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WaterGeeks New Stainless Steel, BPA-Free, Filtered Water Bottles Makes Great Stocking Stuffer
This past summer, Jaymi tested a couple of filtered water bottle options and filtered them out based on price, functionality and even complexity of ingredients found in the filter. Now, WaterGeeks throws their hat in the ring with
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Earthship Makes Landfall in Nicaragua, Builds Home Out of Tires
In the San Juan Del Sur region of Nicaragua, the famed Earthship crew, along with 13 Nicaraguans from the local community, created the start of what will be entirely off-grid, sustainable community, titled Casa Llanta ("Tire
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Go See Tapped Tonite and Find Out How Sacramento's Municipal Water is Under Attack
We reported a few weeks ago that water bottling giant Nestle plants to build a water bottling plant in Sacramento by the end of this year. While building another water bottling plant seems like a waste of space and resources, after attending an initial
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Michigan: Eliminating 90% of Mercury Emissions by 2015
After many years of hoping and waiting for this day, the Michigan government has finally finalized regulations effectively reducing mercury emissions from power plants to 90% below 1999 by 2015, reports the
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Largest Thin-Film Cylindrical Solar Array West of New Jersey Built at Plastics Manufacturing Plant
Recycled plastic can be turned into just about anything these days, and while it still gets a bad rep as a green product, now it's being produced with the help of solar power, making it just a little bit greener. In what is the largest construction of a
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Get A Green Certification for Your Green Lifestyle with PineMark
Think you're among the greenest of the green? Or maybe you're not, but you are interested in all of this green, and how it can help you make green? Too bad there is no symbol or banner you can fly from your front yard to identify
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UC San Diego and CleanTECH to Create Smart Grid for Region
In partnership with CleanTECH San Diego, the University of California, San Diego plans to develop and construct a smart grid system for the San Diego region. In total, over 25 local national and global organizations will
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When You Move, Do You Take Your CFLs With You?
Image via: Greenpeace UK on Flickr.com Moving isn't necessarily the most environmentally-friendly activity. Granted, moving from a sprawling house in the suburbs into a smaller, more efficient home in the city can be a step in the right direction, there
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Las Gaviotas: A Sustainable Community Cut Off From the World Almost 40 Years Ago
It sounds like something out of a fairy tale or a children's book, a community deep in the wild jungle of Colombia, cut off from society almost 40 years ago. Then, after the rest of the world turned their back
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Alleyways: the Key to Better Urban Design and Meeting Emission Reduction Goals?
Last night I attended the monthly Sacramento Sustainability Forum meeting, with special guest Graham Brownstein, Executive Director of the Environmental Council of Sacramento (ECOS). Pretty soon into the
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Germany: Unveiling Our Energy Future Before Our Eyes And Putting the Power Back In Our Hands
In a four-part series by Der Spiegel, the paper explains how Germany is taking charge of the future energy revolution and it is all
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Yale Reduced Emissions 7% While Growing by 5.5% Since 2005
They've done more than just change out a few lightbulbs to meet this goal, and in fact this is only the beginning. Their ultimate goal is to reduce Yale University's greenhouse gas emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by the year 2020. Sure, you say, but
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City of Los Angeles Approves Waterless Urinals for All Buildings
And not just any urinals, the lucky winner is the H2Zero waterless urinal by Caroma, which beat out the competition to win this huge endorsement from one of the largest cities in the United States. Plus, green builders looking to get their permit
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Canada's First Grain CSA Transports Via Sailboat and Triples Demand in Second Year
Jeff reported on the launch of this unique(ly) Candadian CSA, Urban Grains, that brings grain to shareholders, roughly this time last year. While a grain CSA is unique, this one is extra special because
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GreenCookingPots Offer Le Creuset Designer Style Without the Designer Price Tag
Thanks to the folks at Daily Candy for this awesome tip! With the holidays coming up, and that inevitable office party or family gathering, maybe it's time to freshen up your kitchen
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Dairy Farmers Come Together to Deal With Cow Farts and Climate Change
Seems like the topic of climate change can bring around some of the strangest, and best stories. Corporations turn their back on each other for not believing in it. And yet others are banning together, like the sailing
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ASR Reef Restoration, Loved by Surfers and Sea Life Alike
Image via: ASR Ltd. ASR Ltd, the leader in recreating coral reef ecosystems, has created a new multi-purpose reef system that not only decreases beach erosion, but also provides killer waves. Surfers around the world will be stoked, as will marine life,
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Waterless Carwash Held by Green Teens in La This Weekend
Kids these days, what'll they think of next. Instead of loafing around and getting in trouble, several teens in Los Angeles are running their own non-profits and spending the weekends teaching people how to
