Looking for a worthy eco-friendly home improvement project? How about a patio built with recycled composite pavers that are ridiculously easy to install?
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]]> There's been plenty of hype about the Smart Grid -- some justified and some not. But the gold award for Smart Grid hype has to go to Cisco, whose spokesperson last month said that the grid could end up being up to 1,000 times the size of the Internet.
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]]> Methane from cows and pigs won't be regulated under proposed legislation aimed at limiting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Even though the EPA has said it has no plans to regulate the gas, worries over the idea of a "cow tax" prompted the exclusion.
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]]> Nothing is hotter right now than transformers...except of course for SOLAR POWERED transformers!
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]]> The Smart Grid is the hottest thing in Green IT these days, attracting not just lots of press, but attention from heavyweights like Cisco, IBM, Intel, and Google.
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]]> Mazda has begun using a new painting process that carries the smallest environmental footprint of any water-based paint system in use today. The Aqua-tech paint system is part of the company’s overarching environmental plan called "sustainable Zoom-Zoom."
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]]> Eighth-grader David S. Dixon–along with his dad David G. Dixon–has built a street-legal quadricycle powered by a solar-charged electric motor. The bike not only carries his dog and three friends, but it has also has an iPod dock and GPS. Ya, it’s that coo
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]]> Think that solar power can't power data centers? Think again. i/o Data Centers, an IT infrastructure provider is in the process of deploying a massive array of solar panels that will generate 4.5 megawatts of electricity to help power its data center.
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]]> A new study by the International Facility Management Association finds the average worker now has 435 sq ft, up by more than 10% in the past two years. The study also finds workplaces are getting greener, and with less janitors employed, dirtier.
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]]> Eco-friendly, battery-free, and non-toxic toys for even the toughest of boys!
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]]> Automakers are increasingly looking to achieve efficiency gains by developing plug-in electric vehicles. But despite support from the Obama administration, EVs are unlikely to grow beyond a minuscule portion of the country's fleet without further Govt aid
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]]> Given all the hype about green jobs -- particularly the rosy projections about the green jobs of tomorrow -- it's welcome news when a credible source puts some facts on the table. Would you care to guess how many green jobs there are in America?
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]]> Making good on U.S. President Obama's promise to accelerate the greening of the federal fleet, the US General Services Administration has ordered 14,105 fuel efficient vehicles. The GSA said it ordered the vehicles from General Motors, Chrysler & Ford.
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]]> And over 100 buffalo were senselessly hazed off the Horse Butte Peninsula in Montana, a large area that is cattle-free year-round with many landowners who want the buffalo to migrate through their property (and don't want DOL agents infringing upon their
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]]> Avoid harmful rays (and ingredients) with the best in natural sunscreen.
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]]> A rising green economy offers exciting new employment opportunities with these green jobs.
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]]> Stumped on what to get dad for Fathers Day? Here's 5 gifts that will make ANY dad try not to squeal with excitement.
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]]> San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted today to require all businesses and residences to recycle and compost their garbage or face fines, which could lead to a lien on their property.
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]]> Where before was poverty and hunger, now Cape Town has urban farmers who not only provide for themselves, but also provide local organic produce for other Capetonians.
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