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The Passive Solar House (Real Goods Independent Living Books)

September 3rd, 2010

The Passive Solar House (Real Goods Independent Living Books)

This book offers a technique for building homes that heat and cool themselves in a wide range of different climates, using ordinary building materials available anywhere and with methods familiar to all building contractors and many do-it-yourselfers. A formerly patented design for author James Kachadorian’s Solar Slab heat exchanger is now available for the use of anyone motivated by the desire to build a house that needs a backup furnace or air conditioner rarely if ever. This is a building bo

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Karen Feridun: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival in PA Presents Ideas for a Green Future

August 31st, 2010

Karen Feridun: Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Festival in PA Presents Ideas for a Green Future
Hundreds of ideas and techniques for creating an environmentally sound future will be the focus of the 2010 Pennsylvania Renewable Energy & Sustainable Living Festival from September 17th through 19th.
Read more on The Huffington Post

Spotlight to shine on the greenest buildings
NANAIMO — The greenest buildings in the Regional District of Nanaimo will be on display in September.
Read more on Parksville Qualicum Beach News

Energy Fair scheduled for Sept. 18 at Pocono Mountain East High School
State Rep. Mario Scavello will host an Energy Fair for residents of Monroe County from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18, in the cafeteria of Pocono Mountain East High School, Pocono Mountain East Road, Swiftwater.
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Green living: This solar home is completely off the grid

August 11th, 2010

Green living: This solar home is completely off the grid
Green living: If you can do it here, you can do it anywhere. Off the grid in the dark Upper Peninsula of Michigan, this solar home is fully powered year round.
Read more on The Christian Science Monitor

Accessible community garden welcomes walkers, wheelchairs
Jill Weiss happily gets her hands dirty in the city’s first accessible garden for people with mobility issues at Strathcona and Cottonwood community gardens.
Read more on The Delta Optimist

Helping others and helping yourself
Mary Nurrie-Stearns sits in her favorite room, the dining room, and trades love with “Scruffy” — once a kitten they found dangling from a tree branch, but now a member of the family.
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Timber Home Living Aug. 2010 Special Outdoor Living Issue- Homes You’ll Love Inside & Out,homes Designed to Save 90% on Energy Costs,tips for Energy Efficient Windows, How to Bring the Outdoors Inside Floor Plans for Every Budget

August 3rd, 2010

Timber Home Living Aug. 2010 Special Outdoor Living Issue- Homes You’ll Love Inside & Out,homes Designed to Save 90% on Energy Costs,tips for Energy Efficient Windows, How to Bring the Outdoors Inside Floor Plans for Every Budget

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A*STAR Showcases 17 Innovative Solutions for Tackling Urban Living Challenges at World Cities Summit 2010

June 28th, 2010

A*STAR Showcases 17 Innovative Solutions for Tackling Urban Living Challenges at World Cities Summit 2010
Singapore, June 28, 2010 – (ACN Newswire) – Seventeen innovative solutions from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), that hold promise of enhancing lifestyle, improving healthcare delivery and making urban living more sustainable and liveable, will be showcased at the World Cities Summit (WCS) from 28 June 2010 – 1 July 2010, at Suntec Convention Centre. Among the A*STAR …
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School bond on Calistoga ballot
The Calistoga School Board will put a million bond issuebefore voters in November to finance improvements at the elementaryschool and junior/senior high school.
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Firms help gardens grow up on the roof
Using heat from a forge that turns orange-hot metal into everything from car parts to hand tools, a Michigan manufacturer is developing an energy-efficient way to warm a year-round greenhouse on the company’s roof. Trenton Forging President David Moxlow… Michigan – Heat – Business – List of auto parts – Heavy metal music
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