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Why Historic Buildings Are Greener Than LEED-Certified New Ones
For buildings of comparable size and use, old buildings are almost always the greenest buildings. A new report from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Green Lab concludes that constructing new, energy-efficient buildings almost never saves as much energy as renovating old ones.
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Why Historic Buildings Are Greener Than LEED-Certified New Ones

For buildings of comparable size and use, old buildings are almost always the greenest buildings. A new report from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Green Lab concludes that constructing new, energy-efficient buildings almost never saves as much energy as renovating old ones.

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This might be my favorite repost of our infamous WTF picture from 2007. 225+ pages on the Internet and growing. At least 5 continents and many more languages from what I can tell on Google Image Search.

This might be my favorite repost of our infamous WTF picture from 2007. 225+ pages on the Internet and growing. At least 5 continents and many more languages from what I can tell on Google Image Search.

Magic win!

Magic win!

This was a joke-turned-legitimate diaper changing practice. Not only did I teach myself how to change a diaper, I now know how to change and custom-fit diapers to a wide variety of tailed animals.

This was a joke-turned-legitimate diaper changing practice. Not only did I teach myself how to change a diaper, I now know how to change and custom-fit diapers to a wide variety of tailed animals.

oldflorida:

Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King, Jr. in Saint Augustine, Florida. 1964

oldflorida:

Ralph Abernathy and Martin Luther King, Jr. in Saint Augustine, Florida. 1964

oldflorida:

 ”The Senator” was Florida’s oldest cypress tree, and it just burned down this morning.

My family and I saw it over the past Christmas holiday and it saddens me that its fallen victim to an arson related brush fire. The other tree on the property, 90 year old “Lady Liberty”, was not damaged, but nothing will ever be as majestic as the Senator.



Why Eating Some Meat May Be Better for the Environment than Going Vegetarian
In fact, eating vegetarian occasionally could be a smarter environmental choice than eating no meat at all. The diet of those who eschew only red meat could have a smaller carbon footprint than that of dairy-loving vegetarians: A serving of chicken has a lower carbon impact than a serving of hard cheese. The real advantage, though, is that eating less meat opens up conversations about food choices with meat-eaters, while vegetarianism often shuts them down
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Why Eating Some Meat May Be Better for the Environment than Going Vegetarian

In fact, eating vegetarian occasionally could be a smarter environmental choice than eating no meat at all. The diet of those who eschew only red meat could have a smaller carbon footprint than that of dairy-loving vegetarians: A serving of chicken has a lower carbon impact than a serving of hard cheese. The real advantage, though, is that eating less meat opens up conversations about food choices with meat-eaters, while vegetarianism often shuts them down

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stevenaumann:

Check out some new published work here!

6-track illustration by Steve Naumann!

stevenaumann:

Check out some new published work here!

6-track illustration by Steve Naumann!

oldflorida:

I’d rather be in a bungalow on Biscayne Bay, 1912.
(Alvin Lederer Collection)

Miami 100 years ago must have been beautiful. Won’t be long until this entire state’s beautiful spaces are absolutely ruined forever.

oldflorida:

I’d rather be in a bungalow on Biscayne Bay, 1912.

(Alvin Lederer Collection)

Miami 100 years ago must have been beautiful. Won’t be long until this entire state’s beautiful spaces are absolutely ruined forever.

6-track illustration by Stephen Naumann!

6-track illustration by Stephen Naumann!

Found these for the nursery on AllPosters. Couldn’t have worked out more perfectly. Same print size, reproductions of vintage postcards from the same era.

Found these for the nursery on AllPosters. Couldn’t have worked out more perfectly. Same print size, reproductions of vintage postcards from the same era.

Wild cat at the back door!

Wild cat at the back door!

Mmmm. I want a piece of Alaskan burger in my Texa-Florida.

Mmmm. I want a piece of Alaskan burger in my Texa-Florida.

Media blackout. We’ve been conned by our government and the secretly state-run media.Everything I feared the past decade…things that made me question my own sanity, are now validated. Conspiracy theories aren’t conspiracy theories once they are confirmed without any reasonable doubt. This law has a gaping hole in it that allows for massive abuse - an ironic terrorizing of American citizens by our police state. Yes We Can, be tricked into voting our rights away by stoic marketing slogans painted in red, white, and blue.

Media blackout. We’ve been conned by our government and the secretly state-run media.Everything I feared the past decade…things that made me question my own sanity, are now validated. Conspiracy theories aren’t conspiracy theories once they are confirmed without any reasonable doubt. This law has a gaping hole in it that allows for massive abuse - an ironic terrorizing of American citizens by our police state. Yes We Can, be tricked into voting our rights away by stoic marketing slogans painted in red, white, and blue.