This Week’s Show

 

Special Announcement!

 
On our October 17 show, Cheryl Long, Editor-in-Chief of Mother Earth News Magazine joined us on the air to share a special announcement. energizeGreen has partnered with Mother Earth News! On November 1, 2009, we become "Mother Earth News Radio". Our inaugural broadcast as Mother Earth News Radio will be heard Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 9:00 am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and 12 noon Eastern time (9:00 am Pacific) for our national audience. Future shows, show archives, and our blogs will be available on our new Mother Earth News Radio website starting November 7, 2009. See our Press Release for more information.
 
Tune into Mother Earth News Radio every Saturday morning at 9:00 am CST in Dallas-Ft. Worth on CNN-1190 AM, and nationally on The USA Radio Network at 11 am CST. Listen live at 12 noon Eastern Time (our program starts after a 6-minute news break). Choose "Channel 3", "Tune in Now". Andrea Ridout (aka Ask Andrea) and Dan "The Solar Man" Lepinski, Co-hosts of energizeGreen, are excited to welcome this week’s energetic guests:
 

     

  • Cheryl Long, Editor-in-Chief, Mother Earth News
    Cheryl discusses keeping your garden soil in tip-top shape for the winter by planting cover crops; harvesting veggies sooner by using low-cost "quick hoops", a mini-greenhouse for your garden; the declining honeybee population; and home-scale wind turbines.
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  • John Simonetta, Owner, Proforma Simonetta Freelance
    John educates about the many print and promotional item solutions available for businesses and organizations wishing to go green, to show that businesses do have eco-friendly options – from clothing to printing to promotional items – to meet any business need. John has been in the marketing business for over 10 years and writes a twice weekly blog on the greening of the promotional items industry.
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  • Keith Lyles, Owner, Superoof
    We talk with Keith about upgrading existing roofs after an insurance claim; investment grade roofing; Energy Star-rated roofing for tax credits, and more.
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Next week: More energizing and green information for you!
 


 
Dallas Area Green Events, presented by:

GoGo Realtors
The first green real estate company in the country!

Thanks also to our friends at:
Earth/Food/Animal/GreenNewsletter.
More info available there about many of these events:
 

  • Saturday, November 7th & November 14th
    Master Composter Class in Fort Worth. Class participants will spend 2 days in the classroom and doing hands on activities learning about proper leaf management, the ins and outs of composting, including vermi-composting. Class participants completing both days will receive a compost bin.
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  • Sunday, November 8
    Recycling at Texas Motors Speedway. Join volunteers from "Keep Fort Worth Beautiful" and Coca-Cola as we collect recyclables out of the stands after the race. For more information contact Jay Long at jaylong@cokecce.com or Debbie Branch at Deborah.branch@fortworthgov.org.
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  • Tuesday November 10
    "Recycling – Don’t Stop There" Workshop. City of Fort Worth, City of Arlington and UTA invite area businesses to a free workshop to learn how to implement a business recycling program, save money through water and energy saving tips. To register, visit: City of Fort Worth website.

 
National Green Events, presented by:

Amtrak Logo – Andrea’s favorite way to travel!
 

  • November 11 – 12
    Green America’s Green Business Conference. GAGBC brings their eighth annual Green Business Conference to San Francisco’s Hotel Whitcomb, November 11-12, 2009. The event will occur just prior to the Green Festival, the nation’s largest green consumer event, on November 13-14, 2009, at the Concourse Exhibition Center, where businesses can reach tens of thousands of green consumers. The conference offers a plethora of speakers, workshops, business-to-business networking, and numerous green marketing opportunities. This year’s theme, "New Ways to Prosper in the New Economy", will focus on how to grow and build an authentic green business in today’s economic reality assuring that no green business is left behind.
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  • November 13 – 15
    San Francisco Green Festival. Meet Bryan Welch, Mother Earth News publisher; K.C. Compton, editor in chief of The Herb Companion; and Tabitha Alterman, senior associate editor of Mother Earth News, at the San Francisco Green Festival November 13-15. Green Festival is the nation’s premier sustainability event. Enjoy more than 125 renowned authors, leaders and educators; great how-to workshops; cutting-edge films; fun activities for kids; organic beer and wine; delicious vegetarian cuisine and diverse live music. The unique marketplace of eco-friendly businesses offers everything from all-natural body care products and organic cotton clothing to Fair Trade gifts and beautiful kitchen tiles made from renewable resources.
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  • February 23 – 25, 2009
    Renewable Energy World North American Conference and Expo, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. (512) 404-4000.

Dan with his near-zero energy bill

Dan showing off his low energy bill. Solar DOES work!

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Green Lifestyle Fair

Are you going green? Then energizeGREEN at the GREEN Lifestyle Fair at Elliott’s Hardware on Maple Ave. in Dallas on Saturday, December 6. Stay all day for product demos, door prizes, and expert presentations on…

  • Energy-savings
  • Green Products
  • Healthy Living
  • & More!

That’s next Saturday, Dec. 6 from 9-3, at Elliott’s Hardware at Maple & Medical District Dr. in Dallas.

Email andrea@askandrea.com for more details and exhibitor info.

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Turkey Day

For those of you who missed our Eco Event at the Dallas Elliott’s Hardware store on Feb. 21, you also missed a great opportunity to meet a rather unusual guest and to take part in a bit of a media frenzy. George Bush, yes – the former president, decided to drop by for a visit. He was accompanied by a plethora of secret service agents, all who seemed to be enjoying our event and the huge selection of products offered by Elliott’s. Mr. Bush purchased just a bit over $160 in flashlights, batteries and other gadgets for his new Dallas home. He was most gracious and took time for unlimited photo ops with customers and employees alike. Here is a shot of me with Mr. Bush and my good friend and Elliott’s numbers man, Jerry Galloway.

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Free Energy Audit

Tax Credits Available!

We frequently mention tax credits and other energy conservation incentives on the show. Here are links for:

Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency.

In Dallas/Fort Worth, learn more about:
Oncor’s Energy Conservation Incentives – and

Oncor’s Solar Energy Incentives.

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