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Building Hope and Sustainability

December 16, 2011

Builders of Hope is an organization headquartered in Raleigh, NC, that rehabs doomed properties and transforms them into affordable, sustainable housing. It also works to make the new homes more energy efficient in order to reduce carbon emissions and keep electricity bills lower. Technorati Tags: Builders of Hope, construction debris, Nancy Welsh, Sustainable housing Related [...]

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Green Ideas: Eco Plastic From Mushrooms

October 28, 2010

Synthetic plastics are everywhere in our lives and the stuff is toxic to the environment and the health of both humans and non-humans. Technorati Tags: Eben Bayer, Ecovative Design, MycoBond, plastic, TED Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Reinventing the wheel

August 20, 2010

We all know that cycling is one of the most environmentally friendly ways to get around. With that in mind, the Copenhagen Wheel is making the cycling experience even better. Technorati Tags: Copenhagen, Copenhagen Wheel, Design award Related Posts:Copenhagen summit starts todayReligious groups pledge to go green

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Turning plastic bottles into a source of renewable energy

July 3, 2009

The weekend is upon us and it’s great to have something cheerful to take with us to our leisure time. In my view, nothing more uplifting than a great green idea. So meet Plastic Plan. The project, still in paper, aims at ridding landfills of plastic bottles while using them to generate clean energy offshore. [...]

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San Jose in California has a Green Vision of the future

April 2, 2009

The City of San Jose in California boasts impressive green credentials. Currently, 12% of its power is supplied by renewable sources. The City is also home to a bevy of solar power companies. But the local administration wants to achieve more than that and in order to hurl itself towards a greener future, San Jose [...]

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