have to see Chuck Norris trying to influence people on Youtube and speaking on Fox News too? Not that I'd ever watch Fox News to begin with unless of course I desperately needed to know what Britney Spires is up to. Seeing things like this reminds me of the movie "Idiocracy". It feels like we're already in the future, watering our crops with Gatorade... you'd have to see the movie to get it. Drilling anywhere... Read Full Story

CITY OF COSTA MESA CALIFORNIA 92626-1200 P.O.BOX 1200 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER PRESS RELEASE January 9, 2008 “Green” Fee Waivers Currently Available Through June 30, 2008 The City of Costa Mesa is currently offering fee waivers for green installation and express Planning and Building Division Plan checks through June 30, 2008. Under the City’s Build Green Incentive Program, all or a portion of the fees will be waived for green installations of solar panels... Read Full Story

Some months ago I accidentally drove bye one of two community gardens in Costa Mesa. I'd seen community gardens on TV shows before, but didn't realize that such a resource existed outside of larger, urban cities like Chicago or New York. After a little asking around I was directed to speak with Ruth A. Raheb, Recreation Supervisor for the City of Costa Mesa. She's quick to return phone calls and awfully friendly when discussing community gardens. So finally! I got all the answers as to... Read Full Story

I just recently heard of Critical Mass, an event that is typically held on the last Friday of every month in cities around the world where bicyclists and other self-propelled commuters take to the streets in mass. The groups seem to have little to no centralized organization and pride themselves on their autonomy. I appreciate the simplistic approach to the idea of getting together in mass to celebrate bicycling. Of course the underlying message of alternative transportation and... Read Full Story

About two months ago at a "green" building presentation, the president of Living Homes become the 2nd person to tell me that residential greywater systems are illegal in this area. They had tried to do one on a project of their's, but were prevented by the city. A few weeks ago, I heard the same thing from the gentleman who took me on a tour of Orange County Water District's Ground Water Redistribution plant. Not that he should be an expert, but the story seemed to be consistent that... Read Full Story

How do we keep Orange County so green in what is, more or less, a desert region and at what cost are we paying for such extravagance? As our population in Orange County and around the world continues to grow, we'll need to use more water for the things we need to have and less water for things we'd like have. To my knowledge, the amount of fresh water on earth has not changed much in recent history. So with the same amount of water being available to us year after year and more and more... Read Full Story

This is an event you won't want to miss! Jenean Smith, group organizer of LA/OC Alternative Energy Meetup Group had originally come up with the idea of screening thought provoking films regularly in city parks. This lead to the idea of using electric vehicles to power the projection and sound equipment. David Shafie, another member of LA/OC Alternative Energy, has used his political professor power to persuade the school, Chapman University, in which he teaches at to host the screening... Read Full Story

Yeah, that's right. Eco-friendly in more ways then you may be ready for. Here in Orange County we don't have enough rain water or local mountain springs to sustain our not so efficient population and lifestyle. I've heard that as much as 30% of the counties municipal electric bill is spent pumping needed water to us from other states. I'll get to the bottom of that sooner or later, but for now, it's obvious that there's a lot of waste and old school thinking going on. This new car washing... Read Full Story

www.oilcrashmovie.com 123 mins A excellent, eye opening film discussing peak oil. Something that everyone should aware of. Written by, Evan T. Little Realtor®, EcoBroker® Volkl Investments Inc. 949.939.9687 phone evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com My other blogs: Orange County, CA Community Real Estate in Orange County, CA Read Full Story

Trailer for "Fields of Fuel". Written by, Evan T. Little Realtor®, EcoBroker® Volkl Investments Inc. 949.939.9687 phone evan@volklinvestmentsinc.com My other blogs: Orange County, CA Community Real Estate in Orange County, CA Read Full Story