Crane Partially Collapses At Columbus Square
A crane this afternoon struck a piece of scaffolding at 775 Columbus Avenue, a rental building under construction as part of part of the new Columbus ...
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Beware the Drywall
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green
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Believe it or not, a limited number of homes, mostly built between 2004 and 2006, seem to have walls that give off poisonous fumes.
Stimulus Spending: Construction Workers Cheer Funds
Reuters | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Willie Fort is a lucky man. Last month he came within a whisker of losing his construction job, but now he is off to Louisiana ...
Highways to Nowhere: The 7 Most Ridiculous New Roads Being Built With Stimulus Money
Yonah Freemark | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics
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With nearly $30 billion in highway funds in the bill, road building is a prime suspect for waste. We searched through shovel ready projects and found seven that should go back to the drawing board.
Highways to Nowhere: The 7 Most Ridiculous New Roads Being Built With Stimulus Money
Yonah Freemark | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics
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With nearly $30 billion in highway funds in the bill, road building is a prime suspect for waste. We searched through shovel ready projects and found seven that should go back to the drawing board.
Republicans' 4% Mortgage "Stimulus" Is Latest Ponzi Scheme
Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 03.08.2009 | Politics
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Does the Republican ploy to provide 4% home mortgages to boost the economy sound too good to be true? It is. Buyer Beware!
Caterpillar To Cut 20,000 Jobs
AP | DANIEL LOVERING | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business
Caterpillar Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit dropped 32 percent as the global economic slowdown sapped demand for heavy equipment, forcing the company to ...
Bicycle Caucus Sees Great Opportunity In Bad Economy
New York Times | CORNELIA DEAN | Posted 02.13.2009 | Green
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Mr. Blumenauer, a passionate advocate of cycling as a remedy for everything from climate change to obesity, represents most of Portland in Congress, w...
An Obama Village Fantasy
Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green
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Just an initial effort to think about human settlements as they might develop during coming years. An Obama Village would have a population of plus o...
Massively Efficient Path to Save the Economy
A. Siegel | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business
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Here is a path for desperately required short-term stimulus that also will help in meeting our desperate need to change our course: Stimulate the economy. Save money. Help stop Global Warming. Works for me.
The Deceptions Of Prevailing Opinion
John Hallmann | Posted 01.11.2009 | Business
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As the nation stews in its current state, it is a perfect time to reevaluate power's employment in this country. What is that power used for and is it used for the long term good of society?
Electing The New Economy: Time For An Infrastructure Overhaul?
Media Consortium | Posted 12.05.2008 | Business
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"Right now, there's something damn close to political consensus for a transformational investment package," Klein writes, arguing that, "the next pres...
BIG BUSINESS IN THE CARIBBEAN- ILLEGAL SAND MINING
Stefanie Michaels | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green
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The Caribbean, known for its crystal blue waters, powdery sand beaches with colors ranging from coco to pink and all the shades in between, is a haven...
Beijing's Architectural Revolution (PHOTOS)
AP | ANITA CHANG | Posted 07.08.2008 | Business
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BEIJING - This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that c...
Want Balance? Be the Boss
Laura Vanderkam | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living
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Many women who truly want to focus on nurturing their families, and making the most of their careers realize that they're better off going it alone.
Renovation Uses More Labor, Less Materials Than Construction
TreeHugger.com | Lloyd Alter | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green
Here is another reason that renovating old buildings is greener than building new: It uses a lot fewer resources and employs a lot more neighbours. Do...
California Has Slipped One Past The E.P.A.
Harry Fuller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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Next year California takes a major step forward for the environment. A new California regulation takes effect January 1, 2009. As far as I can tell o...
Homebuilding Sees Sharpest Drop In 27 Years
CNN | Chris Isidore | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
Housing starts and building permits plunged in December much more than expected, resulting in a full-year decline in new home construction that was th...
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