TAP into the global solution to safe water this weekend

March 19, 2010

Spring has sprung, y’all and it’s time to be outside! Perfect time to enjoy a fresh glass of water and support Unicef’s Tap Project right here in Charlottesville as a part of World Water Week. At the following 16 Charlottesville restaurants, pay just $1 for the glass of tap water you usually get for free. […]

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Painting with Betty…

March 10, 2010

This article can be found here, at Abode newsstands around town, or on Cville Weekly’s website:cville abode I’ve stared at enough white this winter, including walls—it’s time for color! And green painting can be fun and economical. Pick the right paint, the first time!If I wasn’t picky about color and material, I could head to […]

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Congratulations Cville Foodscapes

March 10, 2010

I was delighted to attend Sunday’s launch at Random Row Books of a great new local business in town: Cville Foodscapes! Built on the idea that there is too much lawn, not enough fresh garden food, six passionate individuals came together to help residents design, install and maintain home veggie gardens. Inspired by a love […]

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The Bruce and Betty show on 1061 w/ Paige Mattson: Gardening

February 26, 2010

This spring is going to be in full bloom before you know it! (Thank the heavens, right?!) I know I am feeling like one of those tightly closed buds just waiting for enough warm days and sunshine to bloom brighter than ever. So it’s time to PLAN, then PLANT, then GROW your garden. 1- Preparing […]

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It goes without saying…

February 24, 2010

It goes without saying that a Better World, in my vision, includes the 55 million school-age young people in America. I’ve spoken about the numerous environmental steps that the city and county have implemented in recent years here in Charlottesville. From large-scale recycling and energy-savings to integrated pest management programs, they have been taking steps […]

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Home and Eco-Hearth

February 2, 2010

TIPS FROM BETTER WORLD BETTY Home fires burning February’s Abode Column – read it here or there Warning: Betty is about to put a serious damper on your cozy fireplace scene (pun intended). Most fireplaces and woodstoves are energy losers, sending heated air (and money) right out the chimney—not to mention air-polluting carbon monoxide, oxides […]

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Important Community Clean Energy Meeting!

January 19, 2010

As I mentioned on the Bruce and Betty show on Friday – 60% of our energy here in Virginia is generated by dirty coal burning power plants. Our political leaders are feeling the HEAT from big coal and oil companies and therefore need OUR help! Do you care about clean air? Do you care about […]

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Betty says, you are so NOT terrible!

January 12, 2010

The other day I went to pick up some necessities at the local grocer and as I got out my reusable bags and placed them on the counter, the woman in front of me got a sad look, sighed and said to her husband, “I’m so terrible! I’m always forgetting my bags! I feel so […]

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Betty’s help in the kitchen, saving energy

January 11, 2010

This article appears in this month’s issue of Abode magazine. Read it here or on their website: www.c-ville.comLet’s take a tour of your kitchen, where refrigeration and appliances use 17% of home energy, and see if Betty can create an energy saving recipe for the New Year! Your biggest energy loser in the kitchen is […]

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What to do when you’re snowed in? Make a plan for ENERGY EFFICIENCY

December 20, 2009

Researching my next article for Cville Weekly’s Abode I came across a FABULOUS and TOTALLY user-friendly 36 page booklet http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/pdfs/energy_savers.pdf from DOE’s , Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department. OK so maybe you are in front of the fireplace, snuggled up reading the latest copy of DWELL magazine or the latest Barbara Kingsolver. Betty’s telling […]

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