California has a extremely intense (and commendable) goal ahead of them. They are aiming to build only net zero houses by 2020. Good for California. Good for the world! 

I can’t deny that fact that I’m not the best with technology. The only exception to this is sustainable technology. I love hearing, seeing, learning about, and utilizing in my own designs any sort of sustainable concept. 

Sustainability has actually been a big deal to me for as long as I can remember. Much longer than it was “popular” anyway. Maybe it started when I was a kid helping my mom bring all of our recyclable bottles back to the grocery store. Or her explaining to me why she cut the plastic rings connecting soda cans together. Maybe it was when our elementary school music teacher went on a digression turned rant about how half of the plastic bottles that we had in our hands were actually recyclable despite the fact that there was no one who would accept them (I am still leery of No. 6 plastic for this reason). We have really come a long way from those times. 

But there is still a long way to go. For instance: 
Why are there no recycle bins in the T stations? Every day I see bottles and plastics of all sorts overflowing out of the trash cans. It makes my head *explode* positively explode.  Why are so few people willing to carry an empty container HOME in order to put it in the recycling?! 

I watched in horror that last time I went to boloco at how few people actually took the time to figure out the THREE bins. Compost, recycling, garbage. NOT. HARD. 

Why is there no place in Boston that collects compost (is there?! Does anyone know of a secret place!?)? Even at farmer’s markets there is no compost station. New York City offers that option at farmer’s markets. It’s basically the law in San Francisco, and I’m sure other parts of CA too. 

I need to stop now… But this is not over.