Asheville ECO-GREEN Real Estate

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Great Link to Find Your Personal Environmental Impact

In Asheville, N.C., with our population of about 80,000, currently 34 active,
standing boards and commissions serve in the capacity of addressing
the complexities inherent in our vibrant city. There are any number
of very viable pathways to sustainability.

You can look at  culture, population, environmental conditions,
and available technology.

You can research the rankings explain how people’s quality of life
and city economic and management preparedness
are likely to fare in the near future...

But first you may choose to look in the mirror.
Here is a link where you  can calculate your personal environmental impact
and discover ways of reducing that impact.

Take the Ecological Footprint Quiz

 

7 comments • janeAnne, Asheville's "Green-o-Lina" ECO Certified Real Estate Consultant • October 22 2006 10:47PM

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I have gone to the link you provided. VERY INTERESTING. Happy to say, our family is doing pretty good in this department. We appreciate your providing us with links.
Posted by Anonymous over 2 years ago
OK so we would need 3.2 planets if everyone lived the way I do. But it could have been worse! At least I have some concrete ideas on how to lessen my impact.
Posted by Bill Westel, ECO (Eco-Steward Realty) over 2 years ago
Bill...I have some ideas, too...including sharing such links with the community at Active Rain. Tell me your ideas.
Posted by Asheville's "GREEN "Property Consultants- LAND & Fine Homes over 2 years ago

janeAnne

Thanks for the Ecological Footprint Quiz. It provided pertinent information about how I might make some changes in my lifestyle in order to leave a lighter footprint on my journey. I have a tendency to think I live a fairly 'green' lifestyle. However I think I will try your advice and TAKE A LOOK IN THE MIRROR. 

Posted by Sami Forrest (Eco-Steward Realty) over 2 years ago
Sami...When I wrote this piece, I thought it would be very exciting to many AR readers...I am SO glad you s topped by...and I am thinking or re-writing it with your comments and Bill's woven in...I'll let ya' know...Right now I am trying to figure out how to reduce my planet needs...(I need more than one)
Posted by Asheville's "GREEN "Property Consultants- LAND & Fine Homes over 2 years ago
janeAnne There are many, probably most of us who need several planets to provide our resources. No matter how close to the land one would choose to live it has become a global world. The adage  "Think global, Live local" comes to mind. Or is it the other way round? "Think local, Live global".
Posted by Sami Forrest (Eco-Steward Realty) over 2 years ago
Sami...Sometimes I wonder what would block people from looking at creative ways to resolve the challneges we face in our contemporary society...even to the large issues of global warming...it affects us all, and could be as real estate professionals, we might be able to bring a basket of flouroescent light bulbs as a closing gift and make a BIG difference, for example. If a  million REALTORS decided to offer this as a token of our appreciation for sustainable communities..can you imagine the impact it would have?..here are a few ECO-friendly tips we like to share withour clietns
Posted by Asheville's "GREEN "Property Consultants- LAND & Fine Homes over 2 years ago

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