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At Lake Tahoe, the glistening white snow has always meant green for local businesses, casinos and ski resorts. So late winters, like this year, mean fewer tourists and fewer dollars in the economy.
Related posts:
[ Preparing for the extreme ] [ Tough winters, tough people ] [ Explore snow history at Tahoe ] [ Fire fund extends deadlines for Angora victims ] [ Announcing Green Rewards ]
Here are two Lake Tahoe homes that demonstrate two markedly different ways of going green and reducing our impact on the environment.
On the left, Susan Smith of Rubicon Bay shares with us how she has used green technologies to reduce her energy consumption and harness the power of the sun. (She also hasn’t paid a power or heating bill in a year and a half).
On the right, Robin and Dave Rittenhouse show us how they live a low impact life at home by increasing their efficiency while reducing their use of energy. (They have one or two “low impact” days a month where they try not to use electricity or drive anywhere).
Related posts:
[ Green tour highlights Tahoe homes, values ] [ Light bulb moment: Turn it off ] [ Tour the Cedar House ] [ Angora homeowners going green ] [ Alternative light: A bright idea? ]
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| Homeowner Chris Sennings looks at a tarp placed over the construction site of his new home on Mule Deer Circle. In the background are friends, Erik Christenson, left and Geoff Bettini.
Related posts:
[ Explore snow history at Tahoe ] [ Snow woes: Businesses cope with late snowfall ] [ Hello and Welcome ] [ Join the community ] [ Why we love Tahoe ]
Kate Lambdin loves Christmas, but this year she and her family must celebrate the holiday in a rental house, without the familiar ornaments and surroundings of the past years. The Lambdins’ home was among the 254 destroyed in the Angora fire last June. But Kate is determined to keep the Christmas spirit.
As the family rebuilds, all that remained of their old house was the mailbox. So on a cold afternoon, Kate, her sister Anna, mother Paula and father Larry came together to decorate their mailbox.
See the slideshow of Kate Lambin.
Christmas is about traditions and memories. What are your favorite memories? What new traditions will you start this Christmas? Please comment below.
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[ South Lake neighborhood lives on, even without houses ] [ Delicia Spees talks about the Angora fire ] [ Sitting on a park bench ] [ Student blogs about working parents ] [ Why we love Tahoe ]
In an effort to let you know more about who we are and what we care about, each of us has developed a blog featured on this site.
After a few adjustments (and by that we mean a couple of dropouts), we’ve settled on a graduate cohort of five students. We are focusing this time on trying new forms of journalism and new ways of communicating with the audience.We come from a variety of backgrounds and have different goals in mind, but on one thing we all agree: we want to work with you in accomplishing them.So, here’s who we are. We look forward to getting to know you better.
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Liz Margerum was born in Elko and raised in Reno. She has worked seven years as a photographer for the RenoGazette-Journal. She is fascinated by the Nevada desert and has captured much of its beauty in the photographs you can view on her blog.
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Allan Warren is from Alaska (talk to him for five minutes and you’ll hear it 14 times). The outdoors is an intrinsic part of his life and he shares it with you in his blog. Visit his site to read about his adventures around Tahoe. He and others also share their perspectives on the natural life.
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 Kamila Pawlik was born and raised in Krakow, Poland. She immigrated to the United States five years ago and has been living in Reno for the past two. She worked for a national paper in Poland and is working on telling the stories of people at Tahoe. You can read some of those on her site.
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 Teri Vance is a native Nevadan and has worked as a reporter and editorat the Nevada Appeal for seven years. In her blog, she tells thestories of fellow Nevadans, as well as shares memoirs from her ownyouth. Check it out.
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Dan Sorensen teaches philosophy at UNR and is looking for new ways to tell stories. He wants to find ways to work with you to tell your stories your way. Read his blog to find out more.
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[ Understanding diversity ] [ It’s all about you ] [ Talking about immigration ] [ Participants named for “BMP Talks” ] [ Back to square one: TRPA to reconsider Heavenly Master Plan ]
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