Financing Options Remove Green Building Hurdles

With foreclosure rates and fuel prices soaring, the time for more affordable green housing has come. Just how to bring the traditionally higher costs of sustainable building down, however, can be a tricky matter. But there are solutions on the horizon.

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Top Ten Renewable Tech Gadgets

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Here's a list of "green" gadgets that separates the merely cool from the really cool and actually useful!

Green Light for British Ecotown

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Prince Charles is the force behind the planned Georgian style "ecotown" of Sherford in south Devon, England, which will feature wind turbines, biomass-fueled power systems, and free bicycles for residents.

Well-Tech Showcases Green Design

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Verdier’s Light Caravaning project, outfitted with some unique solar features, was among the notable efforts showcased at Milan Design Week's Well-Tech Exhibition.

VC Bonanza for Clean Tech

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According to a new report, the clean tech sector was the lucky recipient of more than $625 million in venture capital during the first quarter of '08.

Greening Your Technology

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This Earth Day, how about adopting a whole new way of thinking about using -- and re-using -- technology to make a real difference for the planet.

What's So Bad About Genetically Engineered Crops?

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The rise in food prices worldwide is forcing genetically modified foods into the marketplace, prompting an honest look at their benefits and potential dangers.

The Future of Furniture: Biodegradable

from Amelia Timbers | SHARE | COMMENT

Furniture of the future will be chic, durable and biodegradable.

Carbon Credits: Credit Where It's Not Due

from Kristen Lee | SHARE | COMMENT

Organizations bring awareness to questionable carbon credit practices under the Kyoto Protocol's international trading mechanism.

The Moss Option

from Amelia Timbers | SHARE | COMMENT

Move over, grass: Moss is becoming recognized as a more sustainable option to the notoriously thirsty, maintenance-intensive lawn.

Mineral Rights: Better than Rebates?

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Skyrocketing fuel demand has helped feed a new trend of homeowners cashing in on mineral rights to their properties.

Seeing the City for the Trees

from Cosmo Catalano | SHARE | COMMENT

A new study indicates a correlation between low asthma rates in children and the presence of trees on their streets.

Mini-Farms Grow in Cities

from Amelia Timbers | SHARE | COMMENT

Homesteading techniques, once popular only among pioneers, hippies and off-the grid enthusiasts, are finding their way back into the mainstream.

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