Certification is done by the U.S. Green Building Council, a nonprofit organization based … closing 3 of the district’s seven elementary colleges — Bell-Avon, Laurel Point and Washington — and turning North Washington Elementary into a school …
Jay Schvaneveldt, who recently wrote “The History of Weston, Idaho,” and his wife Karren live on their Standing Rock Ranch, not far from his boyhood home in Weston. They have a nicely restored homestead cabin next to their modern brick home that …
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A trip off the grid to study the brain
Salt Lake Tribune GLEN CANYON NATIONAL RECREATION AREA • Todd Braver emerges from a tent nestled against the canyon wall. He has a slight tan, … |
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'The Colony' envisions the worst-case scenario
CNN Volunteers on "The Colony" test their resourcefulness by living off the grid for 50 days in a deserted area of the Gulf Coast. … |
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Wind & Solar Expo started today, runs the weekend
Baltimore Sun (blog) Dozens of area residents and business people filed into the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium Friday for the first day of the Solar & Wind Expo to get … Area residents sample green power at ExpoBaltimore Sun |
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Green homes sell for more and faster than other homes
USA Today In the Portland, Ore., metro area, green-certified homes sold for 12% more — an average of $408915 — than non-certified homes from May 2008 through April … |
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Habitat for Humanity dedicates 'green' homes
Sacramento Bee The homes, in the Del Paso Heights area, are the first built by Habitat for Humanity in the Sacramento area to be certified by the US Green Building Council … |
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greensmart Bags Area's First Green Certification
PR-USA.net (press release) greensmart is the first business in Western Nevada County to be “green certified” by Keep the Sierra Green, a new program that recognizes and certifies … |
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Two more area businesses go 'green'
Superior Telegram In addition to becoming green certified by Count Me Green, Twin Ports Testing is a member of the Early Adopters Project, a program training businesses how … |
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greensmart Bags Area's First Green Certification
PR.com (press release) Grass Valley, CA, November 04, 2009 –(PR.com)– greensmart is the first business in Western Nevada County to be “green certified” by Keep the Sierra Green, … |