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Clean Air Lawn Care is giving away a franchise

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Clean Air Lawn Care is giving away a franchise with Opportunity 2011 Opportunity 2010 was so successful that they are doing it again! Opportunity 2011 is a rare opportunity to start your own Clean Air Lawn Care business with tools provided for you to succeed. Opportunity 2011 is a contest designed to give a 2nd chance [...]
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1-800-Recycling.com and GenGreen Announce Partnership

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1-800-Recycling.com Partners with GenGreen Los Angeles (August 17, 2010) – It was announced today that 1-800-Recycling.com, an interactive nationwide company dedicated to simplifying and enhancing the consumer recycling experience, has partnered with GenGreenLife.com, a leading online resource for people looking to live a locally-focused, environmentally conscious lifestyle. The two organizations have agreed to pool their [...]
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Facts about LED lights

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This Little Light of Mine…Lasts 25 Years! Remember earlier this year when you had to climb up a ladder, and screw in all those light bulbs one by one? It’s kind of tedious and a bit annoying knowing that you will need to do this again as each light bulb, inevitably, burns out. Now, imagine if [...]
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To Roth or not to Roth, that is the question

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To Roth or not to Roth – Many people are familiar with a Roth IRA. Put money away, after taxes are paid on those earnings, let the money grow tax differed in the IRA, then take tax-free distributions of the earnings. Not a bad deal, lets go through it again. Earn $40,000. Pay taxes [...]
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Busting the Green vs. Clean Mentality

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So I have this dear friend who just won’t give up the bottled water habit. I have told her about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, about the fact that it takes 700 years for a plastic bottle to begin to decompose, and yet, when I was visiting with her recently, she and her family went [...]
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Safe Cosmetics Act 2010

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If you know us at all then you know we are extremely passionate about keeping toxins out of skincare! There is actually a bill out there now that can help protect all of us against toxic chemicals in our skincare. Please take one minute to send this email off to your local representative. It is [...]
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How to Make Your Own All-Natural Pesticide

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This year, we planted a vegetable garden and have been in constant amazement at the miracle of life happening in our back yard. I was so enthralled with my first full-grown snow pea, that I had to take a picture of it to share with you. However, in addition to the life that is our [...]
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Help Haiti by Supporting Carbonfund.org’s Million Tree Challenge!

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Help Haiti by Supporting Carbonfund.org’s Million Tree Challenge. Your donation will be matched 2-to-1: that’s 3 trees for every $1 donated! Help Plant a Million Trees & Help Haiti – Donate to the Carbonfund.org Million Tree Challenge! Carbonfund.org launched a new campaign and fantastic opportunity for anyone or any business to get involved [...]
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Would you like a receipt with that coffee?

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Every day I walk into Starbucks and get my Decaf Grande Americano in a personal cup. And every day Wendy asks me – would you like receipt? Not to pick on Wendy, she’s the best, but why would I want a receipt for my $2.67 coffee? “No thanks, no receipt”, I say. Most of [...]
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What’s the BIG DEAL? Buy 1 Get 1 Free on Envirosax Reusable Bags

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Buy 1 Get 1 Free on Envirosax Reusable Bags! An Envirosax Graphic Series bag is 19.5″ by 16.5″, and folds up to the size of a piece of sushi, 4″ by 1.5″ diameter. It weighs in at just 1.4oz. An Envirosax can quite comfortably hold two plastic grocery bags of shopping, and has been tested to [...]
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New USGBC Board of Directors
U.S. Green Building Council Welcomes New Board Directors Board responsible for articulating and upholding the visio
New ASHRAE Research Program Grant Fosters Development of Innovative Technology
ATLANTA – A new research grant from ASHRAE will provide seed funding for novel research deemed to have the potential to
ASHRAE, DOE Further Working Relationship to Advance Energy Efficiency
ATLANTA – Building on a long-established working relationship, ASHRAE and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently s
ASHRAE Asks for Important Building Data Survey to be Prioritized on the House Fl
ATLANTA— ASHRAE received Congressional support from co-chairs of the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus reg
GE Bringing 45 Megawatts of Advanced Wind Turbine Technology to Estonia
Eighteen 2.5-100 Wind Turbines to Power Paldiski Wind Farm 45 Megawatts of Clean Energy to Increase Estonia’s Renewable
Acuity Brands Outdoor Launches Three LED Luminaires That Enhance Architectural a
ATLANTA – July 13, 2011 – Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and c

Westfield Amps Up Sustainability Efforts in Southern California
Company Announces Latest/Largest Solar Initiative in US Portfolio LOS ANGELES – (July 14, 2011) -- Westfield Group, (AS
New facility to help UNT prepare green-collar workforce, conduct advanced resear
DENTON (UNT), Texas — The University of North Texas is leading the charge to produce a quality green-collar workforce by
LITTLE TOKYO DESIGN WEEK: FUTURE CITY (LTDW) TO EXHIBIT THE DAIWA HOUSE GROUP’S
Self-Contained Mobile Container Emergency Housing Unit That Supplies Its Own Electricity and Water for Two Adults fo
Jail Time for Clean Air Act Violator
The Clean Air Act is an environmental law but it is a law nonetheless. Breaking it will subject the violator to punishm
NWFA Announces 2012 Convention Location and Dates
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – The National Wood Flooring Association is pleased to announce that it will host its 2012 Conventio
The incredible tree houses of the Korowai: New from BBC Earth
When encountering persons of the same sex, you often wonder what natural similarities you may find. And it's no differen

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