Author: Dan Kulpinski
Website: http://www.blogger.com/profile/12232686698712497546

Three solar-power co-ops in the DC region are helping homeowners navigate the paperwork and complexities of adding solar electricity to a home.An excellent article ("Going Solar") in Saturday’s Washington Post profiled the Common Cents co-op in Chevy Chase, the Mount Pleasant Solar Cooperative and the Capitol Hill Energy Co-Op.All three try to get discounts for their members by harnessing the

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Author: Dan Kulpinski
Website: http://www.blogger.com/profile/12232686698712497546

Better late than never! Here are some enviro-friendly events and classes happening this month.Classes from the Green Building InstituteSept. 13-30The Institute is offering a 10-class series in Washington, DC, Arlington, Loudoun County, Bethesda-Chevy Chase and Silver Spring. Topics range from Environmental Landscaping to Green Interior Design to Home Energy Audits and more. Taught by

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Author: Joe Ascanio
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/09/23/book-reuse-program-begi…

Destination Hotels & Resorts, popular for their eco-minded mentality toward hospitality, has just launched a new company-wide campaign called “Read & Reuse” - designed by the brand’s “Green Teams” to address the thousands of pounds of books travelers leave at hotels and resorts each year by collecting books to be donated to local libraries, schools and non-profits.

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Author: Emme West
Website: http://www.terracurve.com/2009/09/23/how-to-protect-the-gala…

The Galapagos Islands are astounding, unique, fascinating and relatively untouched by humans. As a marine reserve and a national park, the Galapagos have many restrictions in place to safeguard the islands – so if you plan a visit, keep in mind the rules and laws of the islands.

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Author: Green Talk
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I had the pleasure of  podcasting with Dave Kelly, Vice President of  Product Developement at Aquascape, Inc., the maker of the RainXchange, explaining the virtues of the Company’s residential and commercial rain harvesting system.  To hear the podcast, click the link below.

I have been having a ongoing love affair with  rainwater harvesting systems ever since I learned about the concept.   My chance came when I was building my house six years ago.   My then irrigation specialist discouraged me from installing a system.  I looked to him for guidance since I had no idea where to find one.

When we discussed the system, he gave me one of those discouraging looks and told me it would be expensive and ugly.  ”Did I really want a big old cistern in my yard?”  he responded.  But when I explained I wanted an underground cistern attached to my dry wells, again  he explained it would be very expensive.  The concept of rainwater harvesting for residential was like discussing…

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Author: easy eco blog
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Styrofoam is bulky and very hard to find recyclers.  We have encountered lots of it in electronics packaging or to go food containers.  Here are some resources to recycle it and some specific data on the San Francisco area.
EPS Packaging or the Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers has a link to Recycling Info Resources on [...]

Related posts:

1. Recycling by Mail
2. Recycling Plastic Bags
3. New iPhone 3GS – Recycling iPhones and Electronics

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Author: Jean-Paul
Website: http://www.thechicecologist.com/2009/09/north-americas-large…

PNC now holds the title for the largest living green wall in North America currently hanging on the exterior of their Pittsburgh headquarters building located at One PNC Plaza. With approximately 14,448 plants covering 602 modular panels, the 2,380 square-feet living mural really livens up the 30-story building.
The eight varieties of plants, installed by locally [...]

Related posts:

1. Green Living Walls, Vertical Gardens, Urban Rainforests, oh my!
2. Eco Friendly Green Driveways – A Living Permeable Driveway, Porous and Alive
3. California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco

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