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Passive House the Sequel: Here We Go Again!
In September 2015, we sat on a pile of gravel, announcing the build of our forever house—a certified Passive House—in McMinnville, Oregon. If you’ve been following our story you know nothing is forever. We did the house. We lived in it 4 years. ...
Our Epiphany: And The Year of Excavation
When the song of the angels is stilled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and princes are home,When the shepherds are back with their flock,The work of Christmas begins:To find the lost,To heal the broken,To feed the hungry,To release the prisoner,To...
Election Day: Liberation or Lynching?
There’s an extremely important election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Will you please join me in casting a ballot? “I’m not asking you to vote for particular candidates, only to be a voter, so our elected representatives are accountable to all of us. Vote Forward...
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...
Moving In
The day before Easter, we began peopling this space. What an occupation it was.....
Practice Resurrection
So, friends, every day do something that won’t compute. Love the Lord. Love the world. Work for...
Our Kitchen: A Poem
We unpacked our kitchen from boxes today. What have we gotten ourselves into? Carpenter genius and...
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