Ecomemphis

Do you know where to find resources to power your home with the Sun’s energy? Watch this short video (1:48 min) to learn more about Power Source Plus.

Did you know there is a LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) program for your home? In the video (2:17 min) below, representatives from the US Green Building Council explain how to know if your home could be LEED certified.

At last month’s Earth Day celebration at Shelby Farms, many local organizations attended to showcase what they’re doing to help the environment. Below are videos from two of those groups, A Dog’s Life Memphis and the Memphis Area Home Builders Association.

Here Bridgette discusses A Dog’s Life Memphis, (1:05 minute video)

Blair tells about the Memphis Area Home Builders Association, (2:24 minute video)

Shelby Farms’ Earth Day celebration, Down to Earth, was a wonderful time bringing together sunshine, community supporters, eco-friendly thinkers and a field full of bright ideas! EcoMemphis was there as a vendor, encouraging people come together on EcoMemphis.com and share ideas, tips, writing, photography or video to promote eco-friendly solutions and habits to practice in daily routines. We, of course, shot some video and will be sharing those throughout the next couple of weeks.

Take a few minutes to watch these videos focusing on alternative fuel resources in Memphis.

In the video below (54 seconds) Andrew discusses an organization with which he is connected call Deep Fried Rides. They take diesel fuel engines and reconfigure them so that they can operate on waste cooking oil!

In this video (2:28 minutes), Jim discusses a low pollution lawnmower, made by EnviroGuard.

Earth Day is just around the corner! Tuesday, April 22 is the day we will honor and celebrate our planet. But in reality–shouldn’t every day be Earth Day?

Keep these easy solutions in mind during your daily routine:

• Swap out incandescent bulbs for CFL’s (Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs).
• Buy local–there are 4 Farmers’ Markets in the Memphis/Shelby County area and 2 in surrounding counties.
• Unplug items such as hair dryers and cell phone chargers when they aren’t being used. Those things slowly consume energy, even when not in use!
• Memphis summers are intense! Try a glass of ice water rather than cranking up the air conditioner.

Have more ideas? Tell us about them by making comments or visiting EcoMemphis.com to contribute ideas, writing, photography or video!

Sunday, April 20, EcoMemphis will be attending Shelby Farms’ Earth Day Celebration: Down to Earth. It should be a wonderful gathering of eco-friendly community members and local organizations showing what they are doing to help the Memphis community become cleaner and greener. Hope to see you there!