Usually when I travel with my two boys on a long trip I bring a bag of tricks, which include a few new items from the local toy store (or, Betty forbid, the dollar store). But those were the olden days, before I upped the environmental awareness ante, before Al Gore’s movie, before Betty, and […]

Ok, so Mayor Dave Norris and Governor Tim Kaine beat me to it, but I had the opportunity to visit EcoMOD3 this week with Roger Voisinet before the new owner takes possession! EcoMOD3 is a joint project of the City of Charlottesville, the Piedmont Housing Alliance, UVA Architecture School (under Professor John Quale), and UVA […]

Some of Betty’s favorite websites: www.buylocalcville.orgwww.charlottesvillecitymarket.comwww.feastvirginia.comwww.localharvest.orgwww.pecva.orgwww.rebeccasnaturalfood.comwww.iyfoods.comwww.cvilledave.blogspot.comwww.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=2098www.gratefullness.orgwww.localfirst.orgwww.idealbite.comwww.newdream.orgwww.1061thecorner.comwww.c-ville.comwww.transportationchoice.orgwww.blueridgeecoshop.comwww.coopamerica.org That will at least get you started! And if you happen to meet up with someone from these businesses or organizations, tell them Betty sent you. And please let me know which great websites I may have neglected! Best,BWB

While we all wish we could convert to greener technologies like geothermal systems and solar panels, when it comes to cooling the air in our home, the hard truth is that most of us cannot afford those kinds of renovations at present. So what are some simpler ways to cool your carbon footprint as the […]