Boston-based blog Build Baby Build has hit the mainstream, in the Bay Area. The green blog focused on promoting distributed generation and building a nation of ‘energy locavores’ was a top 10 reader contributed blog on SFGate, the online property of the San Francisco Chronicle.  In a June 1, 2009 email, Johanna Hoadley, Senior Project Manager for the San Francisco Chronicle | SFGate.com stated that “…’Build Baby Build’ was among our top ten reader blogs in May 2009.”

Founded in January 2009 Build Baby Build has already established itself as one of the leading blogs in the distributed renewable energy sphere. “The content from Stephanie our editor and all of the contributing bloggers is just top notch.” Says Ken Smith, Publisher and Blogger and CEO of Smith Energy which publishes the blog. “In only a few months we’ve established a steadily growing and dedicated following because of the quality of our content.”

The blog’s editors and contributing bloggers also post on SFGate, the Wall Street Journal, Huffingtonpost.com, Fast Company, Peachy Green, and many other regional green blogs. In just the first six months of operation the blog has attracted over 1,350,000 followers, contacts, group participation and membership and friends on LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, FriendFeed, StumbleUpon, and BuzzUp, as well as over 1,700 active Twitter followers @buildbabybuild.  Build Baby Build is also a leading supporter and promoter of The Pickens Plan.

The blog is sponsoring and hosting a new activity called Greenspotting which encourages people everywhere to use thier cell phones or digital cameras to document renewable energy, conservation, and/or environmental programs in ther community by taking photos and posting them online with comments.  Black & Decker is sponsoring a Greenspotting Contest with a product give away for the top greenspotters in the country.  The blog also catalogs distributed generation sites across the country using crowd sourced map inputs. And this week Build Baby Build is hosting a series of events around the country dedicated to promoting local, community projects. “We’re not about a top down, centralized approach to renewable energy.” Says Stephanie Hicks, the blogs founding Editor and a wefollow.com top 100 for the key word ‘green.”.   “We’re here to support each community as they decide what form of renewable energy, conservation, or related effort works in their town.”   To join or sponsor a Build Baby Build event please go to www.buildbabybuild.com/bbbweek.

Says Ken Smith:  “On behalf of our editors, contributing bloggers, writers, and event organizers I am thrilled at the success build baby build has achieved in such a short time, and as a USF Alumnus I am particularly glad that readers in my second home of San Francisco find our content so compelling.”

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