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Texas Republican Party The Real 'Extremist' in Climate Fightnew

Hot? Dumb question. Unless you work in an ice factory, movie theater, or chilly data center, you know you are.
San Antonio Current  |  Greg Harman  |  08-23-2012  |  Environment

Can Berkeley Tackle its Plastics Problem?new

The city is taking its first steps toward recycling mixed plastics.
East Bay Express  |  Nate Seltenrich  |  04-13-2012  |  Environment

EcoHouse enables affordable energy upgradesnew

Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership's EcoHouse program offers qualified participants up to $15,000 in loans to make energy efficient repairs & appliance upgrades.
NUVO  |  Cami Ward  |  04-05-2012  |  Environment

New Venture Capital Plan Aims to Grow Clean Tech Jobsnew

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Rock Clapper wants to turn green cards into green jobs in Marina. Clapper is applying to make the city a hub for a foreign national investment fund that could grow to $75 million and create 1,500 jobs.
Monterey County Weekly  |  Zachary Stahl  |  12-17-2009  |  Environment

San Diego Researchers Get Beyond Biofuelnew

Really, this is about scum. Green, slimy, don't-swim-in-the-water scum that just might save the world.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Eric Wolff  |  09-03-2008  |  Environment

Teacher Bikes 6,000 Miles a Year for Better Health and a Cleaner Environmentnew

Since the summer of 2000, Redman has been bicycling 11 miles to work and back, a total of about 22 miles a day. He cycles five days a week when he is teaching at Franklin High School in nearby Highland Park, and he does that 34 weeks a year.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Christopher Nyerges  |  07-14-2008  |  Transportation

Sustainably Yours in the Desertnew

Rainwater-harvesting expert Brad Lancaster says community and conservation are keys to desert living.
Tucson Weekly  |  Mari Herreras  |  06-11-2008  |  Environment

Seven Things Portland Should Do to Get Serious About Being Greennew

Sometime between Gov. Tom McCall's speeches and Al Gore's Nobel Prize, Portland ceded the green crown. Here's how to get it back.
Willamette Week  |  Corey Pein  |  04-16-2008  |  Environment

The Green Office: How to Make Your Workplace More Environmentally Friendlynew

Considering that a third of our daily lives is likely spent in an office, it's important that those hours are healthy ones, and of course, a healthy office is also a more environmentally friendly workplace.
Charleston City Paper  |  Stratton Lawrence  |  04-16-2008  |  Environment

New Office Will Tackle Green Building Proceduresnew

Baltimore's fledgling Office of Sustainability is already at work on its first task: reviewing plans for development citywide.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Rebecca Alvania  |  10-23-2007  |  Environment

Clay, Sand, and Row Housesnew

Urban dwellers get up to their elbows in natural building techniques, and discover they're not just for rural eco-retreats any more.
Metroland  |  Miriam Axel-Lute  |  03-23-2006  |  Environment

Changing the Environmental Landscape, One Building at a Timenew

Designed to conserve water and energy, "green buildings" are constructing a cleaner world.
Boston Phoenix  |  Deirdre Fulton  |  08-11-2005  |  Environment

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