Ideas from Forbe’s… Wind Turbines Cost: $5-25,000; Tax Credit: $4,000 Not allowed in all neighborhoods and you have to have enough room, but these can significantly help take you off the power grid entirely, and excess power can be sold back to the power company in man cities, including Austin Geothermal Heating Systems Cost: $3-10,000; [...]

Tyler Colman has an interesting piece in The New York Times about how boxed whine is more environmentally friendly than bottled, therefore wineries should switch to the box immediately.  “Drink Outside The Box” is a must read!  Austinites love both the environment and wine, so learn how to turn the red or white into green.

This Memorial Day will be a sales tax Holiday for energy efficient products. Think of the back-to-school tax free weekend only for your home. Austin real estate is going to keep getting better with green choices.  “Going Green” means making environmentally conscious purchases when you need to purchase something.  Buying something because it’s green is [...]