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The Future of Green Building Legislation?
As part of a new series of papers regarding federal, state and local decisions to expand energy efficiency choices for consumers, DEFG has published a free report on New York City’s “Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.” The GGBP is a key component of...
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World’s First Convention Center to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating
No doubt the current Olympics has and continue to dazzle people with the drama (some outside of the venues) but somehow lost amongst the sports accomplishments remains the face that Vancouver touted this Olympics as the Greenest ever. It seems...
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Yurt Living: Book Review
Honestly, I researched small sustainable home building options for three years and was not sold on a yurt until I realized the fabric kits are the least expensive and fastest way to build a home. That was 2008 August. Architectural...
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Unsafe Levels of Formaldehyde in New Homes
Being green means saving energy. However, being green also means staying healthy. A study released today indicates those two goals may be at odds with each other in new homes. Today the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a study...
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Dune Architect Transforms Desert Sand into Dwellings for the Green Wall Sahara Shelterbelt
This post contains additional media. Click here to view the full post. Above, creative architecture student Magnus Larsson shares his incredible idea to help settlers along the harsh Sahara desert. His proposed process of re-structuring sand is a building material...
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The Other “Party of No”
The Obama administration is struggling to follow through on promises with regard to health care and climate change because of a Republican party that seems to have no interest in constructive efforts to solve problems for the American people. But...
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Vermont Senate Rejects Relicensure for Yankee Nuclear Plant
In what some view as a harbinger of the difficult political task of relicensing the aging stock of 1970s era nuclear reactors nationwide, Vermont’s state Senate exercised its uniquely-held state relicensing authority to reject a plan to keep the Vermont...
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World’s First Convention Center to Achieve LEED Platinum Rating
No doubt the current Olympics has and continue to dazzle people with the drama (some outside of the venues) but somehow lost amongst the sports accomplishments remains the face that Vancouver touted this Olympics as the Greenest ever. It seems...
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The Organic Pharmacy :: Coming Up Roses.
I used to think the smell of roses was something my grandmother might like but certainly wouldn’t pass the test of my modern girl olfactory senses. How wrong could I be! If you’ve ever plunged your nose into a fresh,...
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Green Options Media undergoing a major transition
Welcome to GreenOptions.com! If it doesn’t look quite like you remember, you’re not crazy. We’re in the process of a big switch with greenoptions.com, after which it will function as a full-fledged online community for green living. Stay tuned! (but...
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Wal-Mart Canada Launches Polystyrene Recycling Program
Wal-Mart Canada recently announced its launch of a nationwide polystyrene recycling program at eight of its Canadian stores. Grace Canada, a leading supplier and manufacturer of industrial products for the manufacture of plastics and building materials, will collected used polystyrene (Styrofoam) packaging from Wal-Mart and reusing it to produce fire-resistant commercial insulation.
“As we work with [...]
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Texas Begins Statewide Computer Recycling Program
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) recently launched a new site for a statewide computer recycling program.
“The goal of the program is to give Texans an easy way to recycle the used computer equipment they have been storing in their closets and garages for years,” said Mark Vickery, executive director TCEQ. “The most effective [...]
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Super Bowl Program to Reuse Books, Sports Equipment
For the 10th consecutive year, the National Football League will be collecting and donating books and sports equipment to schools in the Super Bowl’s host city, Tampa Bay, Fla., next February.
The program, called “Super Kids-Super Sharing,” will begin collecting at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers home game on November 30. Tampa schools will also be collecting [...]
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Boston Ordinance Mandates Waste Haulers to Recycle
Yesterday, the Boston City Council passed a measure to enforce mandatory recycling for all waste haulers operating in the city. If commercial waste haulers do not start offering recycling, they could stand to lose their licenses.
“If there’s an area that we can improve in, it would be recycling,” said Michael P. Ross, who drafted the [...]
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New California Law Provides Free Mercury Thermostat Recycling
The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) recently announced a new law that will provide free mercury thermostat recycling to consumers. The Mercury Thermostat Collection Act of 2008 was co-sponsored by CPSC and Sierra Club California.
The law is designed to protect the health of California residents. The law will take effect July 1, 2009, when heating [...]