Living Green News Clipper

Tracking all the latest news on how to live with a smaller footprint.

   Sep 01

Green Chemistry: Seed, Germination and Growth of Sustainable …

From www.safetec.net:

CSIRO’s Green Pesticide. CSIRO chemists in Australia have developed a new class of insecticide that targets receptors for the insect’s own hormones. A receptor is like a “docking port” that hormones attach to in order to activate a …

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   Sep 01

Is it possible to have a solar pv system with batteries power my …

From greenhomeguide.com:

Answered by Florian Speier: The grid is really your battery. The reason why you don’t find the solar power configuration you are describing in books or article…

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   Sep 01

Beazer Homes Debuts Its First Green Model Home in Indianapolis - msnbc.com

From www.msnbc.msn.com:

“Our eSMART Green homes are designed to maximize savings while minimizing the overall environmental impact of building and maintaining a home,” said Bruce Craig, president of Beazer’s Indianapolis new homes division. “We’ve built in greater efficiency from the ground up and the result is significantly lower energy bills for our homeowners.”

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   Aug 31

Going Green! – Batteries, the shocking truth!

From www.stockpilingmoms.com:

Going Green! – Batteries, the shocking truth! … Going Green! – Batteries, the shocking truth! by shelley on August 31, 2010. Batteries that are thrown in the trash produce dangerous substances like lead, arsenic, zinc, cadmium, …

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   Aug 31

Why Is the Paris-Based OECD Pushing Obama’s Big-Government Agenda With Your Tax Dollars? - CNBC

From www.cnbc.com:

According to Dan:U.S. taxpayers finance nearly 25% of the budget for the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international bureaucracy that routinely advocates for more government – including more taxes and spending in the United States. In just the past couple of years, the OECD has used American tax dollars to advocate Obamacare-type health policies, push for failed Keynesian stimulus spending, promote Al Gore-style carbon taxes, and urge the enactment of a value-added tax. This CF&P Foundation video advocated in order to reduce wasteful spending and protect …

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   Aug 31

Step By Step Solar Power Guide - It’ll Shock You ! - Solar Power …

From solarpowersystem.co.nz:

It seems like only yesterday, installing solar panels to create at least part of your electricity was often thought of as a noble gesture but was just too pricey for most, still, some people hung onto the vision. Nowadays, people frequently perform Internet searches for a step by step solar power guide, which just proves that there are more and more people who want to know the possibilities of this fast-growing domain.

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   Aug 31

Eating Local: A Beginner’s Guide

From cookingresources.suite101.com:

By now, you’ve certainly heard the buzz about "eating local". When the 100 Mile Diet–a regime that limits allowable food to that which originates within 100 miles of its consumption point–was introduced in 2005, it raised awareness about the benefits of eating locally-produced food. For example, local food spends less time travelling and is thus fresher and tastier when it arrives on your table. The reduced travel time also means that the environmental footprint of your diet is smaller. Further, eating local requires you to adjust your diet with the …

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   Aug 30

NW forests offer carbon dilemma - Environment - The Olympian …

From www.theolympian.com:

Scientists suspect that the forests with the biggest trees store the most carbon, and the Northwest forests are probably among the largest carbon sinks in the world. However, they also say that while slower-growing older trees store more carbon, younger trees also absorb more carbon as they grow rapidly.

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   Aug 30

Green living thrives in communes, eco-villages - USA Today

From content.usatoday.com:

“The future of housing, in general, is sustainable communities,” Laura Mamo, a sociology professor at the University of Maryland and co-author of Living Green, tells Green House. She argues that single-family homes on large suburban lots have failed society, because they’ve created social isolation, dependence on personal cars and intolerably hefty mortgages for homeowners.

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   Aug 30

Anderson County Chamber announces Buy Local program - Knoxville News Sentinel

From www.knoxnews.com:

Members of the Business/Retail Development Council of the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce gather for the unveiling of the “Buy Local – Stay Local” Shoppers Card. From left are Chamber Director of Administration Janet Hawkins, Anderson County Tourism Director Stephanie Wells, Chamber President Jackie Nichols, Business/Retail Co-Chair and owner of Dollars and $ense Rob Karpick, Business/Retail Co-Chair and owner of H&R Block franchise Martin Gerbman, Marcus Mitchell of Mitchell’s Salon and Dean Knight of Knight’s Flowers.

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   Aug 30

Prince Of Petworth » Blog Archive » Best Spot for a Morning Cup of …

From www.princeofpetworth.com:

In addition to proving DC residents green collar job training, DC Greenworks also designs and installs residential and commercial green roofs in the area. I’m including a few pictures of the beautiful mixed use green roof DC Greenworks …

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   Aug 30

Agriculture Showdown to Shape Next-Gen Offsets, Biofuels

From gigaom.com:

This week’s battles — in a U.S. EPA hearing, fuel standard workshops, negotiations among legislators and in the flurry of press releases that surrounded it all — represent some of the final showdowns in a high-stakes fight over how first-generation biofuels that use agricultural crops for feedstock and agriculture-based carbon offsets will figure into, and compete, in a rapidly changing market. Biofuels are moving toward cellulosic feedstocks, and the still-nascent carbon market is for the first time facing comprehensive regulation in the U.S. that’s placing new scrutiny on offset projects, …

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   Aug 29

Geothermal company unveils new corporate headquarters today in Reno - Reno Gazette

From www.rgj.com:

The move to Northern Nevada makes sense given how the majority of Gradient’s assets and resources are in the area, said CEO Craig Mataczynski. Mataczynski also cited the strength of the area’s geothermal sector, along with quality of life and Nevada’s business-friendly environment as “driving factors” for the move. Geothermal giant Ormat, for example, calls Northern Nevada home. Several geothermal outfits such as Magma Energy, Sierra Geothermal Power, and Ram Power Corp. also have operations in the area.

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