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Chambers of Commerce support business; Chambers of Commerce are typically very conservative and oppose regulation. Although there are some lights in the tunnel, like with the Sustainability Committee at the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. But right now the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is fighting hard against the validity of climate change… and all that just to keep business-as-usual for the biggest polluters.

Image via Wikipedia Who cooks anymore anyway? How many families regularly eat breakfast at a drive-though? What is really in that lunch that you are defrosting in the microwave? What are the costs to your health and your family? What is real food? Michael Pollan wrote the Omnivore’s Dilemma as a way for him to … Read More

The next class in the “Home Grown” Gardening Series at the  El Corazon Compost Facility is just around the corner. On September 19th, this month’s the class will be:  Fall Planting – take advantage of the winter rains to grow great veggie gardens! …And as a bonus, learn about water harvesting and building a simple rainbarrel! … Read More

By implementing cost-effective energy efficiency projects, annual utility bills can be reduced up to 20%. The simple reasons are that efficiency upgrades reduce annual maintenance costs, increase cost savings, conserve resources and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.