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Remaking a Street in Pictures To Show Future for Livable Towns

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Digital artist Steve Price takes photos of everyday hum-drum urban settings are remakes them graphically to show what the same area would look like if it were a sustainable community

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Slideshow of Good Green Design for Buildings

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Concentrating on how our buildings can improve environmentally and meet our needs for better living conditions is a promising new field, SciAm gives us a look into some positive new designs

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Green Homes Are Blocking Sustainability

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Low density, single family homes promote suburban sprawl, a trend which can't be sustained and Green Homes won't fix

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France is the World Champion at Eating and Sleeping

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In the quest for the highest quality of life, the French seem to know what they are doing, spending the most time sleeping and eating of all surveyed countries

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European Chain Tesco Telling Customers to "Leave the Waste With Us"

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In a further attempt to reduce waste, the retail chain Tesco is telling its customers that they can leave excess packaging at the store, a welcome step towards reducing the amount of waste we generate

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How To Choose Green Electronics

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Obama Selects EPA and Energy Positions

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Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Are Cleaning Up

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The Consumer Electronics Association has put out a report on the state of the industry that shows the largest companies are cutting waste, energy consumption and unsustainable methods of production

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William McDonough, Visionary or Vacuous?

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Danielle Sacks swings a large ax at Sustainability Guru William McDonough in an article for Fast Company. Citing failed projects in China, low adoption of Cradle to Cradle projects and assertions that people are shielding his shortcomings, Sacks paints a dark picture of McDonough as vain and litigious

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Berkeley Study Reveals Billion Dollar Benefits of Energy Efficiency

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California has saved $56 billion in energy costs and created 1.5 million jobs since 1972 by increasing energy efficiency, new UC Berkeley Report finds, giving insight into Green Energy Policy benefits for current energy planners

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Own a Company? Green Rerofits Can Improve Business and Save Money

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Companies are finding that by performing simple upgrades to Green their buildings they can save money in utility costs as well as make the work environment more pleasant and increase worker satisfaction

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