Susan Kraemer
Roofer Discovers Green Roofs Last Longer
After working on his customers' roofs for 15 years, a Washington roofer finds inspiration and builds a vegetable garden on top of his own house.»
Voices That Matter 
Cosmo Catalano
Bad Economy Good for Green Fridges
GE is rolling out smart appliances that optimize energy use and reduce harmful refrigerants.»
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Thursday Bram
Nau Is Here Again |
Nau, the environmentally-aware clothing line that closed in May, will soon reappear in select retail stores.» | |
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Thursday Bram
Ben & Jerry's New Cool |
Ben & Jerry's is testing a new kind of freezer based on hydrocarbons.» | |
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Worldwatch Institute
U.S. City Dwellers Flock to Raising Chickens |
An underground "urban chicken" movement has swept across the United States in recent years.» | |
Cosmo Catalano
Setting the Table for Sustainable Shindigs
A sustainably-produced and biodegradable party set could ease your party clean-up in a whole new way.»
Cosmo Catalano
Tool Sharing Opens Up Green Home Improvement Options
A new wave of websites allows communities to cooperate on cost savings, quality-of-life increases, and carbon footprint reduction.»
Cosmo Catalano
UK Prime Minister Urges Britons Not to Waste Food
Waste foods contribute to high crop prices, increased warming, and diminishing interest in biofuel.»
Cosmo Catalano
More Energy in Scotland's Garbage Than Scotland's Fields
Report shows tremendous energy potential in biomass waste, tremendous waste in landfill biomass.»
News That Matters
Environment News Service
Sustainable Landscape Industry Takes Root in Texas
Some say the landscape industry will continue to thrive only if it adopts more environmentally-friendly growing and selling methods, and embrace sustainability.»
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California Green Solutions
Heat Pump Retrofit Saves Money, Energy |
AirGenerate has developed a heat pump retrofit that can more than double the energy performance compared with a standard electric water heater, using nothing more than the air surrounding it.» | |
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Rocky Mountain Institute
Pennsylvania Governor Signs $650 Million Energy Fund |
Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law a new fund intended to save families and small businesses money on their energy bills by supporting investments in energy conservation and efficiency.» | |
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River Wired
Harnessing the Wind at Home |
A growing number of homes in the U.S. are opting to have residential wind turbines installed, and as a result are seeing dramatic reductions in their energy costs.» | |
TerraPass
Off-Grid Living Going Mainstream?
No longer solely the realm of eco-conscious idealists and die-hard survivalists, off-grid homes are picking up steam as a viable mainstream option.»
River Wired
What Americans Misunderstand About Environmental Shopping
Greenwashing can obscure efforts to shop greener, but now there are ways to be sure that you’re actually shopping green and not falling victim to misleading hype.»
River Wired
The Small House Society
Living smaller, and supporting the movement away from McMansions into modest-sized homes is the aim of the Small House Society.»
River Wired
Sustainable Kitchen and Bathrooms Gaining Popularity
A fairly recent AIA Home Design Trends Survey shows that kitchens and bathrooms remain a popular key design area in the home, and that includes green additions and green remodels and features.»
EcoGeek
Don't Do Windows
A new cleaning product applied thinly to a window pane uses the sun's energy to burn and loosen dirt from the surface, where it can be washed away by the rain.»
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