Dirt! The Movie at Community Cinema March 18, 2010

There are a couple words that I have a Pavlovian response to when I hear them. For example when I hear the name of a beloved friend’s ex I immediately say “X is cold.” And when anyone mentions beets I always instantly say “Beets taste like dirt.” I can’t help myself, the words just come [...]

Ask Fairdale Bigfoot (Week 13)

Dear Fairdale Bigfoot:

As the holiday season wears on, I find myself invited to more and more parties.  I am of two minds on this.  In general, I am a sedentary creature who likes reading in solitude.  On the other hand, I do enjoy getting together from time to time with friends, friends of friends and [...]

The Green Summit October 17-18, 2009

Billed as a “sustainable living festival” The Green Summit will take place October 17 and 18, 2009 at The Summit.
Over 40 vendors and groups will be set up outdoors near Habitation, The Summit office and by Quest outdoors, offering sales, samples and coupons. Swope Auto will have a Smart Car and Prius on display, [...]

Exploring the Green Energy Maze at Crescent Hill Library May 19, 2009

I’ve been thinking a lot about my energy consumption of late as the weather starts to get warm enough to make me want to crank the ac up. Maybe attending this lecture would make me more firm in my resolve to use the ac less and less. Maybe.
Nancy Grant, author of The Pocket Idiot’s [...]

Sustainable Cities Series: Transportation (May 26, 2009)

I’ve been thinking about public transportation a lot lately. I took the train and bus while I was in Chicago a couple weeks ago and that fact really shamed me into realizing that I never take the bus here at home. I’m not hard core enough to bike downtown when I have meetings down there [...]

Highlands Arbor Day Saturday April 4, 2009

We love us some trees in the Highlands. And with Mother Nature beating up on a lot of them over the past six months goodness knows we need to get some new ones planted. That’s where the Joint Highlands Arbor Day this Saturday April 4, 2009 comes in to help.
A Joint Arbor Day event in [...]

Sustain Grand Opening Next Saturday March 21, 2009

I offhandedly mentioned back in January that the store formerly known as Sustain Kids was now just Sustain. That change is becoming all official and such with a grand opening next Saturday March 21, 2009.
I’ve actually been back to Sustain several times since I wrote about buying cards at the shop back in January. [...]

New Solar Energy Company in Louisville

I got a note about a new startup in Louisville focusing on solar energy. Here’s the mission statement:
RegenEn Solar’s
mission is to provide state of the art renewable energy to the
Louisville Metro area by selling and installing photovoltaic systems
(i.e. solar panel systems) for residential and commercial
establishments.
While I’ll not be in a position to be switching [...]

Kentucky Energy and Environment Secretary Speaking at UofL

I’m going to admit my ignorance on both the speaker and the actual event and give you all the info straight from the press release.
Kentucky Energy and Environment Secretary Len Peters will give a
talk on renewable energy during the annual Speed Student Council
Engineering Expo at the University of Louisville.
Peters was named to head Kentucky’s [...]

Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival Saturday February 7, 2009

This seems like a pretty big deal and really, really interesting. I wish I’d known about it before. I’ve already made plans to attend the InKY’s High School Journal event. Too many good things on the same night!
Kentucky Waterways Alliance is proud to bring you the Wild & Scenic Environmental Film Festival, the largest [...]