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Walls: How We Build Them and Why It Matters
It’s pretty basic: wall building—a fundamental of human occupancy for awhile now. In our two net zero home-builds, I have come to ponder walls. In fact, as we began to add studded uprights to accomplish 11-inch-thick walls for our Bend Passive House, I was...

Every Day is Mother’s Day, Part 1: The Goose and the Flicker
I hope you all had an important time with your mothers and a time remembering your mothers on Mother’s Day. We did. But, taking a look around here in Central Oregon, it’s pretty clear every day is Mother’s Day! In fact, you have to look out...

If We Don’t Get Jesus We Won’t Understand Resurrection!
I was asked to zoom preach at Bend United Methodist the third Sunday of Lent. Because I didn’t get around to posting the video until now, in the middle of Holy Week, I offer it as a reminder that, if we don’t understand the real Jesus, we don’t have much chance...
Pitney Passive House Movie — Windows
The 5th segment of Pitney Passive House: The Movie is titled Windows, or, as I like to call it:...
HRV: The House of Rogue Visionaries
Air The gaseous realm, The atmosphere, the planet’s membrane. The inhale and the exhale. Breathing...
VIDEO: Insulating Our Net Zero House
This is the third segment or our premiere Pitney Passive House film titled Insulation, or, as I...
Video: Sealing Our Net Zero House
This is the second segment of our premiere Pitney Passive House film called Air Sealing, or as I...
Pitney Passive House: The Movie – take one
Don’t miss this short documentary about the Pitney Passive House Beyond Net Zero Project, built in...
Net Zero Living = Zero Hate
Once again, I would rather be blogging about the latest updates we've made to our Net Zero home,...
Climate Heroes—Grandmothers Rule!
This is the 3rd installment of a 3-part series on "Fighting For Clean Energy at Anacortes." You...
The Moral Responsibility of Disobedience
This is the 2nd installment of a 3-part series on "Fighting For Clean Energy at Anacortes." You...
Fighting For Clean Energy at Anacortes – Part 1
It has become very clear we can’t have it both ways. It’s a holy truth. What we witnessed this...
No Coal in the Water: Breaking Free from Fossil Fuels
The great Pacific Northwest is not a global coal depot, a pusher for fossil fuel addiction, a...
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