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All you homeowners and bill-payers out there: a great Energy-Efficiency workshop taught by Bruce Stahlberg of Affordable Energy Solutions. Bruce has years of experience saving people money by helping them identify where there energy costs are going and getting started on fixing the problems. He is doing a workshop at Sundays Energy, in the Ivy Building at 2637 27th Avenue South, in Seward Neighborhood. On the 31st of January, a wednesday.

Behold the awesome power of the sun!

For many, the sun is to be avoided. Skin cancer, overtanning, winter blindness, faded drapes, glare on the TV, they all can be a nusiance But did you know the sun has may beneficial effects. It can help you tell time and determine direction. It can warm the earth's surface and help plants to make food. It can also make YOU a producer of power.

Has anyone seen or heard of documentary Oil on Ice, detailing the issues facing the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska in regards to our dependency on fossil fuels? The website is www.oilonice.org

Tom Benson's "World's Largest Laundromat" has gone green...not once, but twice. Benson added solar panels in 2001, only to have a fire destroy the building in 2004. What to do? Build it again...and this time make it even more environmentally friendly!

Answer this question: Who would want a solar panel?

Chances are your answer was "Everyone."

One common obstacle is start up costs for the equipment required to run your home on solar energy. Sundays Energy offers a "rent-a-solar panel" program for select areas.

Emily Whebbe of Sundays Energy burns biodiesel much of the year in her personal car. She gets about 45 miles per gallon.

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For anyone who feels inclined to reduce the amount of junk mail their home or business receives...there are solutions. One company, "Green Dimes", poses just one of many answers to the epidemic of paper waste. For just $36 a year, they will reduce junk mail instances AND plant one tree per month on your behalf. If you use the following link, Green Dimes they will contribute an additional 100 trees to the "Trees For the Future" organization. Another solution is to visit reduce.org for a free way to diminish your junk mail pile.

Alchemy Architects located in St. Paul, MN has designed a beautiful prefab home known as a weeHouse. Whether it be a home, cabin, office or addition the sky is the limit for these creative spaces. The weeHouse prefab system is based on a modern aesthetic, efficient use of space, and intelligent adaptation of building technology. The progressive green minded architects at Alchemy are well aware of our impact on the environment and provide alternative energy solutions to their customers. The weeHouse is gaining national attention and has been shipped throughout the country.

O2 Sustainable Tree house is the magnificent creation of Minneapolis designer Dustin Feider. The geodesic sphere tree house is made without a single bolt, screw or nail attached to the tree. All materials used are 100% sustainable. The design is complete with custom bamboo flooring, adjustable paneling to open and close for added light and a manual basket elevator lift to gain access to your own sustainable tree house. Since, the dome is not bolted to the tree the owner has a unique experience with the movement of branches in the wind.