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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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Have a Green Halloween!

October 28, 2011

Halloween 2011 is upon us and, like most festive dates, it’s a time of the year when people indulge in overt consumption, which is not really much fun for the planet. Technorati Tags: eco Halloween, Green Halloween, Halloween ideas, solar Halloween lights Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Solar Power and Plastic Bottles Come Together on Sustainable Buildings in Africa

August 16, 2011

Plastic bottles – they are an environmental disaster. They seem to be everywhere and although they have become, alongside plastic bags, much-maligned icons of mindless consumerism, they still are ubiquitous. Technorati Tags: Bottle houses, Nigeria, plastic bottles Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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iPhone’s Green Track Record Will Make You See Red

April 21, 2011

A neatly designed chart designed by Geekaphone condenses the iPhone’s impact on the environment and the people who manufacture it in poor countries. Technorati Tags: iPhone, smartphones Related Posts:No Related Posts Found! Go find some…

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Are Women Greener Than Men?

March 8, 2011

Some people claim that women tend to be greener than men when it comes to everyday actions we can take to mitigate our impact on the planet. For example, women are more likely to be vegetarian (60 per cent more) than men; they’re also more consistent with their recycling. Technorati Tags: green women, men and [...]

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