1. Re-usable Bags for Trips to the Store
(MyBlog/MyBlog)

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2. The Internet As A Copy Machine
(MyBlog/MyBlog)

The internet is a copy machine. At its most foundational level, it copies every action, every character, every thought we make while we ride upon it. In order to send a message from one corner of th

3. Plant a Tree Services
(MyBlog/MyBlog)

You can plant a tree in several different forests now through online donations. There are many opportunities within the US and several abroad as well.

4. Bios
(Community/Commentary)

...aves heirloom vegetable seeds and is a member of Seed Savers Exchange and Slow Food USA. U.S. Green Building Council, co-host of the Need To Go Green conference, is represented by Mac Williams...

5. Lugar To Visit Fort Wayne
(Community/Commentary)

...3 $25 at door $20 in advance Register with your check to USGBC (United States Green Building Council), Indiana Chapter, and send it to: Grassroots Green, 926 Prange Drive, Fort...

6. Buying Locally3
(GLG-1 Sidebar/tg-buy-local)

Locally grown food is usually safer, because small farmers typically use fewer chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.

7. Buying Locally5
(GLG-1 Sidebar/tg-buy-local)

The less you need to travel to get goods and services, the greener the purchase, because you can save fuel.

8. Advertise with Grassroots Green
(General Information/FAQs)

... as we work to establish a model program for energy efficiency and clean air. We’re building a better city that will be able to continue to retain ...

9. Green Organizational Challenge
(Community/News)

...director. Dick Schwartz of Grassroots Green served as facilitator for the visit. Formerly a medical office building in the 1970s, the Boys & Girls Clubs’ main facility was taken over by the clubs in ...

10. Green Links on the Web
(Community/Resources & Links)

... Links Green Building buildinggreen.com greenhomebuilding.com greenhomeguide.com http://neigbc.or...

11. Wal-Mart CFL Efforts
(Community/News)

Wal-Mart has made a generous donation to education and outreach efforts with Compact Fluorescent Lights. We work with local agencies to identify low-income households that would especially benefit fro

12. Commentary
(Community/Commentary)

Site Navigation Links Entire Calendar Today's Events Link 2 Link 3 Simple List

13. The Steinbachs
(General Information/About Us)

John Steinbach In 2006, I started paying a lot more attention to scientists’ warnings about climate change, deforestation, species loss and other environmental issues. Something shifted inside, and

14. Indiana Congressional Delegation
(Growing GrassRoots/Supporters)

“The climate crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing the world and our nation today. It will take all of us working together at the international, national and local levels to address global w

15. A Green Update
(General Information/About Us)

...nd; applied wastewater treatment solids;and begun using methane from the wastewater treatment plant to heat buildings. In addition, the City has instituted curbside pickup of recyclables. ...

16. Green Jewel
(General Information/About Us)

...art of the country. That’s an important role. If we can continue in northeast Indiana with our run of green building in the commercial market … if homebuilders start to build greener … if reusable sho...

17. Q&A with Bayh
(Growing GrassRoots/Supporters)

We recently queried U.S. Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana about his position on various environmental issues. Here are the questions and his responses. Grassroots Green: In implementing a Declaration of

18. Green Web Resources
(Community/Resources & Links)

Below is an interesting collection of dynamic links to various green subjects on the web. Move your mouse over particular terms of interest and watch the search cloud refine the list of results to foc

19. Press
(Growing GrassRoots/Press)

CELEBRATORY KICKOFF EVENT Get Your ‘Green’ On! Wednesday Evening, December 5, 2007 6 – 9pm At: Sweetwater Sound, 5501 US Hwy 30, Fort Wayne, IN Announcing the debut of Grassroots Green, a new, locall

20. Supporters
(Growing GrassRoots/Supporters)

Partners City of Fort Wayne Supporters Water Furnace Current Mechanical Resellers North Side High School Alumni Asoc. Affiliates 3 Rivers CO-OP Natur

21. Results
(General Information/Results)

Since our launch on December 5, 2007, and starting serious sales of guides and bags on in January 2008, here are some results of our efforts: Worked with over 15 non-profits to begin selling the guid

22. Diane's Recommendations
(Community/Book Reviews)

The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control edited by Barbara Ellis and Fern Bradley Johnny’s Selected Seeds - If you’re lo

23. About Us
(General Information/About Us)

The Discovery By John Steinbach Pamela Steinbach "Saying we 'discovered' this organization rather than founded or started it just seems the right way to describe what happened." We discovered Gras

24. The Reconomy
(GLG-1/Living)

By David Eastman Have you ever purchased a used book, held a yard sale or bought a used car? Have you ever gone to a thrift store, antique store or church rummage sale? Do you own at least one item t

25. Sweet Sound of Building Green
(GLG-1/Building)

...ter Sound, Inc., it will be the first Gold-Level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building in northeast Indiana. When our ancestors imagined the future, they pictured flying...

26. Learn
(Community/Book Reviews)

Amazon.com Widgets There are wonderful books coming out all the time that give you great ideas for saving money by saving energy and caring for the environment as you care for

27. Coming to NE Indiana
(GLG-1/Building)

...perience serving in the United States Air Force on active duty and in the reserves. His interest in green-building goes back to his final architectural thesis project at Ball State University. He ex...

28. Suggested Reading
(Community/Book Reviews)

Hands-On Nature by Jenepher Lingelbach Naturewatch by Adrienne Katz Nature with Children of All Ages by Edith A. Sisson Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv Americans mus

29. Understanding Our Place
(GLG-1/Living)

By Pamela Steinbach “We have to understand ourselves ‘in place’ — where we live — and in relationship to that around us.” Fort Wayne resident Laurie Proctor lives very near the St. Lawrence Seaway

30. Green Bus Tour
(GLG-1/Living)

Every weekend, hundreds of people in hundreds of cars, with one, two or maybe four people per car, head to nearby cities like Chicago and Indy to fight traffic into town, pay to park downtown, shop li

31. Heating and Cooling by the Earth
(GLG-1/Economics)

...Senate, and it has recently seen a five-fold growth in usage, saving money in homes, schools and commercial buildings. Whether you’re rich or not-so-rich, you can definitely benefit from joining the g...

32. Strategies
(General Information/About Us)

• Create a Northeast Indiana Green Living Guide that includes a variety of products and services with direct environmental benefits along with providing

33. Living With A Smaller Footprint
(GLG-1/Living)

By Pamela Steinbach Dennis Shipley and Susan Wenger have made their home more energy-efficient over the years as part of a bigger goal: to live with a smaller footprint. When they moved into their 1,

34. Going Organic
(GLG-1/Living)

By Pamela Steinbach Photos By Linda Miller Farmer Dan Flowtow contributes to the health of our community by growing produce organically and selling it directly to a growing list of customers. Dan Fl

35. Go Outside
(GLG-1/Living)

...ours of fascination as they painted rocks with the juice of berries and their patience and concentration in building snowmen. It turns out they were also building their brains, character and consciou...

36. Star for the Planet
(GLG-1/Building)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy created Energy Star to help you save money and energy. Energy Star is a rating for energy-efficient products and practices, a

37. Citizens Action on Energy Issues
(GLG-1/Tips)

Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana is a statewide organization that educates people on energy use, works to keep energy rates fair and affordable, and encourages the use of alternative energy. Their

38. Wind and Solar Energy
(GLG-1/Living)

By John Steinbach This isn’t about the latest in photovoltaic technology or a cool new wind farm; it’s all about … the humble clothesline. First, consider this: the average electric clothes dryer is

39. Why An All Geothermal Development
(GLG-1/Living)

...ds on how we build, and we wanted to step out and take a stance to be good conservationists, responsible in building practices.” Barkley Builders is doing more than installing geothermal systems at B...

40. Little River Wetlands
(GLG-1/Living)

By Pamela Steinbach “Between the 1780s and 1980s, the lower 48 states have lost 53% of the original wetland habitat, or about 104 million acres.” —U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Where’s a bird to li

41. Leafing Out
(GLG-1/Living)

By Pamela Steinbach With all the benefits of trees, it’s a shame that 36 million acres of natural forests are lost each year. In 1991, Mark Ringenberg, Carsten Retrum and others established Hoosier R

42. CFL
(GLG-1/Living)

Conscientious Frugal Lighting By John Steinbach Okay, CFL actually stands for “compact fluorescent lamp.” We’re having a little fun with the acronym, because this type of lighting offers an excellen

43. BYOB
(GLG-1/Living)

By John Steinbach Paper Bags? Plastic? Or ... It’s THE BIG QUESTION confronting you at the supermarket checkout counter, isn’t it: paper or plastic? And it seems so silly, too, since whichever bag y

44. Bucking the Clothesline Ban
(GLG-1/Living)

Yes, believe it or not, sometimes, because of neighborhood association guidelines, clotheslines are banned. A Wall Street Journal article from September 18, 2007, profiles the growing movement to buck

45. Bob Hess
(GLG-1/Living)

...ns built whole cities and villages in what is now northwestern New Mexico and northeastern Arizona with the buildings situated to collect the sun’s heat on adobe walls. Many of these buildings are sti...

46. Blowing the Lid Off Bottled Water
(GLG-1/Living)

By Pamela Steinbach Quick Fact: An American Medical Association-supported study in Cleveland found more bacteria in bottled water than in the city’s tap water. A few decades ago, the idea of paying

47. Special Report - Initial Green Org Challenge
(GLG-1/Energy)

...director. Dick Schwartz of Grassroots Green served as facilitator for the visit. Formerly a medical office building in the 1970s, the Boys & Girls Clubs’ main facility was taken over by the clubs in ...

48. Wal-Mart
(GLG-1/Affiliates)

Wal-Mart made a generous donation to education and outreach efforts. We work with local agencies to identify low-income households that would especially benefit from the long-term energy savings these

49. Make A Difference
(GLG-1/Tips)

...itch in.” You can take the cans to one of the Habitat for Humanity sites, and your donations will go toward building a home. You can also let your local government know that there should be recycling...

50. LEED
(GLG-1/Tips)

... Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design … The name identifies a set of standards for constructing a building that far surpasses traditional buildings in efficiency and sustainability. These st...

51. Green Building
(News Feeds / Building)

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