Sustainable Living. New Mexico. Your Land

Sustainable Living in our case meant starting from scratch. I had just returned from a month in Mississippi Volunteering in People and Wildlife Rescue for a month. My Partner purchased the land and when I got back we started to get busy. We removed all of the Non Native Species of plants and trees. Russian Olive and others. These made our Coyote Fence on one side of the property, We then fenced in the rest. Next we planned our Well, Septic and Electrical Hookups. We took our time because we wanted to get the placements right and so that they would be serviceable once we further developed our property. We did not want to rush in and develop our land, build structures and plan our use of the land until we had worked with the land for a complete year. All Seasons. Buying land and where you want to live is a very personal experience and everyone has different needs. Take your time. It’s your home. Make it Sustainable. I’ll post more on Buying land and our experience. Again… Take Your Time. Be Knowledgeable, Get Informed, Take your time finding GOOD CONTRACTORS, Get References, Go See Jobs for yourself and how the contractors actually work. Talk with other home owners. What do you need to live? Square Footage, Design Considerations, Land Use, Natural Disasters…Know your risks, Floods, Fire, Earth Quakes, Tidal Events. Build accordingly. Safety is NO Accident. Share your Sustainable Living Ideas…. Now is a good time.

Will Gulf of Mexico spill cap oil drilling?

Higher Prices Good for Oil & Gas Companies Not for the Economy
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA–(Marketwire – May 6, 2010) – www.rothmanresearch.com – Oil prices are still tumbling as they reached $79.98 a barrel following growing concern about the European debt crisis in Greece and other southern countries. Another oil spot of environmental proportion staining the oil market this week is the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico …

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Cheaper, greener
India’s Bajaj Auto, making an ultra low-cost minicar with Renault to challenge the Tata Nano, said Wednesday it wants the new compact to be cheaper, greener and deliver “pathbreaking” fuel economy. &$ &$Source: Global Times &$ &$ …

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Friday’s jobs report
Today, the Labor Department will release April employment data, and economists are optimistic the economy will show stronger jobs creation. The consensus forecast, based on surveys of economists taken at the end of last week, is for a 200,000 jobs gain in April, after adding 161,000 jobs in March.

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Natural Gas Drops to Five-Week Low After Inventory Increase
May 6 (Bloomberg) — Natural gas futures fell to a five- week low after a government report showed that U.S. inventories of the factory and power-plant fuel rose more than forecast.

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Will Gulf of Mexico spill cap oil drilling?
Big Oil’s biggest defenders are bailing after the Gulf of Meixco blowout. Does this provide a window to begin freeing itself from the carbon economy and its controllers?

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ClimateCare: Fuel efficient stoves in Mexico

Eco fuel-efficient stoves save forests and lives: This is an introduction to a project promoting the use of fuel-efficient stoves in Mexico. These stoves need to burn less wood for the same amount of cooking, and so cut down on deforestation and the amount of harmful smoke building up in people’s homes. Each stove saves an estimated 3 tonnes of carbon per year. The project won an Ashden Award for sustainable energy in 2005, and is supported by ClimateCare, a world leading carbon offsetting company (video credit: Ashden Awards)

Sustainable Green Buliding: Yurt in New Mexico

A Yurt is Sustainable Green Building in New Mexico? I discovered Yurts in Alaska in Valdez and on Raspberry Island. What a remarkable structure and if outfitted properly an outstanding and strong shelter. We build one on our property as a temporary shelter while we surveyed our land and decided what we wanted to build as our main structure or home. The Yurt has been great in the summer and winter. A stove and good insulation make life easy. Not rough-in -it here and we’ve saved $$$ too. Low voltage lighting, recycled and natural materials. Three days on the platform and two on Yurt set up. Weeks finishingj but that was the fun part. We carved the posts, used old wood for benches. Paintings form interior walls, Cotton Wood Posts support our loft bed and more. Go alternative, green and sustainable. Check out our post on icf’s is you want something like a real house… But ask yourself. WHY WOOD YOU? And do the math. Thanks. There are many Yurt Companies. I trust Pacific Yurts. We tried others but will always come back to Pacific Yurts. Do your HOMEWORK ask for Customer Referals, Check Local bbb’s and enjoy living in a Yurt. L&S