One of the people and sites I admire the most is Recycle Bill. I just received this update about what he is doing to make our world a little greener. Thank you Bill!
As you may already know, 100% of my royalties from sales of books by Billy is destined to go to green nonprofits. (The Books by Billy store is powered by Amazon but because I live in North Carolina I’m no longer eligible for affiliate earnings.) My personal finances are in pretty good shape but sadly, the economy sucks and book sales are way down so I’ve decided to try and make some ways you can help contribute to green causes without spending your own money.
For starters: Each time someone downloads and installs the RecycleBills Tool Bar we earn $.58 cents. From now own 1/2 of that amount ($.29 cents) all toolbar revenue will go towards green causes. The toolbar has some really great features including the best Internet radio on the planet.There’s a $250.oo minimum payout so it will probably take a while.
Also, by using Swagbucks search and pooling our earnings we can also help to fund green causes. I’ve decided to give 100% of my SwagBucks earnings to green non profits. If you’d like to join SwagBucks and pitch in then e-mail me at RecycleBill@gmail.com with the word “SwagBucks” in the subject line.
In the past I’ve managed to afford advertising through ClixSense– a site that pays you to click on advertisements. From now own 100% of what I earn from ClixSense will go into the green pool. Let me know if you’d like to do the same.
And finally, 100% of the earnings from RecycleBill’s Green Store will go toward green non profits as chosen by the readers of BloggingPoet.com and RecycleBill’s RecycleBlog.
I’ll keep looking around for other ways we can make the world greener so that all of you can become green heros.
Update: 31 July, 2009 I don’t want to give anyone the impression that I might be trying to scam anyone so I’m willing to allow a volunteer not of my choosing to head it up.
Update 2: 2 August, 2009 Don’t know why I didn’t think of it before but here goes: RecycleBills.com Llc has affiliate relationships with many of the businesses listed in RecycleBill’s Green Business Guide so from this day forward 100% of our affiliate revenues will go towards green causes. As I figure out more ways to contribute to green causes I’ll add them to our list.
Cathy, Thanks for spreading the word!!!
Also, we’ve decided to give 100% of the toolbar revenue to these same causes instead of the 50% we first announced.
This Product was Sold
I am looking for a buyer for a large quantity and selection of reclaimed, original growth Douglas Fir, dated 500 to 1000 years old from the Pacific Northwest. Attached is an initial description.
Raw wood dimensions are 2 X 6, 2 X 4, some 2 X 10 or 3 X 12, 4 X 4, 6 X 6 to 8 X 8 plus beams of 11 or 12″ X 12 to 14″. Previously the 2″ wood was saw split, planed, cut tongue and grove and sanded for excellent quality flooring or other cuts for building interior and exterior doors. The beams can provide creative structural architecture features and support..
There is over 100,000 board feet on hand. It has been checked for metal and is in good shape. It can be delivered from Northern Colorado or inspected on site. I plan to be on site this Friday at 8AM. Let me know if interested.
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PRODUCT SHEET – RECLAIMED DOUGLAS FIR
Product: Reclaimed original growth Douglas fir wood.
Age/Origin: Has been carbon dated at 500 to 1000 years old. The University of Arizona tree ring laboratory has identified origin as the Pacific Northwest, which was supported by mill stamps in beams.
Original Structure: Wood was reclaimed from wooden grain elevators in Ault, Windsor, and Johnstown, Colorado. The Ault elevator was built in the 1890’s, the other two structures were built in the early 1900’s. These structures including interior grain bins were made entirely of wood and contained hundreds of thousands of board feet of lumber. The elevators were torn down carefully to minimize waste, and metal detectors were used to find and remove nails and other fasteners.
Dimensions of lumber: Interior grain bins were constructed from 2×6” or 2×4” lumber. Beams and larger dimensional lumber were used to support foundation and upper structure. Beams range from 5×7 to 11×11 and are in lengths of 9’ to 20’. There is assorted dimensional lumber of 2-3”x10’-12”.
End Uses: Lumber has been milled to produce flooring, doors, trim, staircases, furniture and other items. The 2×6 material is processed into a 4 ¾” wide tongue and groove plank for flooring, and 2×4 material is milled to a 3” tongue and groove floor plank. Beams can be used for decorative and/or support beams or milled into doors, flooring, trim or furniture uses. Doors and trim can be customized to any size or style by Vintage Wood Products craftsmen.
Characteristics: Because of its slow growth origin, wood has high density and tight growth rings. While it originated in the Pacific Northwest, it has been in the Colorado climate for decades and has 5-6% moisture. The acclimation to our climate has made this lumber very stable and not subject to shrinkage, which can be a major problem with new lumber in the Colorado climate. Minerals from nails have leached into wood, giving it dark spots around nail holes. Nail holes and knots give the wood character, and finishing accentuates the grain of the wood.
Finishing: Wood finishes very nicely with stain or clear coat with either water or oil based finish. The majority of the finished product to date has been clear coated, which brings out the natural character of the wood. For flooring, we recommend sanding after laying floor to smooth surface and using a commercial finish to coat and protect the surface.
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