Of all industries, the home building business is ripe with false claims of being green.  On Monday, reporter Lew Sichelman wrote a wonderful piece about this recent phenom, and along the way, gives a great lesson on what Greenwashing is — and how to spot it in advertising claims.  Green Claims Get Big Buildup  I'm …

Despite a difference in size, species and likely taste, the two creature in this video found a way to pair up.  This video will likely elicit several emotions in you like it did me.   If there's someone or a group of people in your life that you don't think you can find common ground …

Click here to view my Twitter profile and follow me. I'll post up short shorts on what I'm doing, thinking, responding to and wishing for.  See you up there!

Today's daily catch comes from a thoughtful post by John Livesay over at Saving The World.  He points out how Focus Features has a film in production that is greening up the process in every way possible. I've heard of green band productions, such as Radiohead of Dave Mathews, but this is a first for …

Today's great catch is fresh from the Consumer Electronics Show:  Moto Goes Green With Entry Level Renew Phone  It's about time! Up until now, you had to donate your phone via mailing it to a variety of causes (such as phones for soldiers). The rub is that eventually that phone is likely to end up …

I just found out how to go back to sleep when I wake up in the middle of the night.   Go back to dreaming.   According to Dr. Woodson Merrell in his wonderful new book, The Source, we lose energy in our life because we lose the most important sleep — the hours between …

Here's a new feature of my blog: Daily Catch. It's an article or blog post that I want to share with you.  My first Daily Catch is a collection of The 10 Best 2008 Articles from Green Biz.  If you haven't checked out Green Biz, do it right away. It's author Joel Makower is one …

Today is the first business day of 2009.   It's a pretty daunting organizational task: Where to start!? For me, I'm going to start the new year by answering or filing every email in my Inbox(es). It's like cleaning out your digital closet.   To answer all of my email, I'm going to choose the …

Thank God for year end “Best Of” lists.   With a simple Yahoo News Search, you can find a boat load of critics’ picks for best records of the year. If you look for repeat entries, you’ll quickly see a pattern that helps you grasp the gestalt of the rock year.  Finding great new independent …

Yesterday Jacqueline and I had the pleasure of going to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena CA. It was a perfect day for a game, and we had perfect seats (USC side, 20 yard line, 24th Row, middle seats).  Did I pay $400-$750 a seat like my neighbors? Nope. I paid face value ($145 a ticket). …