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Abandoned Stable Now Water-independent, Off-grid, Family Dream Home (VIDEO)

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 04.01.2012

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Kirsten Dirksen

High on a hill and far from city water or an electrical grid, the crumbling cow shed was far from the conventional image of luxury estate.

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Which States 'LEED' The Way?

Posted 01.25.2012

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Does your state "LEED" the way with green buildings? The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, has released the...

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Green Building Trends For 2012

Posted 01.24.2012

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From Earth Advantage Institute: Earth Advantage Institute, a nonprofit green building resource that has certified more than 12,000 homes, announced...

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The Solar Decathlon: Innovation Through Making

Harris Silver | Posted 11.22.2011

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Harris Silver

We are reminded every time we buy things and see the country of origin that we have stopped making things. You can't foster a culture of innovation without having a culture of making.

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Sustainability Standards and Sustainability Creep

Gregory Unruh | Posted 08.06.2011

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Gregory Unruh

The sooner companies recognize and get into the greening frenzy the better their chances of influencing the process. Companies are the only entities that can make standards real, by embodying them in products and services.

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Creating a workforce

Jim Gibbons | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jim Gibbons

If you regularly read this blog, you may have already read about the Reconnect program. Reconnect began in 2004 when Goodwill first partnered with Del...

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Haiti's Rebuilding -- The Larger Picture

Eli Attia | Posted 05.25.2011

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Eli Attia

As cities continue to grow to sizes unimaginable only a few years ago, slums within these cities grow at twice that pace. Why are we incapable of accommodating the essential need for shelter?

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Is There Hope for the Planet?

Tri Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tri Robinson

If there is to be restoration, we must first encounter national reformation. Until then our good efforts will continue to backfire and fall to the ground. If there is to be hope, there first must be God.

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Anyone Listening? -- My Green Home Building Experience

Tom Schey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tom Schey

We will come out of this economic mess, but the environment does not need to be on hold. At least for the time being, we should incentivize the heck out of people's buying decisions.

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One Stop Shopping for Greening Your Home: Green Depot Has It All

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Find out how Sarah Beatty, a determined new green business woman, has earned Green Depot's moniker as America's leading one-stop shop for building solutions.

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Bridge Project Spans Gap Between Business and Green

Green Inc. | Libby Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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President-elect Barack Obama's recent promise to make "the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the fede...

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Sustainable Gingerbread Houses: From Seaweed Solar Panels To Coconut Landscaping

New York Times | Penelope Green | Posted 05.25.2011

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Turns out the cladding on Colleen Klabin's sustainable gingerbread house is Golden Grahams, not Multi-Bran Chex or Life Cereal. The roof is Shredded W...

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Wood Pellet Boilers: Carbon-Neutral Heating (VIDEO)

Chelsea Green | J S Mcdougall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Greg Pahl, author of Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options, no longer relies on fossil fuels for winter heat. He has no...

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10 Green Tax Breaks

Planet Green | Josh Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Uncle Sam wants you to green up your act! The United States government is offering tax incentives and credits to people who renovate their homes with ...

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