Can a Mansion Be Green? Come on...

A particular peeve of mine has been what is now being called "greenwashing."  When some developer manages to spend a lot of money to amp up the thermal values of windows, install the oh-so perfect heating system, maybe even slap a rain barrel on the gutters, and obtain LEED certification.  How can two people living in 10,000 square feet even think it's "green?"

Finally, some folks in Berkeley are calling it what it is: greenwashing.