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A San Francisco Landmark Goes Green

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Green Technology, Economy, Green, Green Building, Green Business, Green Living, Transamerica, Business, Green News

The most famous building in San Francisco is also one of the most environmentally friendly in the country: The Transamerica Pyramid building has achieved a LEED Gold certification.

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First Green Block In America Coming To Harlem

nydailynews.com | By Alana Casanova | Posted 11.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Green Building, Harlem Housing, Harlem Green Block, Harlem New York, Green Technology, Green Buildings, New York News

From solar panels on the roof to efficient boilers in the basement, a block of Harlem buildings are slated to be retrofitted with new energy-saving ap...

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M&M Factory Goes Green With Solar Panels

Mother Nature Network | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Sustainability, Green Business, Solar Panels, Green Building, Green Energy, Mars Candy, Green News

By using the solar panels to meet a portion of the building's energy needs, the company estimates a reduction of 1,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions on...

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Energy Bookshelf: Ten More Worth Your Time Than Super Freaky Crap

A. Siegel | Posted 11.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Richard Littlemore, Farm City, Plan B 4.0, Green, Eco-Friendly, Sustainability, Climate Change, Environmental, No Impact Man, Book Reviews, Global Warming Deniers, Climate Delayers, Global Warming, Energy, Colin Bean, Conservation, Green Building, 2044, Energy Bookshelf, Plan B, Catastrophic Climate Change, Science as a Contact Sport, Almost Green, Stephen Schneider, Building Green, James Glave, Eric Lotke, Keith Farnish, Operation Redwood, Lester Brown, S Terrell French, Evironmental, Carbon Dioxide, Novella Carpenter, Climate Cover-Up, James Hoggan, Greg Caven, Green News

The authors of Superfreakonomics super(freaky)star status means that they and their travesty of a book will get attention despite its non-truthful truthiness and misleading mediocrity on climate-change.

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Majestic 12 Movie Theater: Chattanooga's New Green Cinema

AP | BILL POOVEY | Posted 11.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Sustainability, Green Business, Majestic 12 Movie Theater, Green Movie Theater, Chattanooga Tennessee, Tennessee, Green News

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With plush lounge chairs, gourmet appetizers, a VIP auditorium and the latest digital and 3-D equipment, Chattanooga's newe...

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Taipei 101 To Be World's Tallest Green Building

inhabitat.com | Bridgette Meinhold | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Taiwan, Taipei 101, World's Tallest Building, Green Technology, Taipei, Green Building, LEED Certification, Leed, Green News

Taipei 101, famous for being one of the world's tallest buildings, is set to get some major eco-upgrades in an effort to save money, reduce its impact...

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Why U.S. Buildings Are Leaking a Mixture of Money and Carbon (& What Congress Can Do About It)

Emma Stewart, Ph.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Energy Independence and Security Act, Green Building, Green Living, Green Buildings, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News

Congress is on the right track in setting higher standards for buildings' energy performance. With the right policy mechanisms, we can have far fewer leaks, and a lot more money in our pockets.

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The Greenest Building

Paula Wallace | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: SCAD, Green Architecture, Green Designers, Green Building, Green Living, Savannah College of Art and Design, Green Design, Green Buildings, Green News

There's a lot of talk about sustainability these days, and that's a good thing. It's good to grab the low-hanging fruit, like hybrid cars, community gardens, and low-flow plumbing. But real sustainability is systemic and seismic.

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Big Little Green Idea

Richard Seireeni | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Clothing, Energy Efficiency, Green Laundry, Laundry, Eco Fashion, Home Design, Dryer, Green News

What if home designers added a 'dry room' to their plans -- a place where the furnace, water heater (or tankless water heater) and washer/dryer could live together along with built-in lines or racks for drying clothes?

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Solar Decathlon: The Competition For The Best Solar-Powered House (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Eco-House, Green Technology, Solar Panels, Slidepoll, National Mall, Green Building, Washington DC, Sustainability, Department of Energy, Sustainable Building, Green Energy, 2009 Solar Decathlon, Solar Power, Green News

University teams from around the world are busy constructing sustainable houses at this year's U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition...

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A Zero Energy Home for All Americans: Ed Pollock Promotes Builders Challenge at EEBA Conference

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Home Energy Rating, Energy Efficiency, Net-Zero-Energy-Bill, Builders Challenge, Green Building, Zero Energy Home, Department of Energy, Green Living, Net Zero Home, Denver, Denver News

The Department of Energy came to Denver this week, promoting its Builders Challenge initiative, which seeks to promote affordable, zero energy homes f...

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Green News Report - October 1, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Green Building, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Plastic Bottles, Coal, Barbara Boxer, Rising Sea Level, Mountaintop Removal, Green News, Logging, Climate Change, Climate Legislation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Chamber of Commerce, Global Warming, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Landmark clean energy legislation finally drops in the U.S. Senate; EPA plows forward anyway; Scientists revise their pred...

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

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Barney's, Economic Downturn, Whole Foods, Building-Projects, Green Jobs, Going Green, Adrien Grenier, Greenwashing Companies, Green, Green Business, Green Energy, Global Economic Crisis, Local Produce, Hgtv, Green Technology, Greenwashing, Asthma, New Business, National Jewish Health, Sarah Beatty, Green Recovery, Green Buildings, Green Construction, Environmental Health, Green Building, Environmentalism, Green Rebuilding, Women in Business, Green Living, Toxic Chemicals, Consumer Trends, Green-Depot, Green News, Toxicity, Green-Trends, Green Cleaning Products, Home Construction, Buying Power, Green Cleaning, Allergies, Green News

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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Eco Skyscrapers: Green Architecture Reaches For The Sky

WebEcoist | Steph | Posted 11.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Toronto, Mexico City, Moma, Vancouver, Green Building, Architecture, International Sustainable City, La Tour Vivante, New York City, Dubai, Eco Skyscrapers, Green Architecture, Green Technology, Green News, Sustainability, Tanzania, Amsterdam, Pyramid Farm, Green News

With a burgeoning global population that has ever-growing needs for both food and housing, many architects are looking up for sustainable solutions th...

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A Win-Win for Energy Efficiency and Jobs

Matt Petersen | Posted 11.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Energy Efficiency, AB 758, Global Green USA, Global Green, Cec, Green News

By developing a comprehensive plan to retrofit our homes and offices we can put thousands of people back to work and boost local economies.

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The Durst Family Rebuilds

The New York Observer | Jotham Sederstrom | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Real Estate, Douglas Durst, Jody Durst, Green Building, 4 Times Square, Commercial Observer, Durst Organization, Seymour Durst, NYC Real Estate, Dursts, Durst Family, New York News

The Durst Organization, one of the city's oldest family-run real estate concerns, is in a state of transition. Co-president and chairman Douglas Durst...

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New Orleans' Green Makeover

TIME | Bryan Walsh Saturday, Aug. 29, 2009 | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Green New Orleans, Green Building, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Green News

Sustainable development groups that range from the international nonprofit Global Green to earth-friendly celebrities like Brad Pitt descended on New ...

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Scale, Scale, Scale

Carl Pope | Posted 09.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Bill Clinton, Clean Energy, Marc Porat, National Clean Energy Summit, Green News

When you hear a good clean-energy idea suggested, and someone else recommends doing half of it, be suspicious. When building a new energy economy, getting to scale requires efficiency, not moderation.

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Green News Report - July 21, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Grand Canyon, Green Building, Factory Farms, Green News Report, Wal-Mart, E. Coli, Antibiotic Resistance, Energy Efficiency, Water Pollution, Uranium Mining, Fish, Cafo, Green News, Sustainability, Climate Change, Chevron, China, Green News

Obama to ban antibiotics?; Mining the Grand Canyon; Chevron refuses to pay for environmental damage; The bulb is back.... PLUS: Wal-Mart going green!

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NYC's Greenest Buildings (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 09.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Bank of America Building, Slidepoll, Hearst Tower, Visitor and Administration Center, The Empire State Building, Green Building, 11 Times Square, Queens Botanical Garden, Leed, The Visionaire, LEED Certification, Morrisania Homes, Greenest Buildings New York, The Riverhouse, Green Technology, Sustainability, New York News

New York doesn't get much credit as an environmental oasis, but the city is a leader when it comes to green buildings. From low-income housing in the ...

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MIT Developing Concrete That Lasts for 16,000 Years

inhabitat.com | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Mit, Carbon Emissions, Civil Engineers, Green, Environment, Green Building, Green Living, Green Buildings, Concrete, Green News

The use of this new ultra high density concrete will have enormous environmental implications, given its ability to deliver lighter, stronger structur...

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Sears Tower Getting $350M Green Overhaul, New Hotel

AP | CARYN ROUSSEAU | Posted 07.25.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Sears Tower, Sears Tower Green Renovation, Leed, Willis Tower, Green Building, Sears Tower Hotel, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Wind turbines, roof gardens and solar panels will join the pair of antennas atop the Sears Tower's staggered rooftops, said building o...

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Gaza's Mud Homes Build Hope

Salena Tramel | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Gaza Blockade, Gaza, Rafah, Green Building, Architecture, Adobe, Refugees, Advocacy, World News, World News

Not only are some of the ideas coming out of Gaza extremely creative, but they also present a modern twist on working with indigenous knowledge and the environment.

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Vertical Vegetecture: Urban Life Plus Farming Equals Cool Design

dornob | Posted 07.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Farming, Urban Farming, Design, Architecture, Green Building, Green Design, Vertical Farming, Green News

In increasingly dense urban areas, sometimes the only way to build is up. And with a movement to grow more food locally and to add more green to our u...

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Green Living Set to Thrive in Ravenswood Manor

Greg Boose | Posted 07.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Green Technology, Green Door Development, Sustainability, Nathan Kipnis, Ravenswood Manor, Green Living, Zach Maiorca, Green Building, Chicago News

Green Door Development have put the finishing touches on a six-bedroom, 4,800 square-foot sustainable yin to Blago's nearby cloudy yang.

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