We just wanted to say congratulations to a brand new green community near Chapel Hill called Briar Chapel, North Carolina!
We already wrote a nice article on Briar Chapel, so take a look! They are going to be having an open house September 27th, 2008 11:00-3:00.
Although this is not “Breaking News,” take a look at a statement on Google’s web site: “With hundreds of millions of Google users, it takes extensive computer infrastructure to keep our tools and services running. And that takes a lot of electricity. Generating that electricity requires energy, and as our business grows, we want to [...]
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Jeff McIntire-Strasburg of ‘Green Opinions Media‘ is our guest writer this week.
Jeff started ‘Sustainablog’ in July 2003, he is the Managing Editor, and ‘Sustainablog’ is now one of the longest-running green blogs on the web.
Jeff has been mentioned in the San Francisco, Chronicle and St.Louis, Post Dispatch as well as dozens of blog sites [...]
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NSTAR Electric & Gas (In collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources) has implemented a plan to diversify its energy efficiency programs to help us! According to this plan is should help residential heating customers for the upcoming winter season.
I bet we are all glad [...]
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A New Mexico sustainable community has become the first of its kind to receive funding from a new initiative that targets carbon offset supported affordable green housing.
For those of you new to the whole green community thing, a carbon offset is when carbon dioxide emissions are intentionally balanced with a house or other product [...]
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Everyone knows the current condition of the housing market is less than favorable, and many people wonder what it will take to get the market back on its feet. I’m sure time is a huge factor in the recovery of the housing market, but the emergence of green communities may actually speed things up a [...]
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Green building technology will be available and affordable for low income families in Ohio and they are calling it ‘Ohio’s Green Building Boom.’
Project developers announced today that Ohio has 16 affordable housing developers who will receive funding for ‘greening’ up the homes they will provide, these projects are in the wings for low income families.
Doug [...]
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Please take a look at this video that just was put out by the Wall Street Journal a few days ago. The bottom line is that smaller homes are back in style coupled with green communities. Here are a few excerpts from the video, enjoy….
“Mr. Moon says he and his wife dumped a [...]
Wow, it was just announced that Mount Dora, Florida will be home to a green community of about 400 Green homes. A developer in North Carolina supposedly is going to begin plans on the development. Some of its features will be apartments, mansions, townhouses and single-family homes in an eco friendly environment.
Other green details are:
Irrigated [...]
Let’s just say, you could begin with a blank slate, have the home of your dreams in a community that’s as concerned about the environment and the future of your children as you are. Imagine a community with green space, and walking paths through forests and meadows, a place for picnics, and possibly a [...]
