THE LAZY ENVIRONMENTALIST, hosted by Josh Dorfman, screens Tuesdays at 9PM on Sundance Channel.

It’s been “interesting” to witness the varying degrees of interest on the part of my immediate family members to my Lazy Environmentalist endeavors. I mean, I’m pretty sure my Mom has read my books, but I can’t say the same for my dad or my brother. And while it’s pretty simple to sign up for a subscription to Sirius Radio, no one in my family ever did so during the two years I hosted my radio show on that network. But things changed as soon as I made the Lazy Environmentalist TV pilot. “Josh” was no longer just “off doing some weird-eco-save-the-planet-thing even though he has an MBA and could be cashing in by now.” To the contrary, suddenly everyone wanted to watch what the Lazy Environmentalist was up to. And not just once either; they wanted to watch it over and over again, share it with guests on holidays and with pretty much whoever else visited my folks’ house for any reason whatsoever be it to deliver the mail or even exterminate bugs.

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Opening up your utility bills and getting slammed with three digit bill totals ruins at least one day a month for every home owner or renter.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District and RJ Walter Homes decided to team up to make a model energy efficient home in Folsom, California. The result is a home with an estimated utility cost of only $25 a month for electric and gas combined. The project was such a wild success that the RJ Walter Homes entitled the house the “Home of the Future.”

The home was put onto the open market and sure enough, even in this dismal home buying market, one man was willing to pay the extra cost for the home because he realized the long term value of paying less for utilities. He also felt the quality of the house was excellent and appreciated that the home was made out of sustainable and recycled materials.

The home features a sophisticated central control mechanism that allows the home owner to adjust everything in the house with the touch of a button or a remote. The home features solar panels, water cooling and heating and features the latest insulation products.

Explore the RJ Walter Homes [rjwalterhomes.com] website.

You can view a video report about the home on the KCRA.com [www.kcra.com] website.