Friday Farewell - When Your Garden 'Tanks'

This week, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, I've been discussing how people can easily green up their lives (while saving some green at the same time). DotLoop, of course, makes this process easy for agents and clients, but what about the urban dweller who doesn't have a balcony to start their urban garden?

Luckily, urbangardensweb.com shows those who are a cloistered in their apartments how they too can grow their own garden - in the bathroom. Check out the video below and see how easy it is to go green anywhere.

Have a great weekend!

Earth Day - Forty Years of Keeping It Green

Forty years ago today, about 20 million Americans celebrated the first Earth Day by cleaning up litter and holding environmental workshops. Today, most Americans will celebrate in a variety of new ways - walking or riding a bike to work, not using any electricity, writing their Senators and Congressmen. Or, by simply going paperless.

If you don't think Earth Day has made a dent on our lives the last forty years, consider this:

• The air we breathe today contains 92 percent less lead, 79 percent less carbon monoxide, and 71 percent less sulfur dioxide. (source)
  
  
• In 1972, two-thirds of all waterways in the US were not safe to use. Today, more than two-thirds are safe to drink and swim in. (source)
  

We're getting there and DotLoop is proud to be a part of the green revolution, being the real estate industry's first and only fully paperless solution for contract negotiations.

Happy Earth Day everyone and remember: keep it green and keep it simple!

Leafy Lofts

A few weeks ago, I discussed urban gardens and, with Earth Week in full swing, I thought I'd revisit the topic. This week, CNN had an article all about urban gardens and Infrastructurist.com discussed revitalizing dying cities with urban pastures. Who knows? Maybe in a decade's time, you'll be seeing more and more green in a city near you.